• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental will have an 18 percent increase in its National Tax Allotment (NTA) in 2025, which is equivalent to more than P900 million, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson disclosed yesterday. In 2023, Negros Occidental lost more
• 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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of Senator Sonny Angara as the new secretary of Department of Education. Benitez, also the Commissioner of the Second Congressional Commission on Education,
RESTIVE. A snapshot of Kanlaon Volcano taken yesterday afternoon from the PHIVOLCS Mansalanao, La Castellana observation station.* PHIVOLCS photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Experts from the National Crop Protection Center of the University of the Philippines – Los Baños (NCPC-UPLB) are arriving in the 5th district of Negros Occidental today, to help farmers contain the fall armyworm infestation, Rep.
“We are pleased to welcome the appointment of Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara as the incoming Secretary of the Department of Education,” a press release from the House of Representative said. Senator Angara’s extensive experience, unwavering dedication, and exemplary public
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A policeman was injured after being shot during a buy bust operation on July 2 in Sitio Magkinigkig, Barangay Tan-awan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, which resulted in the apprehension of two drug suspects and the recovery
The Alliance of Children’s Ministries in Negros (ACMN) recently conducted a training of trainers at the Cosmopolitan Evangelical Church, Malaspina Street, Bacolod City. Titled “Understanding God’s Heart For Children”, the activity was attended by churches and fellowships in Negros Occidental
We need to be clear about this. Our Christian faith is not optional in our life. It is neither relevant only to some affairs and concerns in our life. It should be the main guide in all our affairs, be
In 2015, United Nations member states adopted the Sustainable Development Goals, 17 targets to transform the world by 2030, including completely ending extreme poverty and eliminating hunger, and action to combat climate change. However, war and funding shortfalls have hampered
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
• 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
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
• 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
• 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
