• 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 Negros Power reports having invested P1.3 billion in capital expenditures (CAPEX) as of December last year, to improve power reliability, efficiency, and safety throughout its franchise area in central Negros. The investments reflect Negros Power’s long-term
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. High-ranking officials and the 31 chiefs of police (COPs) of the Negros Occidental Provincial Police Office (NOcPPO) convened at the Capitol Social Hall alongside Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson for the New Year’s Call 2026, a
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Three police stations in Negros Occidental have new chiefs of police, following the final reshuffling of commanders imposed by Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOcPPO). Among the local government units (LGUs) who announced the change
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Four Army senior officers assigned at the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division have been promoted. Promoted to the rank of full-fledged colonel were Lt. Col. Michael Aquino, Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Lt. Col. Magno Mapalad
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. / THERESA MAE DULMAN A 34-year-old motorist was killed after he was crashed at the dead-end portion of the National Road in Sitio Quarry, Barangay Rafaela Barrera, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on late evening of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The National Federation of Sugarcane Planters (NFSP) has reiterated its opposition to any measure, under whatever pretext, that will ultimately allow additional imported sugar into the country, whether this year or in 2027. This was after
