• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Tourism related activities, parties, and social gatherings have been prohibited within the 6-kilometer permanent danger zone of Kanlaon volcano, which remains on Alert Level 3, following its December 9 eruption. In an advisory, the Department of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen seized on Tuesday an estimated P5.4 million worth of suspected shabu from three suspects, during a buy bust operation in Barangay 2, Victorias City, Negros Occidental. The arrest of the three suspects, including a 48-year-old
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 362 public schools in Negros Occidental have shifted to the Alternative Delivery Mode of learning as a health measure, following the eruption of Kanlaon volcano on December 9. Records of the Department of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The possibility that regular and plantilla casual employees of the of the Negros Occidental provincial government may receive a bigger amount in additional bonuses before year ends, compared to last year, was entertained yesterday by Provincial
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution requesting the Bacolod City Police Office, through City Director Col. Joresty Coronica, to deploy more policemen on patrol and cover crowded areas, specifically malls, the Bacolod Public Plaza, the Bacolod City Government Center, The
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division reported infiltration in schools and attempts to recruit students in two universities in Western Visayas by allied organizations of the New People’s Army. In a statement, the leadership of the Army’s
The University of St. La Salle (USLS) is set to hold its graduation rites for 173 Project FREE (Flagships to Reach Educational Excellence) Program scholars on December 12 at the St. La Salle Coliseum. The graduants are part of the
On this year’s commemoration of Human Rights Day, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan – Negros (BAYAN-Negros) condemned in the strongest terms the escalating human rights violations perpetrated by the Marcos Jr. regime, a press release from organization said. Behind its façade of
The Municipality of E. B. Magalona received the 2024 Gawad KALASAG Seal for Excellence in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) for being a “Fully Compliant” Local Government Unit (LGU), at the 24th GK National and Regional Awarding Ceremony at
SILENT NIGHT. A young man meditates outside the gates of the Bacolod San Sebastian Cathedral, as a lights-on ceremony is being held behind him, at the Bacolod Public Plaza just across the church* CGSamillano photo
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Negros Occidental is advancing its commitment to clean, reliable, and sustainable energy for the future as it brought together over 20 exhibitors and partner organizations for the opening of the Renewable Energy Week Expo 2025
That’s what we can get from the gospel story about the two sisters, Martha and Mary. (cfr. Lk 10,38-42) If love is pure, we would not show off the things we do, baiting for praises; we would not compare ourselves
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negrenses have been warned of the possibility of heavy rains in the next few days, due to Tropical Depression ‘Crising’ and the enhanced southwest monsoon. In an advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Acceleration of the United States’ inflation rate for June 2025 added to investors’ concerns, resulting in the negative close of both the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) and the peso on Wednesday. The main stock gauge shed 1.89 percent to
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The rates of Negros Power are in accordance with the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) granted by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), and all regulatory rules and laws, its president, Roel Castro, disclosed on
Bacolod Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and Mayor Greg Gasataya have ordered concerned agencies to act without delay, following the flooding that occurred Friday night, which affected more than 5,000 Bacolod residents, during an emergency meeting they recently convened, said a
