• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Thirty Small Town Lottery illegal collectors, known as “bookies”, who were arrested by the police in Bacolod City and Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental starting from January until present, are facing charges for violation of RA 9287,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The month-long anti-drug campaign of the police in Negros Occidental, including the Bacolod City Police Office, has led to the arrest of 155 drug personalities, according to police records. Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office nabbed 105
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two more ash emissions were recorded on April 5 at Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Sunday. The ash emissions lasted between 13 to 24 minutes,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez warned against those engaging in gambling on the results of the May 12 elections, stressing that such illegal acts are punishable under existing laws of the country. Benitez, a congressional
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The 606th Special Forces Company, an elite unit of the Philippine Army, marked on Sunday the 35th anniversary of Sitio Manipolon raid in Barangay Pandanon, Murcia, Negros Occidental, led by then Capt. Arturo Ortiz, a successful
Bayan-Negros reiterated its call to surface urban poor organizer Iver Larit and all other victims of forced disappearance, as well as the resumption of an investigation on his case, a press from Bayan Negros said. On April 5, 2022, Larit
HIMAYA FESTIVAL. Participants in the first Himamaylan Drum and Lyre Competition that was part of the Himaya Festival celebrations over the weekend.* Mayor Raymund Tongson FB photo
This is what we can gather from the story of the beautiful Susannah who was the object of lust by two elderly men and who was falsely accused of wrongdoing because she refused to accede to their evil request. (cfr.
In Sunday’s gospel, Jesus arrives in the temple area to teach, when some Pharisees and scribes bring in a woman caught in adultery. They make her stand in the middle and ask Jesus’ verdict on her. They remind him at
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 70 percent of total deaths in the Philippines, meaning that more than 600,000 Filipinos die from conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and mental health illnesses yearly. Philippine Statistics Authority records show that from
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Western Visayas on Thursday simultaneously distributed cash assistance worth P9.88 million to families displaced by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano, through its Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) program. A total of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has sought assistance from the Department of Agriculture, after pest infestations, suspected to have originated from cane points purchased from Luzon by sugar farmers, hit several sugar farms in six areas
Today’s short gospel marks the beginning of Jesus’ long farewell discourse given at the last supper. He tells his apostles, “I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The sugar produced during this crop year is expected to end almost five percent higher at 1.837 million metric tons, from the initial estimate of 1.782 million MT, Sugar Regulatory Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona disclosed. Despite
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Cadiz City in Negros Occidental is set to have another solar farm soon. Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. disclosed that Aboitiz Power has already acquired property in Barangay Luna and an expansion area in Brgy. Mabini, Cadiz
A Transition Coordination Meeting was held at the City Mayor’s Office yesterday to discuss preparations for the smooth and orderly turnover of duties and responsibilities in the local government, a press release from Bacolod PIO said. The meeting gathered members
