• 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
The floods that hit the northern portion of Bacolod City and Talisay last weekend were particularly surprising because the heavy rains that caused it were localized over those areas only. In Silay, just a few minutes away by car, there
FLOOD RESCUE. The Coast Guard District Southern Visayas (CGDSV), through the Coast Guard Sub-station (CGSS) Himamaylan, deployed personnel to rescue affected families in Barangay 3, Himamaylan, NegOcc, yesterday, in response to the floods caused by Tropical Depression “Crising.”* CGDSV FB photo
In response to the growing need for accessible mental health support and meaningful youth engagement in Negros Occidental, the Negrosanon Young Leaders Institute Inc. (NYLI) presented its Paglaum Impact Report to Governor Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson on July 14, at
ABLAZE. Firemen respond to a commercial fire at the Star Cable office in Sagay City on July 12, which brought in fire brigades from as far as Bacolod City.* Sagay City DRRMO photo
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has exceeded its revenue collection target for the first half of 2025, reflecting the agency’s momentum amid a trimmed full-year goal prompted by slower-than-expected economic growth. “We are proud to say that we have
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) projects P350 million in revenue losses in sugar production from the almost 3,000 hectares of sugar cane farms affected by the infestations of red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) in the islands
