The largest sharks ever to have roamed the oceans parked their young in shallow, warm-water nurseries where food was abundant and predators scarce until they could assume their title as kings and queens of the sea. But as
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negrenses have responded to the call of the Philippine Coast Guard Southern Visayas District to help those badly-hit by the series of typhoons in the Bicol region and Cagayan in Luzon. About two truckloads
Pop queen Beyonce on Tuesday led the Grammys pack with nine nominations, as music prepares to celebrate its hitmakers in a year that saw the coronavirus crisis deal devastating blows to the industry. Coming in second with six
Barangay officials and residents of Gawahon in Victorias City have joined other local government units in declaring the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army, and its political wing, National Democratic Front, persona non grata in their
Neophyte police officers in Negros and Panay are undergoing counter-insurgency operations training in Iloilo, pending their assignment to the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 6, a rapid deployment force unit of the Police Regional Office 6 in Western Visayas.
Pia Wurtzbach believes that Rabiya Mateo is on the “right path” as she aims for the Philippines’ fifth Miss Universe crown, ABS-CBN News posted yesterday. Wurtzbach had a virtual conversation with the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 titleholder Tuesday
Boxing champion Gennady Golovkin will face Kamil Szeremeta next month in Florida in a middleweight title bout originally scheduled for February but postponed due to the coronavirus. IBF champ Golovkin and Polish challenger Szeremeta will meet on December
A tricycle driver in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, was reported to have succumbed to COVID-19 Friday last week. Another tricycle driver also tested positive for the virus, according to a public advisory posted on the VictoriasMalihawFacebook page. He
Nominations for the fourth enshrinement of the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame (PSHOF) has been extended until January 31, Philippine Sports Commission chairman William Ramirez said yesterday. “In light of the continuing pandemic, the selection committee decided to
The Department of Trade and Industry is reminding consumers to do their Christmas shopping early to avoid crowding in shopping malls and grocery stores. Glen Fernando, DTI Antique provincial office trade and industry specialist, said that since most
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An 80-year-old widow who succumbed to multiple hack injuries, was found dead on April 22 in Sitio Malusay, Brgy. Caradio-an, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. The lifeless body of the victim, whose identity was withheld by the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two more local government units in Negros Island have placed their respective areas under a state of calamity, due to the prevailing drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon. During its regular session on Thursday, the
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO “Transcendence,” an art exhibit that invites its viewers on a journey of spiritual awakening and inner transformation through the timeless symbolism of the lotus flower, opened at the FGS Yuan Thong Temple in Burgos Extension, Bacolod
DUSTY. Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. addresses dust complaints of nearby residents at its solar power project site in Silay City, Negros Occidental, by increasing the frequency of watering activities, among other measures.*
The local stock market continued to rebound on Wednesday, closing near the 6,600 level, while the peso moved sideways. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 65.95 points, closing at 6,572.75, while the broader All Shares also rose 16.56 points
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another member of the Philippine Military Academy Class 1991 joined his classmates in their assignments in the Visayas region, as a commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Visayas Command. In his assumption of the
