BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The Covid-19 recovery rate in Bacolod City hit 90.11 percent, as of Saturday, its Emergency Operations Center records show. Of the 15,324 confirmed cases logged in Bacolod, 13,870 have recuperated and 363 have died since
City Health Office personnel store the additional 25,000 doses of Sinovac and 585 vials of Pfizer vaccines received by Bacolod City Saturday* City PIO photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Ten job order employees of the San Carlos City government in Negros Occidental were dismissed after they tested positive for illegal drug use, Mayor Renato Gustilo said yesterday. Gustilo said the 10 JOs were among the
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III An investigation is underway to identify the culprits behind the robbery with rape case in Brgy. Villamonte, Bacolod City recently, Station 4 chief, P/Major Jun Ray Batadlan said yesterday. Batadlan said they hope to find
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Lt. Gen. Roberto Ancan, a Negrense, is also retiring from the military service on Aug. 21 this year, after 38 years of serving the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Ancan, of Victorias City in Negros Occidental,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two Negros Occidental solons hailed the House of Representatives for its approval on third and final reading of a bill regulating the manufacture, sale and utilization of single-use plastic products. 3rd District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez,
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An additional 3,000 Bacolodnons are set to avail of the cash-for-work program, or the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Worker (Tupad) program of the Department of Labor and Employment in Bacolod City for the third quarter.
Today, we continue to read from Chapter 6 of John’s gospel. Last Sunday, we have seen how Jesus feeds 6,000 people by multiplying five loaves of bread and two fish, which so astonishes the crowd that they want to make
Was that only what they call a “flash in the pan”? I am referring to the lone medal that our country, through weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, gifted us on the first days of the Olympics. But since that was the best
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is planning to add Braille functionality to banknotes to benefit around 2.5 million visually impaired Filipinos as it continues to support the welfare of persons with disabilities. In July last year, the BSP also introduced
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alleged member of the New People’s Army recently surrendered to the Philippine National Police in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Through the combined efforts of police intelligence operatives of the Talisay City and Murcia Police Stations,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday reiterated that the province is not yet declaring a state of calamity, despite the damage to crops in Negros Occidental reaching P184.7 million, due to the drought, while also
The Silver Dragon Transport defeated AACI Transport, 83-71 in a game that started out competitive, as the Dragons held a three-point lead after one quarter 22-19. They then turned up their play in the second and outscored AACI Transport by
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution urging the participation of the City of Bacolod in observing the National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in May, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday. The resolution authored by Councilor Celia Matea Flor
The Philippine Statistics Authority – Negros Occidental joined forces with the Bacolod City National High School’s Class of 1999 in a two-day Giving Back Project for students, faculty, and staff of the school starting on April 18, as part of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The ongoing consolidation efforts of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan in Negros Occidental suffered a setback after its members in Victorias City resigned from the political party, following its plans to challenge incumbent Gov. Eugenio
