• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Mt. Cansermon Command of the New People’s Army yesterday issued a statement claiming responsibility for the death of an alleged military and police informant on January 25 in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. In a statement,
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution urging Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to strongly consider allocating funds for the renovation, improvement, and building of additional graves for the Handumanan Public Cemetery, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday. The resolution
The Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC), is offering scholarship to Saraviahanons, for its courses for School Year 2023. NOLITC vocational school administrator Dr. Ma. Cristina Orbecido, in her letter to EB Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon, said they
Soldiers of the Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion, crossing a river while on patrol in central Negros.* PA photo
It’s amazing that Christ would consider as blessed those conditions when we appear to be the receiving end of all the injustices and unfairness we can encounter in our life. That’s what the Beatitudes express. (cfr. Mt 5,1-12) That’s because
Christian Monsod, a former chair of the Commission of Elections and one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution, on Thursday advised lawmakers who sought his views on Charter change to defer making amendments and instead pass an enabling law
The Philippine Football Federation Regional Festival of Football is “a supplementary to PFF Training Area of Development (TAD) program where players are given opportunity to be inspected and scouted for possible inclusion to the Philippines national youth team,” Atty. Edwin
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The convenors of the Save the Sugar Industry Movement in Bacolod City will be submitting a position paper to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), expressing their vehement opposition to the government’s plan to import 450,000 metric
Digital solutions platform Globe deactivated and blacklisted more than 50,000 SIMs last year as it continued to intensify consumer protection initiatives amid the rising cases of online fraud. According to press release, Globe deactivated 20,225 SIMs and blacklisted 35,333 SIMs
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The entry of tourists, or leisure visitors, to the Hermit mountain, a popular tourist destination in Brgy. Biao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, is now being regulated by the concerned local government unit. In Executive Order Number 5
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Wednesday afternoon (United States time) paid a courtesy call to United States Rep. Ami Bera of California’s 6th District at his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., where the American legislator offered beer and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The National Electrification Administration (NEA) ordered the dismissal and forfeiture of benefits of two former general managers and 12 members of the board of directors of the Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO), due to improper fund
Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz (right), in behalf of the provincial government of Negros Occidental, receives a plaque of appreciation from PCol. Rainerio de Chavez, during deactivation and recognition rites held at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo
DUSTY. Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. addresses dust complaints of nearby residents at its solar power project site in Silay City, Negros Occidental, by increasing the frequency of watering activities, among other measures.*
Local athletes, sports standouts, coaches and school heads from twelve private universities and colleges in Negros island will converge at STI West Negros University in Bacolod City, to compete in various sports and cultural events in the 1st Negros Island
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Unidentified armed men shot a farmer dead in front of his wife, on Saturday at Purok 4 in Brgy. Lagaan, Calatrava, Negros Occidental. Initial police investigations indicated that the victim, a 54-year-old farmer, whose identity was
