• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A significant drop in the price of sugar, at an average of P100 per 50 kilogram per bag this week, has alarmed sugar farmers, prompting them to seek the intervention of the Sugar Regulatory Administration and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Bacolod-Silay subtransmission line, inherited by the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) from the National Transmission Corporation in 1980, which has now rendered 44 years of service, is up replacement, disclosed Engr. Leomel Tambanillo, Negros Power
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Sanggunian Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental is expected to approve on December 3 the proposed P6.45 billion budget of the province for 2025, disclosed Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer on Friday. He said they are waiting for
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) recorded 5 more ash emissions or “ashing” events at Kanlaon Volcano. In an advisory issued yesterday, PHIVOLCS said the ash eruptions lasted five to 10 minutes. It also
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN More than P202.8 million of health emergency allowances (HEA) intended for payment to health personnel and staff of nine district hospitals managed by the provincial government of Negros Occidental, who rendered services during the COVID-19 pandemic
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Traditional jeepney drivers in Bacolod City are planning to stage a 5-day transport strike from December 20 to 25, as a Christmas gift to the officials of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), for
Bacolod City achieved a historic milestone in 2023, becoming the first local government unit to partner with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and PAG-IBIG for the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program under the leadership
The Human Rights Advocates Negros condemned Bacolod Police Director Col. Joeresty Coronica for threatening to disperse the peaceful protest of traditional public utility vehicles (PUV) yesterday, according to a press release from HRAN. Coronica’s absurd reasons that the protesters are
Former Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) housemate Bryan “Brx” Ruiz expressed his appreciation for being given the opportunity to share his financial knowledge to fellow Negrenses during the recent BDO mini-fiesta held at the Sipalay City Gymnasium, according to a press
READY. The Christmas lights at the Talisay City public plaza and San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish Church are being prepared for the switch-on ceremony scheduled for December 6.* Talisay City PIO photo
BingoPlus made the holiday spirit even merrier as it gave away prizes worth P450,000,000 during the Light Up the Christmas Tree, which ended in January. The Light Up the Christmas Tree was introduced last December during the four-day mall show
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Amid an observed increase in respiratory illnesses in Negros Occidental, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) said that there have been no recorded cases of the “super flu” in the province. Dr. Girlie Pinongan, PHO Head,
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. A 43-year-old laborer was severely injured after being stabbed by his friend at a sugarcane plantation in Hacienda Silos, Barangay Talaban, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Monday late evening. Investigation revealed that at around 11:00
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A 28-year-old woman is recovering in the hospital after she was accidentally shot by her live-in partner during a heated confrontation in Purok Masinadyahon, Barangay 12, Bacolod City, early Friday morning, January 16. Police Station 1
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Authorities have identified the suspect behind the armed robbery of a 19-year-old female student in Simon Peter Village, Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City, which occurred on Thursday, January 15. According to a report from Bacolod Police Station
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported the occurrence of two more ash emission events at Kanlaon Volcano on January 11. The first ash emission took place at 7:51 a.m. and followed by another event
