May 10, 2021

33 more Bacolod, Negros police positive for Covid

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Thirty-two more police personnel assigned at the Bacolod City Police Office, and one in the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday. The Philippine National Police Health Service reported that Covid-19 active cases

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28 nabbed, 3 drug dens dismantled

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Three suspected drug dens were dismantled in Kabankalan City, while 28 persons were apprehended by the police in a series of buy-bust operations in Negros Occidental on May 7 and 8, that also yielded about P357,000

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Capitol mulls reward for Cui’s assailants

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN       The giving of rewards to anybody who can provide information leading to the identification and arrest of those behind the killing of provincial consultant Mariano Antonio “Marton” Cui is being considered by the provincial government of

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Motorcycle driver killed in crash

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III A motorcycle driver, believed to be under the influence of liquor, died while his back-rider was injured when they figured in an accident at about 12:50 a.m. Saturday in Brgy. Alijis, Bacolod City. Killed was

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I have called you friends

During the past Sundays, Jesus revealed his desire to enter into a personal and intimate relationship with each of us. He expressed this by using images, like the good shepherd, who willingly lays down his life for his sheep, and

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A Many-Splendored Thing

Isn’t the United Nations sanctioning China for its irresponsible game of sending a rocket into space, unknowing where it will land? Anyone watching the reports on TV couldn’t help worrying about the repercussions in case that rocket misfired and landed

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Water priorities

A discussion paper published by government think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies, found the country unlikely to meet the United Nation’s goal of attaining universal access to clean water and sanitation by 2030 as our water resources industry remains

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23-storey condo rises in Bacolod

A 23-storey condominium project was topped off on May 7, and will very soon become an iconic architecture depicting Bacolod’s modern era, a press release said. Zealous in its pursuit of modernization, iSecure Realty Corp. has introduced Sitari, the newest

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Panaad sales drop 20 percent

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The sales of the weeklong Panaad sa Negros Festival this year, which ran from April 15 to April 21, dropped by 20 percent compared to 2023, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson reported yesterday. Sales reduced from P23,663,642.86

TUPV grad tops ECE boards

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

Negros Island athletes, coaches to gather for 1st NIPRISAA

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

2 more Negros LGUs declare state of calamity

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two more local government units in Negros Island have placed their respective areas under a state of calamity, due to the prevailing drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon. During its regular session on Thursday, the

P16.3M logged in Panaad sales

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The sales of vendors at the Panaad sa Negros Festival hit P16,359,940.50 within six days of the event at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City, from April 15 to 20. The LGU Pavilions remained

Oil firms to adjust prices

Oil companies are set to adjust petroleum prices today. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil, and Shell said they would increase gasoline prices by P0.55 per liter and slash prices of diesel by P0.95 per liter.