Have a seamless barkada watch party with SKY Fiber If you’ve been missing your best friends, September is the perfect time to catch upbecause it’s Friendship Month. To celebrate your solid companionship without hurting the wallet, why not schedule a
Kanlaon Volcano is an active stratovolcano, the highest mountain on Negros island, and its peak at 2,465m above sea level is the highest point in the Visayas.* Nic Ledesma/CCN file photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN While there are no reported cholera cases in Negros Occidental, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Ernell Tumimbang is not taking chances, as he called on City and Municipal Health Officers in Negros Occidental to be on the
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The postponement of the synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to December next year was approved yesterday by the House of Representatives on its third and final reading. Negros Occidental 4th district Rep. Juliet Marie Ferrer
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance establishing the Bacolod Drinking Water Quality and Safety Monitoring Committee was recently approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on first reading. The ordinance authored by Councilor Em Legaspi-Ang said the SP deems it proper
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Bacolod City Police Office reported yesterday that it confiscated P2.3 million of suspected shabu from five arrested drug personalities, within a period of one week in Bacolod City, from September 12 to 18. PLt. Col.
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez issued Executive Order No. 34 reconvening the Bacolod Anti-Smoking Task Force (BASTF). The order said City Ordinance No. 641, series of 2013 aims to regulate smoking in all public places and
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Councilor Al Victor Espino is requesting various government agencies to intensify their campaign against illegal gambling specifically the entry of Small Town Lottery (STL) operation in the City of Bacolod without the necessary permit and
The Philippine Coast Guard conducted its annual coastal clean-up activity in Barangay Banago, Bacolod City Saturday in line with the International Coastal Clean-Up Day in the Philippines. The activity was held in collaboration with the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary of
The Feast of St. Matthew, one of the apostles, celebrated on September 21, reminds us that all of us has a vocation. We are all called by God, which is what vocation means, since we come from God and we
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance establishing the Bacolod Waterfront Park, providing for park hours, permissible and prohibited activities, and providing penalties for violations, was passed on first reading by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) Wednesday. The ordinance authored by
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The ongoing consolidation efforts of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan in Negros Occidental suffered a setback after its members in Victorias City resigned from the political party, following its plans to challenge incumbent Gov. Eugenio
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that the expectations for the 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival, was not only met, but even exceeded. Lacson, who spoke last night at the closing ceremony of the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Residents of Isabela in Negros Occidental that are PAG-IBIG members may soon avail of housing through a project facilitated by the municipal government, Mayor Irene Montilla disclosed yesterday. Montilla, her son, Vice Mayor Juan Miguel Montilla,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The New People’s Army Mt. Cansermon Command has issued a statement claiming responsibility for the death of a woman it accused as a military informant, on April 21 in Sitio Dug-anon, Brgy. Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros
Mobile provider Globe has significantly ramped up its efforts to combat cyber threats by deactivating and blocking an increasing number of SIMs engaged in malicious activities. In the first quarter of 2024 alone, the company blacklisted 36,549 SIMs from other
