• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez yesterday suspended classes in all levels, both for public and private schools and universities, due to the extreme heat index forecasted by the state weather bureau. Benitez said, as per the Department
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN About 100,000 hectares of sugarcane plantations in Negros Island have been already been affected by the drought, said Manolet Lamata, president of the United Sugar Producers Federation. The sugar plantations in central and southern Negros Occidental
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Ten of the 31 local government units in Negros Occidental, excluding the highly urbanized Bacolod City, have been declared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency as “drug cleared,” as December last year. PDEA identified the drug
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division slammed remnants of the New People’s Army and its affiliated organizations, for concocting stories to accuse and malign the security forces, in order to gain sympathy of the people and win
Mayor Raymund Tongson recently led the groundbreaking ceremony of the two-storey Himamaylan City Component City Police Station building, a press release from Himamaylan PIO said. The new station building worth P24,979,760 is funded under the General Appropriations Act of 2024.
Filipinos may have kept guard protecting their Facebook accounts from possible hacking, a day after Meta confirmed there was a global outage in its system, however, what we failed to prevent was the biggest political hack when the House of
ROAD SHOW. The San Carlos City Fire Station, with the Bureau of Fire Protection Special Rescue Force of Negros Occidental, recently had a Fire Square Road Show at Paseo de Flores, Center Mall of the city, in line with the observance of Fire Prevention Month.* San Carlos PIO photo
The 4th Sunday of Lent is usually dubbed as “Laetare Sunday” for the simple reason that its Entrance Antiphon starts with this passage from the Book of Isaiah (66,10), “Rejoice, Jerusalem! Be glad for her, you who love her; rejoice
“A woman who farms is an empowered one who empowers other women.” – Anonymous The month of March is the global celebration and recognition of women’s contribution to humanity’s evolution. This perfectly fits for the celebration of a woman leader
The number of unemployed Filipinos increased in the first month of 2024, posting an employment rate of 4.5 percent, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. National Statistician and PSA Chief Claire Dennis Mapa reported that the number of unemployed persons
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday reiterated that the province is not yet declaring a state of calamity, despite the damage to crops in Negros Occidental reaching P184.7 million, due to the drought, while also
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN In the province of Negros Occidental, the number of confirmed pertussis cases, also known as whooping cough, has increased to 13, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Girlie Pinongan disclosed yesterday. Pinongan, however, said that two-month old infant
• 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
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Office VI and the City Government of Himamaylan partnered to bring aid to families affected by the ongoing drought in the southern Negros Occidental City, said a press release from Himamaylan PIO.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental 6th district Rep. Mercedes Alvarez yesterday doused speculations that she may temporarily retire from politics due to health reasons, as she confirmed yesterday that she will be seeking a second term as member of
DROUGHT. As the El Niño phenomenon brings drought to most parts of the province, the lush green vegetation around the Mag-aso Falls in Kabankalan City is drying up* Andrew Altarejos photo
