• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Local government units surrounding Kanlaon volcano, along with government agencies, are bracing for a possible magmatic eruption, as reported by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, following the continuing restiveness of the volcano. As of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN There will be no classes today, Friday, September 13, in 13 local government units of Negros Occidental, due to expected rain from the enhanced southwest monsoon, also known as ‘habagat’. The southwest monsoon is being enhanced
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The police have recorded 16 deaths and 75 injuries, as a result of vehicular collisions in highly urbanized Bacolod City, from January to September 5 this year. In a report, the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO)
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bacolod and the Bacolod City Engineer’s Office to provide and install additional streetlights, road markings, and early warning devices along Araneta Street,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez yesterday clarified that contrary to claims, he is not endorsing anyone for councilor, with the Asenso Bacolod convention coming up on September 15, in Bacolod City. The six applicants vying for two
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN More than P1 million worth of suspected shabu has been seized by the police from six drug suspects who were separately arrested by police on September 11 and 12, in Negros Occidental. According to a report
PREPARED. Personnel of the DSWD Field Office 6 prepare hygiene kits in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, for distribution, in case the restiveness of Kanlaon volcano escalates further.* DRMD photo
Following a thorough assessment on the standard of governance and public service it demonstrates, the national validation team has recommended the City Government of Bago as passer for the 2024 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG), a press release from
Speaker Martin Romualdez yesterday welcomed the significant decline in the prices of rice after confirming the availability of rice selling by as low as P42 per kilo during a visit to three key markets in Metro Manila Wednesday morning, a
With the aim to alleviate hunger and ensure food security for low-income households, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched the program entitled, “Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program” with 172 beneficiaries attending the event Monday at the
If our planet is at the brink of a world war, which given the advances in technology and warfare, could be the war that should end all wars because nothing should be left at the end of it, is there
RUSH. Residents rush to save their belongings from the fire that broke out yesterday at Barangay 2 in Bacolod City, as firefighters respond to the blaze.* Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade photo
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Ramir Uytico, regional director of the Department of Education-Negros Island (DepEd NIR), emphasized that athlete welfare is the top priority for the Negros Island Region Athletics Association Meet (NIRAAM) 2026. Dedicated wellness spaces with stationed guidance
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Nine individuals were hauled into custody following a joint law enforcement raid that dismantled an illegal mining site in Barangay Bacuyangan, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental, on February 26. The suspects, led by a 38-year-old mining manager identified
MARKETING. Commerce at the Talisay City Public Market remains brisk, as observed during a recent price monitoring activity of the City Agriculture Office.* Talisay City PIO photo
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Land Transportation Office – Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) issued a show cause order against a minor observed performing a dangerous ‘superman’ stunt while speeding along the highway of Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental. The incident
