• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Gov. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson expressed alarm over the rising suspected cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in the province. Lacson reported that Negros Occidental logged one confirmed case of pertussis, and six more
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The drought affectation has further expanded to 135 barangays of 19 towns and cities of Negros Occidental, with damage to agricultural crops pegged at P97,788,037.45, as of March 27, according to reports of the Office of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 reported a reduction of 27.33 percent in crime incidents during the Lenten Season celebrations in Western Visayas, although it recorded four drowning incidents in the same period. In a report, PRO
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Malacañang tasked National Security Adviser Eduardo Año and Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) chief Carlito Galvez to “evaluate the merit” of the petition of about 10,000 farmers in southern Negros to revive the
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has extended the suspension of face to face classes in pre-school, elementary, secondary, and senior high levels for today and tomorrow, due to forecasted high heat index, said Caesar Distrito, the
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez called on the public, all barangay and purok officials to be “extra vigilant against the incidence of grass fire, as well as other fire incidents that may happen within their jurisdictions,”
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two military officers and three enlisted personnel assigned at the Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion were conferred recently with Silver Wing Medals, in recognition of their accomplishments during successful aerial flight and operations during a series of
House Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Garin on Monday urged former Speaker Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez to focus on contributing to solutions for the escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), rather than calling for the
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson with the candidates of Lin-ay sang Negros 2024 during a courtesy call at the Office of the Governor and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo
We should do everything to be able to readily welcome God in our life. When we manage to do so, we would be apt to share his power too, and like him we can do great things, even miraculous things.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Thirty six anti-drug operations of the police in Western Visayas from April 20 to 26 led to the neutralization of 42 drug personalities, whose arrests yielded P8.7 million worth of illegal drugs. Of the 42 arrested
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Agrarian reform beneficiaries in the 5th district of Negros Occidental, who are engaged in planting sugarcane, have banded together to protect their industry, which is the source of their livelihood. Calling themselves the 5th District The
Eight participants of the Global Filipino Dream and ACCESS Mission Training conducted at Calvary Temple Assemblies of God Church in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental have graduated recently, a press release from the organizers said. The training was led by International
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another member of the Philippine Military Academy Class 1991 joined his classmates in their assignments in the Visayas region, as a commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Visayas Command. In his assumption of the
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is taking proactive steps to protect its pensioners from the dangers of extreme heat following PAGASA’s warning of unprecedented temperatures reaching up to 46 degrees Celsius in 24 areas across the country. Old-Age and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Manhunt operations of Police Regional Office 6 against fugitives in Western Visayas have led to the arrest of 1,501 wanted persons in the first quarter of 2024, of which more than 50 percent were collared in
