• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRMMO) of Negros Occidental is ready for the Holy Week break, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson disclosed yesterday. Lacson, who presided over the 1st quarter meeting of the Provincial
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri yesterday said that the establishment of Negros Island Region (NIR) is 99 percent done, as it is sure to get the signature of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., as part of his
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to convene the Bacolod Film Festival Council under City Ordinance No. 1061, or The Bacolod Film Festival Ordinance. The resolution authored by Councilor Em Ang
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Outgoing AFP Visayas Command chief Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo yesterday ended 38 years of service to the Philippine military with a sense of satisfaction, as he rallied troops not to be complacent in light of the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 14 former rebels who were once members of the dismantled Central Negros 1 (CN1-D), Komiteng Rehiyon – Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor (KR-NCBS), who voluntarily surrendered to 62nd Infantry (Unifier) Battalion, PNP of Guihulngan
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday reported 100-percent approval by the House of Representatives, three months ahead of schedule, of the 19 priority measures identified by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) slated for
GRASS FIRE. Volunteer firefighters prioritize a fuel depot as they respond to a grass fire at the BREDCO Port area yesterday.* Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade photo
This point may sound obvious and trite, but it’s actually something for us to take seriously. We cannot deny that though we consider ourselves Christians for the longest time already, the fact that there are still many inconsistencies in our
When an anonymous reader sent a text message to the office, requesting that attention be brought to the issue of vandalism, which is becoming a problem once more, I was happy to oblige for several reasons. The first reason is
A group of lawyers from the University of the Philippines has finally asked the Supreme Court to compel both the Senate and House of Representatives to pass a law defining and prohibiting political dynasties. “It has been 37 years since
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN In response to the suggestion of the Sugar Regulatory Administration to import sugar to fill up the production shortage caused by the El Niño phenomenon, sugar farmers are calling for a logical, transparent, and consultative importation
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN About P2.8 million worth of suspected shabu was seized by authorities from two arrested drug suspects, during a buy bust operation on Thursday at South Circumferential Road, in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City. The joint operations of
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez committed the full support of the House of Representatives for initiatives meant to promote health education and improved access to dental care for every Filipino, a press release from the House of Representatives said. Romualdez aired
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The week-long anti-drug operations of the police in Western Visayas has resulted in the apprehension of 98 drug suspects and the recovery of almost two kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated market value of P13,226,000.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration has recently announced that the worst of the El Niño heat may be over, but with the caveat that Filipinos should now brace themselves for an expected La Niña, which could make
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A marijuana plantation was discovered and raided on Tuesday by the police in Sitio Bedio, Brgy. Codcod, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Seized at the plantation were 132 fully grown marijuana plants, estimated at 20 kilos.
