• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Several commercial establishments at a shopping mall in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, were ransacked by burglars on March 30. Police investigations showed that a total of P450,600 in cash and valuables were taken from nine
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The 25th Banana festival of La Castellana in Negros Occidental, will officially start today, April 1, simultaneously with the town’s annual patronal fiesta. La Castellana Mayor Alme Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan will lead the opening ceremony at the
Himamaylan Mayor Raymund Tongson reminded city and barangay officials, along with local government unit officers, of their responsibilities to the people of Himamaylan as the southern Negros city kicked off its 4th Himaya Festival on Easter Sunday, according to a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday thanked Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. for his support for the creation of Negros Island Region (NIR), which lawmakers are hopeful to be signed into law by President Ferdinand
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A 34-year-old male from Barangay Punta-Taytay, Bacolod City recently succumbed to leptospirosis. The Bacolod City Health Office recorded two deaths due to leptospirosis in Bacolod City and three other persons as having been infected, during the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN No reason to split, Himamaylan City Vice Mayor Justin Gatuslao declared, as he confirmed that the Tongson-Gatuslao alliance (TOGA) remains intact for 2025. “I can confirm that the Gatuslao siblings – Board Member Rita Gatuslao, Atty.
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is supporting the implementation of the Science, Technology, and Engineering (STE) Program for junior high school at Mansilingan Agro-Industrial High School. The resolution authored by Councilor Al Victor Espino said Mansilingan Agro-Industrial
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A minor was reported by the police to have drowned on Saturday at Linaw Bubong in Brgy. San Miguel, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental. Initial police investigations showed that the 5-year-old victim and his two other
The proposed New Government Procurement Reform Law may be ready for signing by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in May, according to Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr., a press release from the House
VIGIL. Easter Vigil rites being held at the St. Ezekiel Moreno Chapel, Tangub, Bacolod City, with Fr. Amado Lucero, OAR (center).* Jose Tan Jr/CCN photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A minor was declared dead on arrival at a hospital, due to the accidental firing of an air gun, as reported by his father, on Sunday, at Hacienda Dos Hermanos in Barangay Purisima, Manapla, Negros Occidental.
Leaving no stone unturned and recognizing the collaborations with the different partners, Bacoloadiat Festival organizers held a coordination meeting with national agencies, volunteer organizations, and city offices to ensure a safe and orderly festival. The Bacolaodiat Incorporated and its organizers
PEACE RALLY. Police estimated a crowd of 35,000 attended the national peace rally organized by the Iglesia ni Cristo at the Provincial Capitol Lagoon area in Bacolod City.* Andrew Altarejos photo
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO For the first time, about 1,500 solo parents in Bacolod City will be receiving a subsidy of P12,000 each this month, from the local government. Bacolod Mayor El Cid Familiaran said he had signed the release
ELECTION PERIOD. Policemen have launched checkpoint operations in line with May 12 elections, such as this one along the national highway in Silay City, Negros Occidental.* PNP photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Local government units in Negros Occidental stood their ground in their decision allowing evacuees from outside the 6-kilometer extended danger zone of Kanlaon volcano, to return to their homes, amid an urgent appeal of the Office
