• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Commission on Elections is unfazed by reported threats of New People’s Army remnants to the conduct of the May 12 elections in the Negros Island Region, which have been dismissed by Comelec regional director Atty.
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO / GILBERT P. BAYORAN If Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez will be the one to decide on former Mayor Evelio Leonardia’s request, he will go for manual counting so that the latter can accept the outcome
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen on Monday night seized about P1.8 million worth of suspected shabu from two drug personalities who were arrested during a buy bust operation in Bacolod City. In a report, the Bacolod City Police Office said
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office Negros Island Region is sending 310 police personnel from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) to Negros Oriental for the May 12 elections, NIR Comelec regional director Atty. Lionel Marco Castillano disclosed
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported the occurrence of another ash emission, which lasted 10 minutes at Kanlaon Volcano on April 28. Based on its 24 hour monitoring, since Sunday, PHIVOLCS recorded 11
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson signed on Monday a Power Purchase Agreement with WeGen Energy Philippines, Inc., represented by its Vice President for Sales and Operations Orlando Alparce, for a 1,270kW Rooftop Solar Project across several entities of the
The City of Bacolod, through its Department of Local Economic Development and Investment Promotions (D-LEDIP) and in partnership with Thames International, conducted the Launch and Program Overview of the Innovation and Creative Entrepreneurship Capacity Building Program and the Senior High
To mark Labor Day, SM City Bacolod joins the nationwide initiative of SM Supermalls and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to provide accessible employment opportunities for Filipinos. Spearheaded locally by the Bacolod City Public Employment Service Office (PESO),
RETURNED. The 1936 painting “Mango Harvesters” by National Artist Fernando Amorsolo that was stolen in July last year is returned to its place in the Hofileña Museum in Silay City.* Silay City PIO photo
We have this happy assurance from our Christian faith—”God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” (Jn 3,16) We should just know
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Admitting that the Capitol’s One Hospital Command (OHC) is not a perfect system, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said it only needs some refinements, amid criticisms by some former politicians. OHC facilitates medical transport and patient
Pastor Allan Castigador of Barangay Estefania will hold a book launch on Friday at Apollo Restaurant, Bacolod City. The book entitled, The Hunter and His Flock, is an autobiography of a pastor whose life has been transformed by the gospel
Acster Marketing/Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) successfully defended their crown in the 4th Chairman’s Negros Basketball Tournament finals held last Sunday at the Willy and Nolita Au Court, BTTHS. Acster BTTHS overcame a halftime deficit and pulled away in
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN With the recent conclusion of the May 12 polls, politics in 2028 is already being discussed by politicians. With his term is set to expire in three years, reelected Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said the continued
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Pollution Adjudication Board has affirmed the issuance of interim Cease and Desist Order (CDO) by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) 6 to the Binalbagan-Isabela Sugar Company (BISCOM) in Negros Occidental, in connection with last month’s
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) warned that short-lived explosive eruptions of Kanlaon Volcano remain possible, following its eruption on May 13. Local government units within the hazard zone have been told by PHIVOLCS
