BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Crime incidents in highly-urbanized Bacolod City rose by 22 percent last year compared to 2020, police records show. The Bacolod City Police Office recorded a total of 1,384 incidents last year in Bacolod City, compared to
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. is now in a dilemma in choosing a presidential candidate for the May 2022 elections, after his family expressed their support to presidential bet Vice President Leni Robredo. Escalante yesterday
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN There is no restriction for Bacoleños who may travel anywhere in Negros Occidental. This was stressed yesterday by Provincial Inter Agency Task Force action officer Rayfrando Diaz after Bacolod City was included in 28 more areas
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is urging the Department of Health, Department of Interior and Local Government and the local government to extend the tenure and/or renew the assignment of their respective augmentation personnel in assisting the
Former Bacolod congressman and gubernatorial aspirant John Orola said that he accepts the debate invitation of UP Law Alumni Association – Negros Occidental Chapter co-hosted by Inquirer, at the USLS. Orola, however, prefers a face to face, direct debate with
Volunteer firemen responding to the fire at Villa Cristina Subdivision, Brgy. Tangub in Bacolod City.* Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade FB photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two more gun ban violators have been arrested by the police on January 12 in Negros Occidental, bringing to three the total number of persons arrested for the violation within this week. Policemen recovered a 9mm
Because they could not get close to Christ, they opened the roof above Christ and lowered a paralytic so he can be before Christ to ask for a cure. (cfr. Mk 2,1-12) What a wonderful scene that shows how a
Our world was looking like it was at the verge of normalizing as we celebrated the holidays like it was 2019 when the chances of the long-awaited bounce back was suddenly shot down as soon as the calendar turned. In
The United States Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs has come out with a 47-page research paper saying China had no basis under international law for the claims that have put Beijing on a collision course with
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO McDonald’s Philippines launched its Crave & Claim campaign in Bacolod City, featuring exclusive deals and discounts that customers could avail of exclusively on the McDonald’s App until April 30. The campaign was launched by McDonald’s Philippines
ASSISTANCE. A member of the Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade helps deliver water, using water tankers and fire hoses, to the community at Purok Masagana, Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City.*
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 The sales of the weeklong Panaad sa Negros Festival this year, which ran from April 15 to April 21, dropped by 20 percent compared to 2023, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson reported yesterday. Sales reduced from P23,663,642.86
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Police personnel in Western Visayas have been repeatedly reminded of the “no-take policy” in the campaign against illegal gambling, which prohibits all PNP members from taking any money from illegal gambling operations, as they would face
To enhance the promotion of local culture and attract more visitors and investors, Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has issued Executive Order No. 021-A, Series of 2024, expanding the membership of the Inasal Festival Special Committee. The move comes
