• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded candidates for the 2025 midterm elections that campaigning during Maundy Thursday and Good Friday is strictly prohibited, with violators to face penalties under the Omnibus Election Code. Atty. Lionel Marco
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN PBrig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, newly installed officer-in-charge of the Police Regional Office Negros Island Region, yesterday said that he will not tolerate any wrongful action of any police officers under his command. “There will be
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A buy bust operation on Sunday at Sitio Balibag in Barangay Lopez Jaena, Sagay City, led to the confiscation of P435,200 worth of suspected shabu, as reported by the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office. The seizure
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology logged two more ash eruptions on Monday at the Kanlaon Volcano, after recording 78 volcanic quakes since April 9. The first ash eruption, which started from 11:52 a.m. until
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) submitted its summary of loan releases for Bacolod, under the Benitez administration, as of March 31, a press release from Bacolod PIO said In 2019, the city secured a loan amounting to P1.7
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO “I join the Filipino people in prayer, fasting, and in opening our hearts during this celebration of the Holy Week,” Vice President Sara Duterte said in her Lenten message. “This is an important occasion for us
Labor advocate Wennie Sancho expressed his apprehension on the consequences of the 17 percent tariff imposed by US President Trump on sugar exported to the United States. One of these is reduced competitiveness. The increased cost due to tariffs could
HEAVY LABOR. The harvest season and the hot summer weather commonly come together to provide challenging conditions that farm workers have to overcome, such as this one in a Murcia field.* Alejandro Alvarez photo
There is something electrifying about being in a room full of young journalists—their minds buzzing with ideas, their energy crackling like live wires. Over the weekend, I had the honor of facilitating a column writing workshop for student journalists at
Almost one hundred farm workers’ dependents and out-of-school youth finished their technical skills training in different TESDA-accredited courses from the NFSP Sugar Workers Foundation Technical Skills and Livelihood Training Center at Bacolod City on April 11. Former Bacolod City Councilor
• 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
• 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 uniquely Silaynon slice-of-life story is making its way to the screen with the short comedy film “Hoy! Pili Ka Na!”, directed and produced by Banjo Hinolan. The film will premiere at the Cine Kahirup: Silay City Film Festival 2025,
The Negros Occidental provincial government and the State University of Northern Negros (SUNN) formalized their partnership to enhance job matching and career guidance through a Memorandum of Agreement signed on May 16. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and SUNN President Dr.
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 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
