• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Dry spell caused by El Niño has caused more than P55 million worth of damage to crops in Negros Occidental, as of February 26, according to reports of the Office Provincial Agriculturist (OPA). OPA officer-in-charge Dina
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The exit points of highly urbanized Bacolod City will be closely monitored, as the provincial government is strictly imposing the ban on the entry of hogs and pork related products into neighboring local government units of
FLOOD CONTROL. Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya, with Department of Public Work and Highways District Engr. Abraham Villarael, Assistant District Engr. Leah Jamero, and Engr. Jerold Tipawan, checking the work in progress on a major project in the city – Diversion Channel, a flood control project designed to convey excess flood waters and reduce the risk of flooding in Bacolod City particularly in Brgy. 12 and in the nearby areas. Together with Gasataya and DPWH officials are Almana Construction and Development Corporation (ACDC) CEO and President Ritchie Neil Corpus and team.*
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A suspect in a grenade throwing incident on Tuesday night was apprehended by the police, following a pursuit operation in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Mayor Renato Gustilo disclosed that the arrested suspect, whose identity was
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, describing as decisive encounters with remnants of the New People’s Army in Negros and Iloilo, reported that the 79th and 61st Infantry Battalions, respectively, achieved a significant breakthrough in seizing a
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance consolidating the supervision of the social media accounts of the departments in the local government of Bacolod City under one social media manager was recently approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on third and
That parable of the rich man and the poor man, Lazarus, (cfr. Lk 16,19-31) which is the subject of the gospel of the Mass for Thursday of the 2nd Week of Lent, strongly reminds us of our duty to always
The Department of Justice has assured the family of 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar, who was killed in a “mistaken identity” police operation, that it would exhaust all legal remedies as it reviews the ruling of Presiding Judge Pedro Dabu Jr.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negrenses should expect a star studded Kadalag-an Festival in Victorias City, next month. Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez yesterday said that popular bands and movie and television personalities will be joining the Kadalag-an Festival which will be
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An art installation using waste materials or trash opened at The Negros Museum in Bacolod City Saturday and will run until April 24. Titled “Debris Forest,” the art installation was created by French sculptor and artist
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution urging the participation of the City of Bacolod in observing the National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in May, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday. The resolution authored by Councilor Celia Matea Flor
• 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
Members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers lit candles at the Fountain of Justice in Bacolod City last night, seeking salary increases from the national government* CGSamillano photo
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance laying down the policies and guidelines for the grant of non-exclusive franchise to construct, establish, commission, operate, and maintain a water supply system for Bacolod City, was passed on first reading by the Bacolod
The gospel reading for the Mass on the 5th Sunday of Easter, Year B, talks about Christ telling his disciples that he is the true vine and God is the vine grower. Every branch that does not bear fruit, he
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
