• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Seven suspected New People’s Army rebels, including four ranking officials, died in an encounter with Army soldiers on Sunday in Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Brig. Gen. Joey Escanillas, 302nd Infantry Brigade commander, identified the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez lauded the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) for approving his request to allocate P205 million for the upgrading of the Bacolod-Silay Airport. The P205 million allocation for the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN More than nine months after it was recovered by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation, the stolen painting of national artist Fernando Amorsolo is now back in a museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental. The
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An additional financial aid of P204 million has been requested by the Office of Civil Defense from the national government, for local government units affected by the Kanlaon Volcano eruption. Office of the Civil Defense Administrator
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Agrarian Reform – Regional Office VI (DARRO-6) has denied, for “lack of merit,” the instant petition of 15 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) for the issuance of a Cease and Desist Order (CDO) against
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Power ramped up efforts to ensure the uninterrupted and stable power supply for the May 12 national and local elections by undertaking massive rehabilitation and preventive maintenance activities in its distribution network on April 26
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A new residential complex will soon rise in the southern part of Bacolod City through a partnership between Oroland Leisure and Residential Complex with InvestPhil Realty Development Corporation. The inauguration of the Kyla Model Unit along
Many years ago, when I was still studying for my priesthood in Rome, I attended a retreat where I heard a recording of a homily given by Opus Dei Founder, St. Josemaria Escriva. What stunned me in that recorded homily
On Saturday, we had the rare honor and privilege to concelebrate at the funeral Mass of our beloved Pope Francis. A few days ago, I came to Rome together with some of our priests and lay faithful to attend the
The United Nations Children’s Fund and Gavi Vaccine Alliance warned at the start of World Immunization Week that immunization efforts are under growing threat as misinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises, and funding cuts jeopardize progress and leave millions of children,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN With some local government units in Negros having adopted a four-day work week to cushion the impact of fuel prices hikes, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero also urged private companies
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A youth-led environmental group challenged the Bacolod City government to hold public consultations regarding the integration of the Waste-to-Energy project into the city’s Ten-Year Solid Waste Management Plan. The Negrosanon Initiative for Climate and the Environment
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following the rejection of the P1.2 billion bulk water supply proposal by the Silay City government, the provincial government of Negros Occidental is pursuing water permits which will be needed in future projects, Provincial Administrator Atty.
The MassKara dancers of Barangay 29 in Bacolod City, represented the Philippines in the International Show Parade 2026 in Macau last February 13 to 19. Barangay 29 Captain Leonard Pascua headed the 22-man MassKara delegation in the International Show Parade
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Police Office Intelligence Unit recovered an estimated P519,000 worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes from an abandoned house in Florence Ville Subdivision, Barangay Pahanocoy, late Monday night. The recovery occurred while authorities were conducting
REOPENED. The floating cottages at the Lapus-Lapus–Macaoagao Local Conservation Area in Sagay City, which officially reopened following rehabilitation efforts after being damaged by Typhoon Tino last year.* Lapus-Lapus Floating Cottage photo
