BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN An intelligence police operative died due to an alleged “accidental firing” in Barangay Zone 4, Cadiz City in Negros Occidental on Thursday night. Lt. Col. Robert Mansueto, Cadiz City police chief, yesterday identified the
One of the saddest scenes I have seen on TV lately was that of a newly built cemetery said to have been set up especially for victims of COVID. The place was very green, very fresh and seemed to
The Commission on Elections said voter applicants can use its online registration facility to help them register for the May 2022 national and local elections. According to the poll body, applicants may register by accomplishing forms thru iRehistro
The rice sector will remain the priority of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) modernization and industrialization programs next year. This, after the Senate voted 22-0 to approve the proposed P4.5 trillion national budget for 2021 on successive second
The Social Security System (SSS), through Development Bank of the Philippines, has already released its December pension and 13th month bonus amounting to P23.1 billion to Philippine Electronic Fund Transfer System and Operations Network (PESONet) participating banks and other
Forty-eight school children of the Special Education Program (SPED) in Bago City were given educational assistance by the city government, through the City Social Services and Development Office. They are the first batch of children with disabilities, who
Balikbayans or former Filipino citizens, including their spouses and children who are travelling with them, may enter the Philippines starting December 7, Malacañang announced yesterday. Also permitted is the entry of Filipino citizens’ foreign spouses and children, who
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) formally launched its new international marketing campaign “Make It Happen in the Philippines”, highlighting five key investment priority sectors. It is a unified, country-wide, and multi-sector investment campaign that aims to
The four biggest names in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 are set to go to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Joshua Munzon, Alvin Pasaol, Troy Rike, and Santi Santillan are confirmed to be declaring for the top tier 5-on-5
Boxing great Mike Tyson says he has learned to protect that “kid always in me” as he prepares to return to the ring for an exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday. The 54-year-old former world heavyweight
• 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
It looks like the happy days of the proverbial wangwang, which has lately been becoming more and more a thing among public officials and other people who see themselves as big shots, have come to a surprising end once more,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Filinvest Land opened its Futura Homes Palm Estates model houses for public viewing on April 12, signifying a major stride in the development of this family-oriented community in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. The unveiling of the
We have to learn the art of how to stay on course in our life so that we do not get distracted, confused, entangled and lost. For this, we have to be clear about what the real and ultimate purpose
Power Watch Negros secretary-general Wennie Sancho will file a complaint against CENECO employees who were allegedly involved in nefarious activities that resulted in power outages on March 26 and April 11 in Bacolod City, said a press release from the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Residents of Isabela in Negros Occidental that are PAG-IBIG members may soon avail of housing through a project facilitated by the municipal government, Mayor Irene Montilla disclosed yesterday. Montilla, her son, Vice Mayor Juan Miguel Montilla,
