• GILBERT P. BAYORAN La Castellana residents will still have to cast their votes during the May 12 elections in the town’s polling centers, even if Alert Level 4 is declared, according to Mayor Alme Rhummyla Nicor Mangilimutan. Mangilimutan said
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A fire broke out on March 15 at Purok Ipil-Ipil in Barangay 1, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, claiming the life of a minor and destroying 27 houses made of light materials. The thirty families, composed
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A series of police anti-drug operations police operations in Negros Occidental, including highly urbanized Bacolod City on March 14 and 15, led to the recovery of P1,945,560 worth of suspected shabu, assorted firearms, and the arrest
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Extreme heat triggered the suspension of face to face classes in Negros Occidental at the start of March, affecting 381,415 learners all over the province, disclosed Hernani Escullar, spokesperson of the Department of Education in Western
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The death of Hans Ponteras, who was the sitting secretary of Komiteng Rehiyonal Negros/Cebu/Bohol/Siquijor (KR-NCBS) and finance head of the regional committee, was described by the Philippine Army as a major blow to the extortion networks
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson lauded the “collective excellence in governance” of Sagay City and urged the Sagaynons to be hopeful and helpful in making it more progressive, during the opening program of the 29th Sinigayan Festival at the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez yesterday dismissed as election propaganda the alleged criminal and administrative complaints filed against him and other Bacolod City officials. Stressing that he has no idea of it, Benitez, in a statement issued
A Unity Walk and Peace Covenant Signing was held in Ilog, Negros Occidental Saturday, in preparation for the upcoming National and Local BARMM Elections on May 12. The event was led by Ilog Police Director PMaj. Randy Babor, where Comelec
Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez recently visited PHILSURIN, a research institution specializing in sugarcane breeding in Silay City, on March 11, to explore climate-resilient and fast-growing varieties of sugarcane to support farmers in Negros Occidental, according to a press
For years, he (former President Rodrigo Duterye) ruled with an iron fist, his arrogance and pride unmatched. He was the master of his domain, unchallenged and unaccountable. But now, he stood before the court, a shadow of his former self,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The families of three of the seven New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in a series of armed encounters with Army soldiers in Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental have claimed the remains of their kin
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod congressional candidate Evelio “Bing” Leonardia sent last Friday to Comelec chairman, George Erwin Garcia, an urgent request for the manual counting and manual tallying at the precinct level of votes for local candidates in Bacolod
Although we already are born again in Christ especially through the sacrament of baptism—and with that reality continually nourished by the other sacraments and other instrumentalities that Christ through the Church has made available to us—we should see to it
The fluvial parade yesterday at the Malihaw River in Daan Banwa, Barangay IX, part of the 119th Malihaw Festival celebration in Victorias City, where the decked out boats are a tribute to Our Lady of Victory and St. Casimiro.* Victorias City Information Office photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Sidlak Victorias Global City will soon rise in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, with the simultaneous blessings of three landmark projects that are envisioned by its government leaders as new a growth area for the local
ASSISTANCE. Internally displaced persons in Brgy. Cabagnaan in La Castellana assist in hauling the 1,364 sacks of rice from the Office of the Vice President Sara Duterte during her visit to evacuation sites yesterday.* La Castellana LGU photo
