News on TV recently said that the use of masks has been made mandatory by the national government. Only now? I recall, that, as soon as the wearing of the protective device was ordered, people in Bacolod were required to
Washington-based think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative has noted that an increased level of law enforcement and patrols by the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea over the past year is a reflection of the country’s determination to assert its
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The municipal hall of Isabela in Negros Occidental is on temporary lockdown effective today until June 2, after two of its employees and two others from national government offices, tested positive for Covid-19. Isabela Mayor Irene
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The proposed bill promoting community-based lifelong learning, co-authored by Rep. Francisco Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) was recently approved on second reading by the House of Representatives. Benitez said that House Bill 9004 provides a national
The Philippine Statistics Authority has cautioned the public against Facebook accounts that claim to be connected with the agency or the Philippine Identification System for the purpose of charging processing fee for the Step 1 online registration. “We are again
The east of Mindanao will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms as Tropical Depression Dante entered the Philippine area of responsibility at 1 a.m. yesterday. In its 5 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian will seek an inquiry into the proliferation of loan sharks and other online lending schemes of some companies not under the supervision of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The move is
The deployment of Filipino workers to Saudi Arabia has resumed after the Philippine government lifted the temporary suspension on Saturday. The Saudi Embassy in Manila announced the resumption over Twitter and assured that overseas Filipino workers would not be burdened
The Social Security System will start accepting online Maternity Benefit Applications and Maternity Benefit Reimbursement Applications, through the My.SSS portal on its website, its president and chief executive officer, Aurora Ignacio, said. The online filing will start today in line
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Senator Christopher Lawrence Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, is optimistic that President Rodrigo Duterte will approve the creation of the Bacolod General Hospital, Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia said yesterday. Leonardia
As part of the continuous efforts of the Abanse Negrense Sports Programs to collaborate with local government units and sports organizations in the Province of Negros Occidental, the Provincial Sports Office, together with the Negros Federation Volleyball Enthusiasts Inc. (NEFVEI),
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution urging the Baciwa-Primewater to either reduce proportionately the minimum water rate charges to consumers affected by frequent water shortages, or to refrain from collecting minimum water charge on consumers affected by a month of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Grid operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) yesterday placed the Visayas grid under yellow alert, as 13 power plants are on forced outage, while five others are running on derated capacities, resulting in a
To be truly Christian, we should really have the very heart of Christ. We should have his attitude toward all possible conditions our life can find itself in, irrespective of whether these conditions are favorable to us or not. This
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN League of Cities of the Philippines national chairman, Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez on Friday called on Vice President Sara Duterte to consider stepping down from her Cabinet post. The call of Benitez came after
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) has recommended the declaration of a state of calamity in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, due to the prevailing drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon, Mayor Benjie
