BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III “Curfew must stay,” Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia told the businessmen in reaction to their appeal recently to lift its implementation to revitalize the night businesses. Leonardia, and representatives of the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial governments of both Negros Occidental and Oriental are not easing their border control, despite the opening of borders in the municipalities of Vallehermoso and Mabinay to adjacent areas in the Occidental side. Gov. Eugenio
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A deacon of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) was shot dead at Carmen Street in Brgy. San Pedro, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, on Sunday. Negrense Paul Tejam, 40, was declared dead on arrival at the Binalbagan Infirmary
A former police officer, who went rogue and listed as one of the country’s most wanted persons, was arrested in Negros Occidental, Philippine National Police chief, Gen. Debold Sinas, said yesterday. Sinas identified the suspect as Anecio Lapara Jr., aka
The National Telecommunications Commission did not grant the request of the Bacolod City School Board for authority to install and operate a non-commercial FM broadcast station in Bacolod City. NTC commissioner Gamalie Cordoba, in a letter to Vice Mayor El
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The National Food Authority in Negros Occidental announced yesterday that it is now ready to buy palay from farmers in the province. NFA Negros Occidental branch manager Epifanio Cosca said the agency will buy clean
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III / GILBERT P. BAYORAN Meat prices in Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, continued to increase, as of yesterday, with pork and broiled chicken registering the highest increment at P20 and P23, respectively. Pork is sold
I don’t know if I’m growing old or if it’s the eternal quarantine status that’s keeping everyone at home, but it feels like DIY home improvement projects are the rage these days. In my case, our humble home has seen
It is now February and there seems to be no chance of schools reopening yet in the Philippines. Well, there is supposed to be online learning, but is it available to all, especially those in the rural areas? Will students
Telco PLDT Inc. is seeking cooperation from the government and other service providers to help in ensuring the safety of fiber optic cables from construction and excavation activities, saying their cables are seen as most vulnerable to external factors and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As the La Niña phenomenon inches towards the country, expected to be felt by the middle of this year, damage caused by drought to agricultural crops in Negros Occidental continues to rise, currently valued at P302,224,913,
Philippine Foremost Milling Corp. (PFMC), one of the country’s biggest flour companies, is one step closer to securing an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for the construction of its modern flour milling facility in Barangay Ingore, Iloilo City, a press release
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following the declaration of a state of calamity in Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental, the Department of Trade and Industry has approved its request to implement a price freeze on basic commodities. Mayor Benjie Miranda requested
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Former Silay City Mayor Mark Golez yesterday announced that he is resigning from the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP) Laban, as he confirmed his intention of mounting a comeback in politics in 2025. Golez said that incumbent
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN There is no stopping from the provincial government of Negros Occidental as it pursues its bulk water project, amid opposition from members of the Silay City Sangguniang Panlungsod and sugar planters, as confirmed by Mayor Joedith
A team from the DOST- Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), led by Fenina Osorio, paid a courtesy visit to Mayor Marvin Malacon on Monday, in the middle of their data collection for the National Nutrition Survey in Barangay Manta-angan,
