• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The number of 8 focus crimes in Negros Occidental dropped by 250 cases, or 37.65 percent, in the past 11 months, compared to the same period last year. In a report, the Negros Occidental Police Provincial
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN In preparation for the May 12, 2025 national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to conduct a voter education roadshow in Negros Occidental today, December 2. Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Ian Lee
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 1,130 drug personalities were nabbed in 914 police operations conducted in Negros Occidental from January to November 25 this year, who were also charged in court for violation of RA 9165, also known
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An estimated P816,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized by the police from two arrested drug suspects, who are siblings, on Sunday, December 1, at Purok Neptune in Barangay Singcang Airport, Bacolod City. Both arrested suspects,
Two thousand young people gathered from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao on November 15, to take action on the grappling issue of the Philippines’ severe child protection crisis in celebration of National Children Month. The I Am Brave National Convention was
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), under the leadership of Director General Jose Francisco “Kiko” B. Benitez, awarded Certificates of Scholarship Commitment, recently to the family of Mary Jane Veloso. Upon instruction of Secretary
Office of the Vice President (OVP) Undersecretary and Chief of Staff Zuleika Lopez was released Saturday after spending 10 days in detention based on a contempt order issued by the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, also known
Two hundred people, including members of ASEZ WAO, students from different colleges, Bacolod Sectoral Youth Affairs and Bacolod City Police collected 5,000 kilograms of trash through a cleanup activity ASEZ WAO, the Young Adult Worker Volunteer Group of the World
BONIFACIO DAY. Silay City officials, led by Mayor Joedith Gallego (6th from left) commemorate the 161st Birth Anniversary of Andres Bonifacio on November 30, with wreaths at a marker at the public plaza.* Silay City PIO photo
Everyone should be encouraged to be as creative and innovative as he can be. To be creative and innovative is an expression of our freedom that should be used as fully as possible. To be creative and innovative enables us
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City government urged individuals who experienced unusual physical symptoms after consuming arroz caldo at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) yesterday, January 16, to visit the City Health Office. Bacolod City Administrator Atty. Mark
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. A 37-year-old construction worker is in critical condition after his neck was slashed by a fellow worker at Sitio Moning, Barangay Cabadiangan, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on Monday. Investigation by the Sipalay City Police Station
Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday, visited residents affected by a landslide that struck communities near the Prime Waste Solutions landfill site in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City Thursday night. During the visit, the Vice President checked on the condition of
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Mayor Greg Gasataya has asserted that the Bacolod City diversion channel flood control project located along Burgos Street should be made operational immediately, prioritizing its functionality over the new design changes proposed by the Department of
The three times Mr. Football and Brisbane-based, Elmer Lacknet Bedia, embraced the Challenge Cup-Mundial, “Intercontinental Soccer Qualifiers” 11-a-side friendlies held at FIFA standard artificial grass soccer field, Victorias City on January 10, fresh from the Australian Futsal Association world tour.
• 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
