• 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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 reported that its anti-illegal drugs campaign from January 1 to 15, led to the arrest of 196 drug suspects and the recovery of P17.8 million worth of illegal drugs. The Negros
The House-approved bill on promoting sex education and preventing teenage pregnancies is now effectively dead with the commitment of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to veto it if passed by Congress, Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez yesterday said, a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Police recovered more than P2 million worth of suspected shabu from eight arrested drug suspects in highly urbanized Bacolod City, and five component cities of Negros Occidental. A buy bust operation conducted at the Goldenfield Commercial
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The P50 million assistance from the Office of the President, given to the Negros Occidental provincial government will be utilized for the food of Kanlaon evacuees, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson disclosed on Friday. As of January
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) ordered its armed wing, the New People’s Army, to enforce a set of policies for politicians entering into what it claims are “revolutionary areas.” In a statement, the CPP
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting the Bacolod City Health Office to strengthen its campaign against dengue prevention in the City of Bacolod. The resolution authored by Councilor Claudio Jesus Raymundo Puentevella said the CHO Epidemiology
