• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The city government of Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental, is currently assessing the damage caused by the dry spell, whether it warrants the declaration of a state of calamity. Reports of the Office of the Provincial
Assorted high powered firearms recovered by 61st Infantry Battalion soldiers, from a group of NPA rebels believed to be among those responsible also for the death of a Negrense soldiers during an encounter in Tubongan, Iloilo on Jan. 17.* 301IB photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Wearing protective helmets while driving motorcycles within the city proper of San Carlos City in Negros Occidental, is now prohibited. In executive order number 86, dated February 28, Mayor Renato Gustilo said he observed that most
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Series of buy bust operations conducted by the police on Tuesday and Wednesday in Negros Occidental led to the confiscation of more than P700,000 worth of suspected shabu, and the apprehension of seven drug suspects, including
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting the Department of Education Bacolod Division to provide adequate measures and safety precautions against heat stroke and the effects of high temperature to the students and faculty of primary and
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance declaring as an annual celebration the “Pasidungog Para sa mga Dalayawon nga mga Estudyante kag Humalampang,” was recently approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on third and final reading. The ordinance authored by Councilor
The City Government of Himamaylan is ramping up its measures to address the effects of the dry spell, according to a press release from Himamaylan PIO. Himamaylan is currently processing financial assistance from the city government’s standby El Niño fund
House leaders on Monday welcomed former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s recent statement expressing support for amending the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, with one urging the former Chief Executive’s supporters to follow suit, a press release from the House
The gospel of the Mass of Friday of the 2nd Week of Lent (cfr. Mt 21,33-43.45-46) reminds us that Christ wants us to be fruitful and productive, making use of everything that he has given us—our life, our talents, and
A Navotas court has found only one of the six former police officers guilty in the killing of 17-year-old Jemboy Baltazar in August 2023, with only former S/Sgt. Gerry Maliban being sentenced up to six years in prison for the
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
That’s “Go forth, the Mass is ended” in Latin. With these words, we are reminded that all of us who attend Mass are being sent forth the way Christ sent his apostles to “go into the whole world and proclaim
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental and Bacolod City are hosting the 2024 Western Visayas Regional Athletics Association meet on May 2 to 7, where a total of 4,756 athletes and officials all over the region are expected to participate.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alleged member of the New People’s Army recently surrendered to the Philippine National Police in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Through the combined efforts of police intelligence operatives of the Talisay City and Murcia Police Stations,
• 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
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO “Transcendence,” an art exhibit that invites its viewers on a journey of spiritual awakening and inner transformation through the timeless symbolism of the lotus flower, opened at the FGS Yuan Thong Temple in Burgos Extension, Bacolod
