BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Two men robbed and mauled a councilor of Bago City, Negros Occidental, in a lodge in Brgy. 6, Bacolod City Wednesday, Station 2 deputy commander, P/Capt. Andy Ofalia, said yesterday. Aside from robbing Councilor Cleo
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson got fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 after he received yesterday his second dose of the Sinovac vaccine at the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City, four weeks after the initial
Personnel of the Central Negros Electric Cooperative in Bacolod City joined the Black Friday protest yesterday* Ceneco photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The dismantling of the Northern Negros Front of the Komiteng Rehiyonal Negros/Cebu/Bohol/ Siquijor does not mean complacency for the 79th Infantry Battalion in the conduct of operations against its remnants, its new commander, Lt. Col J-Jay
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN From commander of the 79th Infantry Battalion in Negros to commanding officer of the 82nd Infantry Battalion in Cebu. For carrying out the mission of the 79IB with utmost precision and efficiency, Maj. Gen. Eric Vinuya,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The suspected member of the New People’s Army killed in an encounter with soldiers of the 94th Infantry Battalion in Sitio Bugo, Brgy. Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, has already been identified. Maj. Cenon Pancito III,
That stone is, of course, our Lord Jesus Christ. He was rejected by the leading men of his time here on earth. They always tried to find fault in him. He was subjected to all kinds of suspicion. And finally,
I was elated to hear the news that the United States is giving its excess vaccines to the Philippines. I am sure it will not be, as some suspicious Pinoys might be thinking, expired ones, or those they didn’t find
The annual gathering of the 194 member-states of the World Health Organization kicked off with all eyes on the global response to Covid-19 and what concrete steps can be taken to avert future pandemics. Proposals from the world leaders in
The Iloilo City government said yesterday it will ask for an extension of its modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) classification until June 15 this year amid a notable increase of coronavirus disease 2019 cases and the current condition of health
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amid more than P115 million in crop damages brought about by the drought which has affected 3,312 farmers in Negros Occidental, the provincial government is not yet considering a declaration of state of calamity as of
The Luzon and Visayas grids were placed under alert status for the third consecutive day on Thursday, due to thin power supply. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) put the Luzon grid under red alert status from 3
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The stunted growth of chickens and farm animals has been noted by the Provincial Veterinarian Office in Negros Occidental, a probable effect of the ongoing El Niño phenomenon. However, only a small number are affected by
With more than 30 power plants either offline or operating at lower capacities, resulting in either red or yellow alerts in the Luzon and Visayas grids, Filipinos have been asked to partake in the act of propping their poor old
Philippine shares sustained its shedding on Monday, with the index falling below the 6,600 level, even as the peso depreciated by 0.28 amid the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed 1.46 percent lower,
A fireman trains his hose at the fire that destroyed 16 houses and damaged 3 at Barangay 18, Bacolod City on Saturday.* Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade photo
