May 2021

No such thing as premature campaigning: Comelec exec

There is no such thing as “premature campaigning”, an official of the Commission on Elections said yesterday. Commissioner Antonio Kho Jr. said politicians who appear on television, among others, cannot be considered as doing a political campaign. “It’s like this,

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Recruitment on for aspiring police with new height limit

Police aspirants who earlier applied and now meet the new minimum height requirement are included in this year’s recruitment of new police officers. Philippine National Police chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, made this announcement yesterday, after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into

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NegOr logs 2,938 Covid recoveries

The total number of recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 in Negros Oriental since the start of the pandemic last year has reached more than 70 percent of the total positive infections in the province. A report from the Provincial

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Full operation of staycation hotels okd

The full operation of staycation hotels is now allowed amid the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, Malacañang said yesterday. In a press statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious

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Gov’t to assist stranded OFWs bound for Saudi

The government will assist overseas Filipino workers bound for Saudi Arabia, who were stranded following the Department of Labor and Employment’s order temporarily suspending deployment to the host country. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration chief, Bernard Olalia, said the Overseas Workers

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LCP, PDEA intensify partnership

The League of Cities of the Philippines conducted a virtual dialog with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on May 26 to improve the coordination and collaboration between the agency and the city mayors in addressing the long-standing issue of illegal

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24 cops, inmates test positive for Covid

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Fourteen police personnel assigned at the Himamaylan City Police Station and 10 inmates tested positive for Covid-19, the Philippine National Police reported yesterday. The first batch of six Himamaylan City police personnel, including police chief, Lt.

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Hospital-supervised home isolation allowed

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued Executive Order 28, allowing hospital supervised home isolation for Covid-19 patients, who are asymptomatic or experiencing mild or moderate symptoms. Leonardia said only medical institutions may apply for accreditation through

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‘Reallocate vaccines to new high-risk areas’

The League of Cities of the Philippines has appealed for the inclusion of more areas in the priority recipients of Covid-19 vaccines, following the recent surge of infections in other high-risk cities. In a letter addressed to National Task Force

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Be ready for the worst scenario in our life

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Fashion show, mural painting highlight Earth Hour

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Robinsons Bacolod hosted a fashion show and mural painting event as part of its 2024 Earth Hour celebration, with the theme “Our Earth, RPlace.” The mall joined the global switching off of lights from 8:30 p.m.

Citizen participation key to attaining agenda for prosperity

Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Friday emphasized the importance of active citizen participation in attaining the government’s agenda for prosperity. During the District Conference of the Rotary International District 3800 in Mandaluyong City, Pangandaman said

Victorias inaugurates monument for WWII veterans

Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez led the inauguration on March 21, the long-awaited Veterans World War II Memorial Square at the Victorias City Public Plaza. Amid the celebration of its 26th Charter Anniversary, Victorias opened the first-ever Veterans monument in the