• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Commission on Elections sent notices of violation to 52 candidates aspiring for national elected positions, for failing to comply with rules on campaign posters in Negros Occidental. The campaign period for senatorial aspirants and party-list
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The number of dengue cases continue to soar in Negros Occidental, as the Provincial Health Office recorded 1,256 cases from January to March 8, which is an increase of 412 percent compared to the same period
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance prescribing the guidelines for the issuance of a special business permit for small-scale businesses, including street vending, home-based businesses, sari-sari stores, and ambulant vendors or peddlers in Bacolod City, was passed by the Sangguniang
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Power is set to enhance electricity reliability and improve service quality for consumers in four different areas of Bacolod City, on March 14, through a series of distribution transformer capacity uprates. According to Negros Power,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another ash emission which lasted 58 minutes was recorded at Kanlaon Volcano by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. In an advisory issued on March 13, PHIVOLCS also reported the occurrence of 21 volcanic earthquakes
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental and 18 local government units recently received a total of P33,918,000 in incentive funds from the Department of Interior and Local Government, for passing the Seal of Good Local Governance.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Left behind by their fleeing comrades at the encounter site, the remains of two suspected New People’s Army leaders were recently turned over by the 79th Infantry Battalion to their respective families in Barangay Banago, Bacolod
Bacolod City is taking a significant step towards addressing the growing population of stray cats and dogs by introducing the largest local government-operated animal shelter in the country as part of its Rabies Prevention and Control Program, a press release
DRILL. Sipalay City government employees participated in the First Quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) yesterday, organized by the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.* Sipalay City PIO photo
That gold standard is nothing other than the way God loves us. It’s a love that has a universal scope, that can include enemies. It continues to burn whatever the situation and condition may be. It takes the initiative to
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Bacolod City is set to become the first in the Negros Island Region (NIR) to utilize electric patrol cars, as the city government prepares to donate ten electric vehicles (EV) to the Bacolod City Police Office
ILLUMINATED. The San Diego Pro-Cathedral, in Silay City, Negros Occidental, marked its 100th anniversary on January 12 with a newly illuminated exterior.* Silay City PIO photo
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A total of P8.8 million shipment of suspected shabu intended for the Sinulog Festival in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, was intercepted by the Bacolod City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) during a high-stakes buy-bust operation on Monday
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Amid an observed increase in respiratory illnesses in Negros Occidental, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) said that there have been no recorded cases of the “super flu” in the province. Dr. Girlie Pinongan, PHO Head,
The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City has approved unanimously on second reading a proposed ordinance establishing a scholarship program for persons with disabilities (PWDs), their children, and children of solo parents in the city. Authored by Councilor Caesar Distrito, chairperson
Active Group gathered its valued broker partners for an evening of gratitude, recognition, and celebration at the Annual Brokers Appreciation Night held on December 9, 2025, at Citadines Hotel, Bacolod City. With the theme “A Celestial Christmas,” the night was
