• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As damage to agricultural crops and the numbers affected farmers showed signs of further increasing in Cauayan, Negros Occidental, Mayor John Rey Tabujara said they will have to decide whether or not to declare a state
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Remnants of the New People’s Army appear to be on a killing spree, having issued separate statements supposedly claiming responsibility for the death of five civilians they accused as “military informants” in Negros Occidental. The Army’s
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A 57-year-old landowner was injured after a gun attack on Saturday in Brgy. Dolis, Calatrava, Negros Occidental. Police investigations showed that the victim, whose identity they withheld, was distributing the salaries of their workers at their
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A 44-year-old police officer was allegedly shot dead by his own son, a minor, on April 27 inside their home, at Purok Eba in Brgy. Andres Bonifacio, Sagay City, Negros Occidental. The victim, identified as PSSg
• 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
A hundred political prisoners in Negros island will hold another 24-hour fast on Friday to call on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) National Office to press on with its initial efforts for a thorough and impartial investigation on the
Leaders of the House of Representatives’ “Young Guns” have strongly condemned the emergence of an audio deepfake featuring President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., urging decisive action against misinformation threatening the nation’s integrity. Assistant Majority Leaders Zia Alonto Adiong (Lanao
We have to be clear about the intimate relation between the virtues of humility, magnanimity and magnificence. Often these virtues are understood as somehow opposed to each other. Humility is often understood as projecting a low profile, hidden, passive and
Last Sunday’s gospel gave us a glimpse of Jesus’ intimate relationship with his disciples through the much-loved image of the Good Shepherd (who knows his sheep and lays down his life for them). This Sunday we are given another equally
A report released recently by the World Health Organization’s European branch raised the alarm over the widespread use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among adolescents, as it recommended measures to limit access. Based on survey data from 280,000 young people aged
About four tons of trash were collected along the coastal barangay of Punta Taytay following the coastal cleanup drive initiated by Abomar Equipment Sales Corporation with student volunteers on Friday, May 3. More than 200 volunteers from Sum-ag National High
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The city of San Carlos in Negros Occidental is now under a state of calamity. The declaration placing San Carlos City under a state of calamity was recommended by the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division welcomed the probe to be conducted by the Commission on Human Rights on a series of killings perpetrated and claimed by remnants of the New People’s Army in Negros Occidental. We
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 2,158 indigent senior citizens from all 23 barangays of E. B. Magalona have received their social pension from the DSWD this year, amounting to P6,000 each, during simultaneous payouts in various venues on
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A job order worker of Silay City government and four other drug personalities were arrested in separate buy bust operations on May 8 in Negros Occidental, which yielded more than P80,000 worth of suspected shabu. The
Mother’s Day is a cherished occasion where we collectively pause to honor the remarkable women who have shaped our lives with love, sacrifice, and unwavering care. It is a day when flowers, cards, and heartfelt gestures fill the air, as
