• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Diocese of Dumaguete has called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to veto Senate Bill No. 2507, which proposes the creation of the Negros Island Region, due to what it claims is the lack of a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The series of buy bust operations of the police in Negros Occidental on April 8 and 9 led to the arrest of two job order employees of Manapla and Cadiz City, and 14 other drug suspects,
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson signed Executive Order No. 04-09, Series of 2024, declaring every third week of May as Provincial Renewable Energy Week in Negros Occidental. The executive order recognizes the urgent need to address the energy crisis, promote sustainability,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez, president of the Negros Association of Chief Executives, hailed the announcement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to sign Negros Island Region bill into law, stressing that its benefits for three
GRASS FIRE. Brgy. Taculing CFAG Team responding to a grass fire at the Old Airport Runway in Brgy. Singcang Airport, Bacolod City last night. The fire call was recorded at 6:10 p.m. and BFP called fire out at 9 p.m.* Brgy Taculing PIO FB photo
We should always feel the need to always strengthen our belief in Christ. That’s because with all the things that we have to grapple with everyday, there’s always the tendency to set Christ aside and to fall into depending on
As the world grapples with global crises, particularly hunger and malnutrition, the World Food Program is urging the private sector to help governments in solving those problems. “We can no longer depend on governments to do everything. We just can’t.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Senator Grace Poe yesterday endorsed the granting of franchise to the Negros Electric Power Corp. to maintain an electric power distribution in key localities of Negros Occidental The endorsement was made by Poe, who chairs the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A ranking official of the Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas yesterday described the reaction of its 10 party members in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, of resigning from PDP, as “uncalled for.” Atty. Jesus Villanueva Hinlo, deputy secretary
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The New People’s Army Mt. Cansermon Command has issued a statement claiming responsibility for the death of a woman it accused as a military informant, on April 21 in Sitio Dug-anon, Brgy. Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros
The Municipality of E. B. Magalona hosted a coastal cleanup drive, spearheaded by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), to mark this year’s Earth Day celebration on Monday, a press release from E.B. Magalona PIO said. More than 200 participants
The local stock market continued to rebound on Wednesday, closing near the 6,600 level, while the peso moved sideways. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 65.95 points, closing at 6,572.75, while the broader All Shares also rose 16.56 points
An oil price rollback on Tuesday will snap the six straight weeks of increase in gasoline prices. This, as Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, Seaoil and Shell announced Monday that they will cut gasoline prices by P0.25 per liter and
