• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology recorded elevated volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas emissions from the summit crater of the Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island on June 28. PHIVOLCS logged an average of 5,397 tons
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Confederation of Sugarcane Producers’ Associations (CONFED) asked the Sugar Regulatory Administration to start consulting the sugar industry on its sugar policy for crop year 2024-2025. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel, Jr., CONFED,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez has the endorsement of his colleague in the House of Representatives, in the person of Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo, as the next secretary of the Department of Education. The influential
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Visayan DAILY STAR was among the 174 private and government institutions in Negros Occidental given tribute by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) at the 2nd Pasidungog event at the Santa Maria Ballroom of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A series of buy bust operations during the weekend in Negros Occidental, including highly urbanized Bacolod City, yielded more than P870,000 worth of suspected shabu and the arrest of eight drug suspects, including a job order
CHAMPION. Contingent No. 6 – Nagkahiusang Kabatan-onan sa Lumad Dos (Barangays Lo-ok, San Isidro, Patun-an, Tigbon, Bantayanon, and Malanog), was named the champion of Calatrava’s Lilas Pandan street dance competition held over the weekend.* Andrew Altarejos photo
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Friday hailed the recent enactment of a bill mandating private higher educational institutions (HEIs) to waive college entrance examination fees for qualified students, which has lapsed into law and takes effect immediately, a press release
Death is the great equalizer of life; it respects no one. Rich or poor, young or old, important or insignificant… it spares no one. In today’s gospel we read the story of Jairus, a powerful member of the community, who
The World Bank warned the Philippines that it has only one generation left, or about 20 to 25 years, before the window to harness the benefits of its relatively young population closes, as it is expected to see another demographic
Mang Inasal was among the food exhibitors in the first United Nations Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Asia and the Pacific hosted by the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT). The event was held last June 26 at the
Death is the great equalizer of life; it respects no one. Rich or poor, young or old, important or insignificant… it spares no one. In today’s gospel we read the story of Jairus, a powerful member of the community, who
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
The local index and currency continued to strengthen on the week’s last day of trading, following the central bank’s statement that inflation is expected to ease by the second half of the year. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on
• 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),
Victorias City Coliseum hosted business owners and entrepreneurs who gathered for the “DigiCities Masterclass,” a key event under USAID’s SPEED (Strengthening Private Enterprises for the Digital Economy) initiative, coinciding with World MSME Day, on June 27. The global observance, designated
