San Carlos City marijuana plantation discovered
The two alleged marijuana cultivators being interviewed by the police at the marijuana plantation site in Brgy. Nataban, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.*PRO6-RID photo
The two alleged marijuana cultivators being interviewed by the police at the marijuana plantation site in Brgy. Nataban, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.*PRO6-RID photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A 14-year-old, shot dead on Thursday night in Brgy. Vista Alegre, Bacolod City, was reported to be the 11th victim of shooting incidents in the city for the month of June. Initial police investigations show that
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Dengue cases in Negros Occidental continues to increase as 143 new cases were reported for the period of June 5 to 11, bringing to 1,161 total cases documented since the start of the year, with six
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Cases of dengue continue to rise in Bacolod City with the onset of the rainy season. The number of reported dengue cases in the city reached 240 as of June 18, from 165 early this month,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Western Visayas has asked the National Wages and Productivity Commission to deny and dismiss the appeals of eight business groups in Region 6 against the new wage
We need to understand that if we really want to follow Christ, as we should, we should do it by giving our all, willing to leave everything behind, filling ourselves with overwhelming drive to carry out his will and continue
Calls for the review of the K-12 program that was implemented almost a decade ago to fully address the “problems” it created are picking up. ACT Teachers party list representative France Castro signified her intention to file again in the
The San Carlos City Tourism Office kicked off a food festival dubbed “Maghikay Ta”, in line with its 62nd Charter Day celebration on June 23 at the Bonifacio Square, at the city’s public plaza. The activity showcases local slow food
The national government registered a budget deficit of P146.8 billion in May, down by 26.72 percent from P200.3 billion recorded a year ago due to double-digit revenue growth alongside the 1.10-percent contraction in government expenditures. The resulting year-to-date budget gap
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Leading digital solutions platform Globe was recently recognized by the ASEAN Innovative Business Platform (AIBP) for being a trailblazer on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) integration in digital innovation. The leading digital solutions company was commended
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has directed banks and other BSP-supervised financial institutions (BSFIs) to place the Philippine identification card (PhilID) at the top of the list of acceptable valid IDs. In a statement yesterday, the BSP said all
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez has filed House Bill No. 5593, which aims to create a Department of Economics and Development Planning (DEDP). In a statement, Benitez said the creation of the DEDP
The University of St. La Salle (USLS) has once again been recognized as the top university in Bacolod City by EduRank, a website that ranks universities based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence, as per its latest release
Cobra Energy Drink secured a comfortable victory against the shorthanded Vitamilk, but it was the latter who raced to a 22-20 advantage by the end of the first quarter. Cobra Energy Drink, having the manpower advantage needed to fight back,
NIR POSITIVE. Senate president Juan Miguel Zubiri with Senator JV Ejercito in a meeting with Negros Island Representatives Emilio Dino Yulo, Greg Gasataya, Alfredo Marañon III, Gerardo Valmayor, Mercedes Alvarez, Manuel Sagarbarria, and Jocelyn Limkaichong, on Monday in Metro Manila.*
WATERSPORTS FEST. Manuel Santos and Valerie Ann Anacan, Almana Procurement Manager and AVP for Finance, respectively, Chief of Staff/Mediabox Admin & Operations Manager Yris Mondia, Bacolod Tourism Operations Officer Ma. Teresa Manalili, Almana Property and Development Corp. CEO and President Ritchie Neil Corpus, former Bacolod councilor Ricardo Tan, and Perla Corpus, Almana Corporate Treasurer (l-r) at the opening of the First Bacolod Watersports Festival 2024 at the Bacolod Baywalk Recreational Park Friday*