• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A Chinese businessman died, while his business partner was injured after both were shot by a fellow Chinese national on Friday inside a warehouse compound in Barangay Bubog, Talisay City, Negros Occidental. The fatality, identified by
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As the budget of Negros Island Region is prepared for inclusion in the 2026 General Appropriations Act, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said he expects NIR to be “fully operational” by 2027. The statement came
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A series of anti-illegal drug operations of the police in highly urbanized Bacolod City on March 6 and 7 led to the confiscation of P1.9 million worth of suspected shabu from four arrested drug suspects. The
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Dengue cases in Negros Occidental have reached 1,151 for the first two months of 2025, with deaths attributed to it remaining at six, according to a report of the Provincial Health Office. The figure is up
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The ongoing implementation of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban in Negros Occidental has recorded 28 arrests, as of March 6. The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office nabbed 20 violators, while the Bacolod City Police
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has alerted consumers nationwide of the possibility of higher electricity rates as temperatures have risen in the past few days. ERC chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta said consumers must not expect reduction in the April billing due
PARADE. The “Pag Tinabu-ay sa Taytay” at Barangay Paraiso yesterday morning, part of the 29th Sinigayan Festival in Sagay City, which culminates on March 15-19.* Sagay City PIO photo
Obviously, the thing to do is to immediately go to Christ who will show us and empower us with the proper way to deal with the many temptations in our life. We should never just be by ourselves when these
As the country observes Fire Prevention Month in March, which is also the start of the dry season, let us brush up on the prevention measures and awareness of fire risks, which inevitably rise as the weather turns hotter and
The pride of Cadiz City, 11-year-old para-athlete Zach Lucas Obsioma, once again proved his dominance in the pool by securing three gold medals at the 2025 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet, a press release from Cadiz PIO said.
That parable about the rich man and the beggar, Lazarus, (cfr. Lk 16,19-31) clearly reminds us that we need to live the Christian spirit of poverty which, if understood properly, is not about what you have or what do not
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Police seized about P1,190,000 worth of suspected shabu from five suspects who were separately arrested on March 21 in Bacolod City and E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental. In a statement, the Bacolod City Police Office reported the
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
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday reaffirmed his support and commitment to the programs of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) during the 20th General Directorate Conference 2025 held at Seda Hotel in Bacolod City. Through skills
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Pamplona Mayor Janice Vallega Degamo, the widow of slain Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, remains hopeful on the return of former Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, through extradition from Timor Leste to the Philippines. Degamo admitted that
With elections coming up and Rodrigo Duterte’s incarceration at the Hague sending his rabid supporters into overdrive, expect a deluge of fake news, misinformation, and disinformation to barrel down our way in the coming months as politicians and their dynasties
