• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Alarmed by the drop of the prices of sugar to below the cost of production, pegged at P2,400 per 50 kilo bag, Negros Occidental 5th district Representative Emilio Bernardino Yulo called for an investigation to the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Although about 87,000 residents are living within in the 6-kilometer danger zone of Kanlaon volcano, only 3,470 families, composed of 11,720 individuals who are residents of 19 barangays in six towns and cities, have evacuated from
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) undertook a major proactive maintenance initiative over the weekend to mitigate widespread power outages caused by aging infrastructure. In a statement, Negros Power said it replaced 132 sets of
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez yesterday said the city is willing to provide transportation support and all necessary assistance needed by the local governments in southern Negros Occidental that have been affected by the eruption of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday assured that all families affected by the restiveness of Mt. Kanlaon will receive timely assistance from the government until the situation stabilizes. Gacthalian gave
• ANDREW ALTAREJOS The Province of Negros Occidental and its LGUs harvested several awards during the Pagdayaw Awards 2024 of the Department of Tourism Region VI held at the Grand Xing Imperial Hotel in Iloilo City, Monday (December 9). Negros
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Monday lauded the signing of the amended Agricultural Tariffication Act into law, describing it as a groundbreaking measure that strengthens the government’s capacity to ensure rice price stability, empower Filipino farmers, and secure the nation’s
BLUE CHRISTMAS. The lights and decorations at the Bacolod Public Plaza were turned on last night, featuring the city government’s Adopt A Tree Program.* Andrew Altarejos photo
The days before Christmas usually see us frenziedly preparing for the birth of Christ. It’s a natural behavior for someone who is very special to all of us. After all, Christ is God who makes himself man to save us,
Republic Act 12080, or the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Protection Act, that seeks to establish a comprehensive school-based mental health program for all public and private basic education institutions and creates new plantilla posts for school counselors, was
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Eleven towns and cities in Negros Island Region have been classified as “pink zones” by the Department of Agriculture National African Swine Fever Prevention and Control Program. They are cities of Kabankalan, San Carlos, Silay, Victorias,
Trump 2.0 is upon the United States of America and many must be wondering how Donald Trump was able to win the elections so convincingly this time around, even after being convicted of a number of felonies and despite being
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Office of the Civil Defense wants the detailed contingency plans of local government units, especially La Castellana in Negros Occidental, in case of another eruption of Kanlaon volcano. Task Force Kanlaon chief Raul Fernandez, the
• 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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 18 local government units in Negros Occidental were among the the 79 localities in Western Visayas that successfully passed the 2024 Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA) conducted by the Department of Interior and
• 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
