• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Face to face classes in some Negros Occidental schools were temporarily suspended on Thursday, and has even been extended to March 7, with state weather bureau PAGASA forecasting the heat index to as high as 40
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported five ash emission events on March 6 at the Kanlaon Volcano summit. Mari-Andylene Quintia, resident volcanologist at the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory, however, said that they have not
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN What was described as a ‘tornado’ swept through Barangay Blumentritt in Murcia, near the Negros Power substation at about 2 p.m. yesterday, causing significant power disruptions in the area. The strong winds resulted in power outages
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A 64-year-old male from Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City succumbed to dengue on February 5. The victim is the first recorded death in Bacolod City this year due to dengue. He was admitted on February 3 and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The month long manhunt operations against wanted persons in Negros Occidental, including highly urbanized Bacolod City, led to the arrest of 318 fugitives for the month of February. Among the arrests, the Negros Occidental Police Provincial
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An initial batch of 46 members of the defunct Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (Tabara Paduano Group), now known as Kapatiran, were enrolled yesterday in the amnesty program of the government, almost 25 years after a
LIN-AY. The 27 Lin-ay sang Negros candidates, representing their respective cities and municipalities, during a courtesy visit at the Provincial Capitol.* Capitol PIO photo
This danger is illustrated in that gospel episode where “the disciples of John approached Jesus and said, ‘Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?” (Mt 9,14) And Christ simply responded: “Can the wedding
The season of Lent started with Ash Wednesday a couple of days ago, and for Catholics that means for the next 40 days, we have to be aware when it’s a Friday because that is when, for reasons of faith
The Department of Social Welfare and Development recently reminded the public that candidates running for positions in the upcoming elections shouldn’t use the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to boost their campaigns, stressing that only the agency was authorized to
• 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
• 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
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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two Army officers and three enlisted personnel were given recognition by the Philippine Army in separate occasions, on March 22 and 21, respectively, for their exceptional dedication to duty and unwavering courage in fulfilling their sworn
BASE-AO DEL JAENA, composed of Barangays Bato, Sewahon, Taba-ao, Plaridel, and Lopez Jaena, was declared champion in the Sinigay sa Sagay Saot para sa Dunang Manggad 2025 in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on March 19* Andrew Altarejos photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN All the six foreigners reported as missing in the mountains in Negros Oriental have all been accounted for after the four remaining hikers were rescued on March 22 by Army soldiers and search and rescue groups
