• 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
• 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
DISPLACED. Government social workers and volunteers distribute food to residents displaced by a gun battle in Brgy. General Luna, Toboso.* MDRRMO photo
Indeed! Otherwise, our pursuit for knowledge not motivated by and oriented toward love for God and others would only be a pure exercise of self-indulgence, prone to many other anomalies like pride, vanity, lust, greed, envy, etc. that definitely would
The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center said eight were recently added to its pipeline of PPP projects for undertaking between the government and the private sector. Data released by the PPP Center showed that as of March 14 this year, projects
DANCE! Traffic enforcers from across the Third District showcased their traffic management skills while dancing during the Saot Trapiko sang Tersero Distrito competition, held along Osmeña Avenue and Magsaysay Street of Victorias City on March 20.* Victorias City PIO photo
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) honored Antonnette Garcia of the Sugarbowl Tenpin Association Inc. Youth (STAI-YOUTH) as one of the distinguished recipients of the All-Women Sports Awards 2025. The prestigious event celebrated women in sports who have demonstrated exceptional skill,
