A health official in Negros Oriental said yesterday that the reopening of some areas in the province to domestic tourists is not the reason for the spike in local coronavirus disease 2019 cases. Assistant Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Liland Estacion,
Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the coronavirus disease 2019 is now listed as a “compensable disease”. Bello said the Employees’ Compensation Commission, an attached agency of DOLE, included Covid-19 in its list of occupational and
Malacañang raised yesterday the possibility that the pilot implementation of face-to-face (F2F) classes might be conducted in August this year. This was after National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said the country is
More Filipinos can now sign up online for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), as the government pushes for digital registration beginning today. The Philippine Statistics Authority announced that the government will open the PhilSys online portal to the public. Applicants
The agriculture, forestry, and fishing (AFF) sectors of Western Visayas posted a positive growth of 6.2 percent last year from its .5 percent performance in 2019, sharing 19.9 percent to the region’s economy. “Region 6 has the fastest growth rate
The Department of the Interior and Local Government urged local government units to connect community pantry organizers to local businesses for their needs. “The LGUs can give links to our organizers, if ever they need suppliers, we have local producers,”
A joint panel at the House of Representatives approved several bills yesterday proposing to establish special economic zones (SEZs) in various locations, including Bacolod City in Negros Occidental. In a joint hearing, the House committees on Economic Affairs and on
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III A resolution requesting Bacolod Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya to update residents the status of the proposed bill dividing the city into two legislative districts was approved by members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday. Authored
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Covid-19 risk classification of Negros Occidental has been downgraded from “high to low risk” by the Department of Health Center for Health and Development in Western Visayas, as of April 25. But the highly-urbanized city
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III “We are ready to be escalated to a higher community quarantine status,” executive director, Em Ang, of the Emergency Operations Center said yesterday. Ang, who is also the city administrator, said that there is no
Local athletes, sports standouts, coaches and school heads from twelve private universities and colleges in Negros island will converge at STI West Negros University in Bacolod City, to compete in various sports and cultural events in the 1st Negros Island
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (NOCCI) reiterated its support for the creation of the Negros Island Region, expressing also gratefulness to the announcement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., that he will sign
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance laying down the policies and guidelines for the grant of non-exclusive franchise to construct, establish, commission, operate, and maintain a water supply system for Bacolod City, was passed on first reading by the Bacolod
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The ongoing consolidation efforts of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan in Negros Occidental suffered a setback after its members in Victorias City resigned from the political party, following its plans to challenge incumbent Gov. Eugenio
We have to continually listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit who always intervenes in our life. And that’s because it is actually the Holy Spirit, more than us, who shapes and directs our life, who deepens, widens, if
Following an intense 2-day competition, Delimondo’s Gelimae Villanueva and Bianca Lizares ruled the 1st Governor Bong Lacson Beach Volleyball Tournament (Women’s Open Category) held at the resthouse of Jose G. Montalbo in Spur 14 Purok Langka, Brgy. Bunga, Don Salvador
