• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The possibility of another eruption of Kanlaon volcano in Negros Island remains high, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, citing the continuing increase in emissions of sulfur oxide. Mary Andelene Quintia, resident volcanologist
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN More Negros Occidental solons, local lawmakers, and officials have joined the bandwagon endorsing Third District Rep. Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez to be the next secretary of the Department of Education, a Cabinet position vacated by Vice
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office received the highest overall score in the Unit Performance Evaluation Rating (UPER) for the month of June this year, besting seven other provincial and city police offices under Police Regional
• 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
The safety of hundreds of families and households along the coast of Barangay 6 in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental is now assured from possible water devastation, following the completion of the concrete seawall built by the Department of Public
• 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
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
Bacolod MassKara Festival dancers from Barangay Granada, with city officials, at the Sandiwa Fiesta Europa’s Philippine Independence Day event in Northern Italy, where the dancers performed during the weekend.* Jason Villarosa FB photo
A lot of Filipinos seem to be worried over a shooting war breaking out between their country and China, especially as the latter’s aggression has recently ramped up in the West Philippine Sea, a part of our sovereign territory that
The Philippines is still under “increased monitoring” as it has yet to exit the “gray list” of Paris-based watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which urged the country to “swiftly” tackle its remaining deficiencies against money laundering and terrorist
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 The National Federation of Sugarcane Planters and Panay Federation of Sugarcane Farmers Inc. has joined the Confederation of Sugar Producers Association Inc. in calling for a “data-based, transparent, and consultative sugar importation plan.” The reaction from
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.*
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel being welcomed by Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya, among other local officials, at the UNO-R parade grounds in Bacolod City.* GPB photo
• 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
Is this what it feels like to be desperately trying to catch up after being left so far behind and/or held back for so long? It has become clear by now that because of the priorities and the competencies (or
