CLEARING. Bacolod City DRRMO personnel conduct clearing of fallen trees and vegetation to render blocked roads passable and clear electric lines of obstructions as Negros Island continues to feel the effects of the southwest monsoon.* Bacolod PIO photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN About 1,100 families in barangays of La Castellana in Negros Occidental, and Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, have evacuated from their respective homes, due to the continuing unrest of Kanlaon volcano. While the Philippines Institute of Volcanology
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A P50,000 reward is being offered by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez for any information leading to the arrest of two suspects linked to the murder of Nicus Balagosa inside his residence in Barangay Granada, Bacolod City,
Three hundred fifty four out 547 food kiosks and corporate booths at four festival sites were already sold out two weeks before the 45th Masskara Festival 2024 this October, a press release from the Bacolod Yuhum Foundation (BYF) said. “Definitely
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A visionary and charismatic leader, which many once saw as a potential presidential candidate, and he would have made an exceptional one. That was the description of former Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima of the late Negros
Mayor Marvin Malacon extended the suspension of face-to-face (F2F) classes, and directed a shift to modular modality of learning in all levels, both in public and private schools, in the Municipality of E.B. Magalona today, due to inclement weather brought
This should be one goal we should try our best to pursue and train ourselves for. Given the human condition we have in this world, hounded by all sorts of challenges, trials and difficulties, we should just try our best,
Saturday was a bad day to be stuck at home, as my area was struck with an unscheduled power failure that started just before noon and power was not restored until past 1am the following day. As far as I
The Presidential Communications Office has confirmed persistent rumors that a birthday party for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had taken place on Friday in a Pasay City Hotel, and that English pop rock band Duran Duran entertained guests during the event.
The Technological University of the Philippines Visayas (TUPV) students are heading to the national Interscholastic Quiz Bowl at the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) on November 14-15, after besting four other academic institutions in the recently concluded 2024 Interscholastic
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson reiterated on Wednesday that the congressional bid of Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer in the Fourth District of Negros Occidental has the support of the Love Negros and United Negros alliance, in response
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Sagay City Treasurer Juvy Pinongan has been ordered by the Commission on Audit to liquidate the P22 million Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) that was intended for health workers who rendered services during the COVID-19 pandemic, according
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez was honored with a prestigious recognition from the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa) for his unwavering dedication to upholding the sanctity of the Constitution and the rule of law, a press release from the House of Representatives
Former world pool champions Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante are set to compete in the 3rd Mayor Albee Benitez MassKara 10-ball Open Billiard Tournament at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central Activity Center from October 21 to 25, a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Victorias City vice mayoral aspirant Derek Palanca yesterday slammed the people surrounding his father, former Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca, whom he said are “misguiding and merely using him, perhaps ego feeding him, for clout to advance
The Rotary Club of Bacolod warmly welcomed District 3850 Governor Richard Centino, an inspiration in the realm of selfless leadership and humanitarian service, at the Boardroom 1 and 2, of O’ Hotel, on September 29, where the stage was set
