• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A consortium won the bidding of the P1.2 billion bulk water project of the Negros Occidental provincial government, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Thursday. Lacson said that First Balfour, which forms part of the Lopez
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental is now under a state of calamity, as declared on Thursday by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC), which was convened by its presiding officer, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson. The declaration of
Kanlaon volcano spewing ash, as seen from the Air Force Black Hawk helicopter utilized during an aerial survey by officials of PHIVOLCS and OCD.* PIA photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A successful anti-illegal drug operation on Thursday, in Barangay 31, Bacolod City, led to the confiscation of P4.6 million worth of suspected shabu. The arrest of alias Sal, 24, yielded about 675 grams of suspected shabu,
The Bacolod City Fire Station, in collaboration with the City of Bacolod, officially launched its 2024 Oplan Iwas Paputok campaign with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Pope John Paul II Tower in Barangay 12, Bacolod City Wednesday, a press release
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) and other relevant agencies to expedite the drafting of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the amendments to the Agricultural Tariffication Act, recently signed into law by
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Victorias City in Negros Occidental was recognized as one of the most effective Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (ADACs) in the country during the 2024 ADAC Performance Audit Awards held on December 11 at the Tent City, Manila
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 360 neophyte police officers in Western Visayas have been sworn into the police service, after passing the rigid requirements for entry into the service. PBrig. Gen. Jack Wanky, regional police director of Western
This was what Christ once lamented about while preaching to the crowd. “To what shall I compare this generation?” he asked. “It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you,
One common sight on our roads and highways here are broken down vehicles that have been left, right smack in the middle lane because of some mechanical or maintenance issue, and worse, some are even being repaired right there, with
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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that Kanlaon volcano emitted ash twice on Sunday. The ash emission events generated superheated and grayish plumes that rose 150 meters above the crater, with continuous degassing and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday called on the Philippine National Police to ensure that the May 12 midterm elections will be peaceful and successful in Negros Occidental. The message was stressed by Lacson during
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A student, categorized by the police as a High Value Individual drug personality, was arrested during a buy bust operation on Friday at Purok Kawayan 2 in Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City. The apprehension of a certain
The BacoLaodiat Festival 2025 in Bacolod City will be introducing new activities to celebrate the Lunar New Year from January 31 to February 2, offering a blend of Filipino and Chinese traditions with a fresh perspective of Bacolod, a press
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reported the confiscation of more than P958,000 worth of suspected shabu from five arrested drug suspects on Thursday. Two of the five suspects, identified by the BCPO as Jaypee and
