A man walks in volcanic debris being carried downstream in a muddy sheet wash that overflowed along the road of Brgy. Biak-Na-Bato in La Castellana, following rains at Kanlaon volcano.* MKNP photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday backed Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, who was slapped with a six month suspension without pay, allegedly for “conflict of interest,” as he stressed “I personally believe that he
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Sugar Regulatory Administration reported that the volcanic ash fall caused by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon last Monday night has increased the level of acidity in both sugar cane leaves and the soil in affected
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two days after the phreatic eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Island, the 302nd and 303rd Infantry Brigades have maintained high alert status, with the deployment of 47 Disaster Response Task Units (DRTUs), several military vehicles,
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A Bacolod businessman has filed criminal and administrative complaints, before the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas, against three department heads of Bacolod City, including the city fire marshal, and two other employees, for allowing
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Both the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office and the Bacolod City Police Office have accounted for a total of 267 fugitives in a 30-day campaign against wanted persons last month. NOCPPO nabbed 227 fugitives, of which
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bayan Negros condemned in the strongest terms the candidacy of (Quezon City) Judge Cecilyn Burgos Villavert for the position of Associate Justice in the Court of Appeals and Sandiganbayan. Villavert was scheduled to be interviewed by
Indeed, it is a big, if not overwhelming, challenge! But somehow Christ himself clearly told his disciples, and now us, about this. The way to love God is to love our neighbor, whoever and however he may be to us.
The Department of Health recently confirmed that now COVID variants are causing the recent increases in cases in the country, saying that the Philippine Genome Center has confirmed that a new set of Omicron subvariants are present in the country.
The government is continuously stepping up efforts against persistent inflation drivers, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said yesterday following reports on the slight rise in the headline inflation rate in May. “The government will continue to implement lasting
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following approval of the creation of the Negros Island Region, Negros Occidental Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo is hopeful that the new administrative region will be fully operational in 2025. “We can hope that by 2025, we
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN While the United Negros Alliance (UNegA) has yet to make the formal announcement and endorsement of Board Member Jose Benito Alonso as the coalition’s vice gubernatorial bet in the elections on May next year, he already
The University of St. La Salle and Acster Marketing were crowned champions of their respective categories in the United Negros Basketball League 3rd Chairman’s Cup Negros, which was held in cooperation with Toyota Negros Occidental, after the finals held Sunday
EXERCISE. The BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) will represent the Philippine Coast Guard in the Regional Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) 2024, with the Japan and Indonesia Coast Guards, within the territorial waters of Bacolod City, from June 24 to 28.*
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Coast Guards of Japan and Indonesia are joining Philippine Coast Guard in a five-day Regional Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) 2024 at the territorial waters of Bacolod and Negros Occidental on June 24 to 28, amid tensions
The 3 teams vying for the finals of the 17 and Under Category faced off yesterday in the United Negros Basketball League 3rd Chairman’s Cup Negros, which is held in cooperation with Toyota Negros Occidental, at the Willy and Nolita
