P200M assistance already extended to Kanlaon victims – OCD
February 15, 2025
TENT CITY. An aerial view of 267 family tents intended for use by Kanlaon evacuees, set up at Brgy. 3 in Himamaylan City.* OCD photo
TENT CITY. An aerial view of 267 family tents intended for use by Kanlaon evacuees, set up at Brgy. 3 in Himamaylan City.* OCD photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson received on Thursday a Certificate of Approval of the six-year Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP) of Negros Occidental, from the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). Lacson, who
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Unidentified gunmen separately shot and killed two men on Thursday, in cities of La Carlota and Himamaylan, Negros Occidental, according to the police. A 32-year-old tricycle driver was shot to death by an unidentified gunman, in
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bago City Mayor Nicholas Yulo, in an official statement, said “I am deeply saddened and heartbroken over the untimely passing of Margarita ‘Gaita’ Araneta Forés.” The world-renowned Negrense chef, hailed as Asia’s Best Female Chef in
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A brief armed encounter on Thursday in Barangay Caduha-an, Cadiz City, may have pre-empted the extortion activities of remnants of the dismantled Northern Negros Front, following the injury of its finance officer, 1Lt. Dan Carlo Somoza,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amid threats of another Kanlaon volcano eruption, the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, 303rd Infantry Brigade, and the Philippine Coast Guard gave their commitments to ensure that the May 12 elections in the province will be
The City Government of Bacolod marked World Radio Day with the Kalantipan sa Kahanginan: The Broadcast Excellence Awards 2025, recognizing the outstanding contributions of radio in serving and informing the community. According to a press release from the Bacolod PIO,
God himself tells us how that is going to be. “Cursed be the man who trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the Lord,” he said in the Book of Jeremiah. (17,5) And he
The Commission on Elections has empowered its Kontra Bigay Committee (KBC) to deter and prosecute not only those who buy and sell votes, but also those who abuse state resources (ASR), which is defined in Comelec Resolution No. 11104, promulgated
• LIANNE RAEVEN MINOR Bringing the City of Smiles a sweetness like no other, J.CO Donuts and Coffee held its branch blessing and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the North Wing, SM City Bacolod on Thursday. Aiming to reach more Bacolod markets,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The implementation of the Comelec gun ban has led to the apprehension of 84 violators in Western Visayas for the period of January 12 to March 18. A total of 90 firearms, explosives, and gun replicas
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two of the six foreigners who were reported missing on March 19, while trekking the mountains of Valencia, Negros Oriental, have been rescued on March 21, provincial police spokesman, Lt. Stephen Polinar disclosed. Polinar said the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded 1,338 dengue cases in Negros Occidental within a period of 45 days this year, an increase of 1,068 cases compared to 270 in the same period last year. From January
The Philippine Statistics Authority Negros Occidental has partnered with the Division of Bacolod City and holds its first ever school activation of the year at Handumanan National High School on March 18. The School Activation is one of the several
In celebration of National Women’s Month, the City of Talisay Economic and Investment Promotions Office (CTEIPO) and the Talisay City Council for Women (TCCW) successfully hosted the motivational forum “She Means Business” at the Minuluan Hall, Talisay City Hall on
A number of precious considerations can be drawn when we consider the significance of this Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, when the Son of God gets conceived as man in the virginal womb of Mary. One is that