• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A day after the third minor explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano took place on April 8, the Department of Tourism (DOT) suspended tourism activities anew in areas near the restive volcano in Negros Occidental, to ensure
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) have officially signed on April 7 a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to ensure stable and uninterrupted power supply during the May 12 elections
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN PBrig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay has been designated by Camp Crame as the acting regional police director of the Negros Island Region, effective April 10. Prior to his assignment, Ibay was formerly the director of the
The grassfire on the eastern upper slopes of Kanlaon Volcano that was declared out by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology at about 9 a.m. yesterday.* Kanlaon Volcano Observatory – Canlaon City photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen have recovered another P680,000 worth of illegal drugs from eight drug suspects arrested on April 8 in highly urbanized Bacolod City and five areas in Negros Occidental. The bulk of the confiscated suspected shabu, estimated
The provincial government of Negros Occidental will set up an artificial intelligence (AI) education training hub at the soon-to-open campus of the Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC) in Talisay City. In a statement on Wednesday, Provincial Administrator
The Alliance of Concerned Consumers in Electricity and Social Services (ACCESS), expressed its full support to the program of Negros Power in partnership with the LGU’s in providing safe, legal and reliable electricity to informal settlers’ households who are defined
That’s the challenge we have to learn to tackle. That’s because prayer is the ideal condition we can have in this life. It establishes and keeps our proper relation with God. It makes us discern God’s abiding interventions in our
As the country braces for the annual Holy Week exodus, President Ferdinand Marcos instructed government agencies to remain vigilant and ensure the safety of passengers making their way to different parts of the country. The Department of Transportation has been
• ANDREW ALTAREJOS Barangay Buenavista was declared this year’s Himaya Festival champion, besting 18 other contingents during the street and arena dance competition in Himamaylan City on Sunday. The winning group also bagged several special awards including Best Himaya Festival
One of the things most tourists in Japan have a problem with is the lack of public trash bins, which forces us to hold on to pieces of waste until we can find a trash can, which is usually either
• 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 Police Regional Office Negros Island Region has conferred P/Maj. Eugene Tolentino with the PNP Heroism Medal during the traditional flag raising ceremony held at Camp Alfredo Montelibano Sr. in Bacolod City, on May 19. Tolentino,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency is expecting an increase in the number of drug-cleared villages in Negros Occidental, as 30 more barangays have applied to be declared as such. Of the 601 barangays in the 31
• 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
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
