BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amid lack of sugar supply in the local market, the Sugar Regulatory Administration has earmarked more than 1.8 million metric tons of the entire sugar production for crop year 2022-2023 in the country for domestic use.
The P213-million two-storey Bacolod City Museum/Auditorium project in Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City.* DPWH photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Six local government units in Negros Occidental are getting P50 million each for the construction of a slaughterhouse in their respective areas. This is a big boost to the hog industry in Negros Occidental, which is
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance establishing the Sum-ag River as a tourist destination, creating a committee for its maintenance and preservation, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on first reading recently. The ordinance was authored by Councilors Jason
The members of the Board of Directors (BOD) of Central Negros Electric Cooperative should not have discussed the prices of electricity if they do not understand its cost implications to the consumers, Power Watch Negros secretary general Wennie Sancho said.
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Miguel Antonio Peña feels elated over the endorsement of the Provincial Development Council on the Iloilo Guimaras Negros bridge using Pulupandan as entry and exit points in the province. Pena said he is grateful for
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental logged two additional dengue-related deaths, bringing to 28 the total fatalities from January to September 3 this year, according to a report of the Department of Health-Western Visayas, released on Sept. 9. Dengue cases
An 11-foot reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) was captured and turned-over to DENR-PENRO Negros Occidental by Reniel Turno and Jonel Mosni, both residents of Purok Sampaguita, Brgy. Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City. The reticulated python is classified as other threatened species under the Department
On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, celebrated on September 14, we are reminded that our redemption can only be achieved through the cross of Christ. That’s where all our sins are forgiven, where God’s mercy is
The latest bulletin from the Climate Protection Center, which is part of the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports the indicators of an active La Niña system intensified further over the previous weeks. Cooler than average sea surface
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), the largest political party in the country, has forged an alliance with Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) to further promote people’s interests under the Bagong Pilipinas program of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., a
With the celebration of Pentecost Sunday, we are reminded that the Holy Spirit is always with us, always intervening and directing our life toward its proper end and its fullness or perfection. He is leading us toward how we should
Oil companies will slash petroleum prices as much as P2 per liter today. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Seaoil, and Shell said they will roll back gasoline prices by P2 per liter and will also cut diesel prices by
Once again, we are made to consider the greatest desire Christ expressed just before his passion, death and resurrection in the gospel reading of the Mass on Thursday of the 7th Week of Easter. (cfr. Jn 17,20-26) His desire was
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 reported that it arrested 29 drug suspects and recovered P5.1 million worth of suspected shabu in Western Visayas, during 24-hour police operations on May 10. Of the 29 arrested suspects, seven
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration has recently announced that the worst of the El Niño heat may be over, but with the caveat that Filipinos should now brace themselves for an expected La Niña, which could make
