• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Armyworms continue to wreak havoc on corn and sugarcane plantations, now affecting 40 barangays in 10 towns and cities of Negros Occidental. As of June 27, the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist reported that a total
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The bidding for the P1.2 billion bulk water project of the Negros Occidental provincial government was moved to October 28 this year, in compliance with the request of the bidders, Provincial Legal Officer Atty. Alberto Nellas
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A 500-hectare area inside the Central Philippines State University in Barangay Tagukon, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, is still available as a site for the regional offices of the newly created Negros Island Region, according to Mayor
Mayor Nicholas Yulo and Vice Mayor Ramon Torres led on Friday the blessing and inauguration of a P16.8 million Hazardous and Special Waste Treatment Facility at the vicinity of Bago City Hospital. Initiated by the City Environment Management Office (CEMO),
The Himamaylan City Government is reactivating the Barangay Bantay Peste Brigade in response to the fall armyworm infestation affecting sugarcane plantations and cornfields in the area, a press release from Himamaylan PIO said. On Thursday, the city government conducted a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The former Civil Military Operations Officer of the 303rd Infantry Brigade in Negros Occidental, is the new commanding general of the Army’s 5th Infantry Division in Gamu, Isabela. Brig. Gen. Gulliver Señires, a member of the
The Italian embassy has approved the visa application of 12 MassKara dancers that will showcase in Milan during the Philippine Independence Day celebration, Caesar Distrito, the Mayor’s spokesperson said in a press statement. The MassKara dancers’ visa applications were earlier
DRILL. Personnel of the municipal government of E.B. Magalona in Negros Occidental participate in the 2nd Quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill at the municipal hall yesterday.*
This is indeed the true mark of a real child of God. It’s when like Christ we are not afraid to complicate our life just to help everybody, especially those who are in need of some pressing as well as
If your heart is a volcano how shall you expect flowers to bloom? – Khalil Gibran The June 4 explosion of Mt. Kanlaon left certain damage to island of Negros agriculture, especially those localities surrounding the volcano in the 2
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez announced yesterday that the residential rates of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) have significantly decreased an average of P2.40/kWh for the billing month of June. In a statement, Benitez said
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance establishing the Bacolod Food Terminal Complex in the City of Bacolod, was recently approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on third and final reading. Authored by Bacolod Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, the ordinance said
As the Pride Month celebration came to a close during the weekend, Mayor Raymund Tongson reminded Himamaylanons that inclusivity in the southern Negros city goes beyond the month-long celebration of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) community, a press
Mayor Nicholas Yulo and Vice Mayor Ramon Torres led on Friday the blessing and inauguration of a P16.8 million Hazardous and Special Waste Treatment Facility at the vicinity of Bago City Hospital. Initiated by the City Environment Management Office (CEMO),
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following a bite incident, the Provincial Veterinary Office has launched a sweeping operation inside the Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary in Barangay Minoyan, Murcia, Negros Occidental, by taking stray dogs and cats into its custody. Provincial
COOPERATION. Japan Coast Guard vessel PLH 02 TSUGARU being welcomed on Monday, at the BREDCO Port in Bacolod City, by Coast Guard personnel of Japan, Indonesia and Philippines, the 4-day MARPOLEX 2024* Gilbert Bayoran photo
