• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Oriental Regional Trial Court Branch 64 has dismissed murder charges filed against several Moises Padilla officials and civilians in Negros Occidental. In her decision dated February 28, Acting Presiding Judge Ma. Anna Priscila Pareja
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez is expected to sign today the build-transfer-maintain agreement in connection with the establishment of a centralized command center, intelligent street lamp poles with video surveillance analytics, property and tax assessment system
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division aired its full support for the Commission on Elections’ Kontra Bigay campaign against vote-buying and vote-selling in the May 12 elections. Kontra Bigay campaign aims to combat vote-buying, vote-selling, and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN More than P1.3 million worth of suspected shabu was recovered by the police on March 1 in Bacolod City and Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, following the arrest of two drug suspects. A buy bust operation on Saturday
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez had lauded the Bacolod Bulk Water Inc. (BBWI) for its swift response to a pipe breakage incident that caused temporary flooding in parts of Barangay Mansilingan, including Ging St., Raymundo St., and
As policy-makers and political leaders in Negros are buckling for the initial phase in the implementation of the Negros Island Region (NIR) with the Negros Power bolstering its rehabilitation program to strengthen its power infrastructure and ensure reliable electricity for
Let’s use some legal jargon to bring out the truth of our faith about how Our Lady can help us to be docile to the Holy Spirit. Whereas, God always intervenes in our life through Christ in the Spirit because
Time was when we would wake up in the morning and start the day listening to the radio newscast or reading the newspaper. We began each day with a fair knowledge of what was going on in the world and
The Department of Agriculture and the United Nations Children’s Fund have joined efforts to address early childhood malnutrition through nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA), which the UN Food and Agriculture Organization defines as a food-based approach aimed at overcoming malnutrition and micronutrient
PASUNDAYAG CHAMPS. Grupo Balibaylan won Best in Streetdancing at the 18th Pasundayag Festival in Valladolid on February 28, which was the highlight of the town’s 174th annual fiesta.* Andrew Altarejos photo
Tourism leaders, hotel executives, and tour operators came together recently at Seda Capitol Central to strengthen collaborations for the upcoming Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival, a press release from the Bacolod City Tourism Office said. The meeting, led by the Bacolod
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A group art exhibition opened at Ayala Malls Capitol Central in celebration of Women’s Month last March 12, with Negros Occidental Provincial Council for Women chair Andrea Lizares-Si as guest of honor. “Her Story” is the
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and the mayors of Negros Occidental ring the bell to signal the official opening of the 29th Panaad sa Negros Festival at Brgy. Mansilingan in Bacolod City.*
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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Health Office recorded two suspected rabies deaths from January to March 15 this year in Negros Occidental. Dr. Girlie Pinongan, the Provincial Health Officer, disclosed that the two victims are a minor and a
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson emphasized the crucial role of the media as agents of information and truth during the Negros Press Club’s 89th induction ceremony at the Sugarland Hotel, Bacolod City Saturday. “To our
