On April 27, 2017, lawyers from the Commission on Human Rights conducted an inspection of the Manila Police District station after receiving a tip that drug suspects were being held in a cell whose entrance was hidden behind a book
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A back-to-back art exhibit will open at the Brainy Paintworks art gallery at 18th Street-San Agustin Drive in Bacolod City on May 1. The show, organized by Raw Art Bacolod, and titled “Art Evolution”, will feature
All local government units are directed to stop collecting fees and taxes from vehicles transporting goods, under a new joint memorandum circular of the Anti-Red Tape Authority, Department of the Interior and Local Government, and the Department of Finance. During
The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas is looking forward to more markets for hog raisers in the region with the reopening of the economy. “Hopefully with the opening up of the economy, our usual market which is Boracay and
The Securities and Exchange Commission has revoked the corporate registration of Eco Hatchery and Trading Corp. for soliciting investments from the public through a Ponzi scheme. The SEC Enforcement and Investor Protection Department issued the order on April 23 after
Former world welterweight king Floyd Mayweather said Tuesday he will face off against YouTube personality Logan Paul in an exhibition bout at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on June 6. “Logan Paul and I are going to fight at Hard Rock
The Asian Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates capital of Dubai from May 21 to June 1, 2021. In a news release yesterday, the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines said
The Philippine national volleyball team coaches are keen on building tall rosters for the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi. Men’s coach Dante Alinsunurin said he is looking at height as one of his major factors in setting up
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN All 31 police stations under the supervision of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office have already established their respective community pantries called BARANGAYanihan, P/Lt. Abegael Donasco, deputy spokesperson, said. Donasco said the BARANGAYanihan initiative was started
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Following the three-day surveillance testing last week, there are now 18 policemen in Bacolod found to be infected with the coronavirus disease, P/Lt. Liberty Indiape, city police spokesperson, said. On Friday and over the weekend,
Mayor Raymund Tongson congratulated and continued cheering for the contingent of Himamaylan City for the various competitions in the 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival this week, a press release from Himamaylan PIO said. “I am proud to see Himamaylanons showcase
A graduate of the Technological University of the Philippines – Visayas (TUP-V) in Talisay City topped the April 2024 Electronics Engineering Licensure Examinations (ECELE) held April 11-12, given by the Board of Electronics Engineering. As TUPVian Niele Shem Bañas topped
CHAMPION. The “Sayaw sa Cuyo” dance performance of Cadiz City was declared champion in the 2024 Panaad sa Negros Folk Dance Competition at the Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod City on Wednesday* Andrew Altarejos photo
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday afternoon (United States time) sought the expansion of joint military exercises in the Philippines, appealed for an increased United States (US) foreign military financing (FMF), and welcomed the Philippines Enhanced Resilience Act of 2024
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Illegal gambling financiers in Negros Occidental should watch out. Atty. Renoir Baldovino, National Bureau of Investigation Bacolod District office chief, yesterday said they have already identified some illegal gambling financiers in Negros Occidental. Baldovino said that
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Art Association of Bacolod-Negros is holding simultaneous group art exhibitions, at The Bacolod City Pavilion and the Balay Kalamay at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City, for the duration of the Panaad sa
