• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Calatrava Mayor Marilyn Era was found guilty by the Committee of the Whole of the Negros Occidental Sangguniang Panlalawigan of grave abuse of authority and gross negligence of duty, for the termination of services of two
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Starting January next year, E.B. Magalona will be a first class municipality, while Bago, Cadiz, San Carlos are also elevated to 1st class cities. The reclassification of E.B. Magalona to 1st class municipality, and Cadiz, San
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Anticipating an influx of tourists after Negros Occidental won the hosting for the 22nd Organic World Congress (OWC) in 2027, Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez said he is determined to prioritize the improvement of the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen yesterday recovered P1,632,000 worth of suspected shabu from two drug suspects they arrested in Barangay 2, Bacolod City. The joint operations of the Bacolod City Police Office Drug Enforcement Unit and the PNP Maritime Command
Through the efforts of Mayor Albee Benitez, the City of Bacolod, together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), conducted an Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) Financial Assistance payout Wednesday at the Gonzaga Gym, Barangay Taculing,
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Region VI recently conducted a 3-day eLGU User’s Training and Data Build-Up at the Bacolod City Government Center, which began on December 4, a press release from Bacolod PIO said. The training
EB Magalona residents troop to the municipal hall and public plaza that has been filled with colorful Christmas lights and decors.* Tumandok photo
December 8 this year, usually marking the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, is also the 2nd Sunday of Advent which takes precedence over the Marian solemnity. This happy coincidence, through the gospel reading of the day, (cfr. Lk
Soil is any farmer’s most valuable working capital – Howard Buffet Negros as the “Organic Food Bowl of Asia,” may not be in trouble as far as the supply of agricultural production for food consumption is concerned. What is deeply
A Senate ways and means committee investigation into the proliferation of fake disability (PWD) ID cards has determined that the government lost P88.2 billion in taxes from people who use such ID cards to take advantage of the discounts and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The usage of the P50 million donation from the Office of the President (OP) for Kanlaon evacuees in Negros Occidental may take some time. This developed after the Office of the President required the provincial government
Colors, sounds, and crowds will fill the air as the culmination of the 50th Dinagsa Festival kicks off today with a grand opening celebration, according to a press release from the Cadiz City PIO. The festivities will begin with a
Filipinos should eat more fruits. And farmers should devote more land to fruit trees. That was the message from Lope Nonoy Napao, horticulturist and president of the Negros Occidental Garden Club. Speaking recently at the club’s January general assembly at
Miss Universe Bacolod City, Louise Lian Enumerable Bobe, paid a courtesy visit to Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez, embodying elegance and purpose. Clad in a stunning blue ensemble by designer James Larnelle, the candidate paid tribute to the mayor’s unwavering
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez lauded President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and his administration for their successful effort in ensuring the safe release of 17 Filipino seafarers held hostage by Houthi rebels in Yemen for more than 429 days, a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Commission on Elections is not downplaying the capability of New People’s Army remnants in Negros to come up with activities during the May 12 polls, amid the assurance of the Philippine Army that the rebel
