• GILBERT P. BAYORAN BISCOM (Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company) yesterday said that it is collaborating with concerned government agencies and the municipal government of Binalbagan to minimize the environmental impact of the molasses spill from its storage tanks. In a
ASSISTANCE. Internally displaced persons in Brgy. Cabagnaan in La Castellana assist in hauling the 1,364 sacks of rice from the Office of the Vice President Sara Duterte during her visit to evacuation sites yesterday.* La Castellana LGU photo
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Vice President Sara Duterte endorsed 10 senatorial candidates, but has not yet endorsed any local candidate, during a press conference in La Castellana, Negros Occidental yesterday, where she distributed rice and other relief assistance to Kanlaon
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Ray Ruiz yesterday said that Candoni remains peaceful despite the encounter between government forces and New People’s Army rebels in November last year, which he dismissed as an “isolated incident.” The Commission on Elections has
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Lakas CMD headed by Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez appears to be “flexing its muscles” in Negros politics, as it aired support for the candidacies of six mayoral candidates and the reelection of Fifth District Representative
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen arrested on Tuesday three more suspected drug peddlers in three buy bust operations in Negros Occidental, yielding about P78,200 worth of suspected shabu. The apprehension of alias Otep, a 50-year-old tricycle driver, at Sitio Bingig
• ANDREW ALTAREJOS Independent senatorial candidate Angelo De Alban bared his legislative agenda that is focused on protecting the rights and advancing the welfare of children with special needs, during a press conference in Bacolod City yesterday. De Alban is
The Alliance of Concerned Consumers in Electricity and Social Services (ACCESS) blamed generation companies for the increase in electricity rates. According to a press release, electricity consumers were recently confronted by higher generation rates from power producers that was exacerbated
That’s how our attitude should be toward the cross, in whatever form it may come to us. It may be in matters of health, finances, family and business concerns, etc., we should just welcome the cross knowing that if we
The Securities and Exchange Commission is adopting a fully online and paperless company registration process to make setting up a business in the country easier and faster. Following its issuance of Memorandum Circular 3, Series of 2024, requiring the use
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Amid an observed increase in respiratory illnesses in Negros Occidental, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) said that there have been no recorded cases of the “super flu” in the province. Dr. Girlie Pinongan, PHO Head,
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance renaming South Capitol Road, Bacolod City to “Mayor Alfredo L. Montelibano Jr. Avenue”, bounded on the east by Lacson Street up to San Juan Street on the west, was passed by the Bacolod Sangguniang
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The Police Regional Office in Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) augmented a total of 150 police personnel to Cebu City, who will be on duty on January 15 to 18 for the celebration of the Sinulog
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. A 43-year-old laborer was severely injured after being stabbed by his friend at a sugarcane plantation in Hacienda Silos, Barangay Talaban, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Monday late evening. Investigation revealed that at around 11:00
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The official representative of Bacolod City to the Miss Universe Philippines 2026 paid a call on the Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday to ask for support and guidance as she prepares for the national pageant on May 1.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Fifty police personnel were dispatched in conflict-affected communities and remote barangays of Negros Island Region, to serve as the primary link between the Philippine National Police and the community, strengthening grassroots engagement and responsive policing. PBrig.
