• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Authorities have started making preparations to move thousands of voters from Kanlaon-affected communities to their alternative voting sites, with less than a week to go before the May 12 elections A total of 4,982 voters in
Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria and Provincial Treasurer Atty. Amy Grace Bolivar inspect the official ballots and non-accountable forms at a warehouse in Bacolod City.* Comelec photo
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Water Watch Advocates, representing water consumers of Bacolod City, filed a petition for the revocation of the joint venture agreement (JVA) between Baciwa and PrimeWater before the Office of the President. In his petition letter addressed
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Agriculture – Negros Island Region yesterday reported a retail price drop for premium (imported) rice of P2 per kilo in Negros Occidental. However, the prices of locally produced rice remain at the P40
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN About 7,000 personnel of the Philippine Army, National Police, and Coast Guard will secure the entire Negros Island Region during the May 12 elections, P/Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, Police Regional Office-NIR officer-in-charge disclosed on Monday.
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod City Fire Station reported a significant decrease in the number of fire incidents in Bacolod City for the first four months of this year, as well as the decrease in damage to properties by
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A 47-year-old male from Barangay Banago, Bacolod City recently succumbed to leptospirosis, bringing to two the total number of deaths in Bacolod City. The previous fatality was from Brgy. Villamonte. Dr. Grace Tan, Bacolod City Health
Given the current climate of our environment that is now heavily marked by new and highly absorbing things, we cannot underestimate the importance of truly sharpening our hunger for God. Nowadays, if we are not careful, we would easily get
One interesting observation regarding secondary level education in the Philippines is that there seem to be more honor students these days. However, that does not jive with the results of the recent Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS)
The Philippines improved to 116 from 134 last year in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, which is based on monitoring by the international nonprofit organization Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF, or Reporters Without Borders). However, despite the marked improvement, the
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Twenty transport workers in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, are facing administrative sanctions after confirmatory drug tests validated their positive results following a surprise inter-agency operation dubbed Oplan Harabas. The operation, conducted on January 29, screened a
The blocked driveway has become a more common problem for me lately, as the number of occasions that I have been prevented from entering my own home by inconsiderate and ignorant vehicle owners has increased in recent weeks. My reactions
The City of Bacolod has reaffirmed its commitment to the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) initiatives and policies including the anti-epal policy, with a focus on fostering transparency and accountability in all local government-funded projects, a press
That’s from the Gospel of St. Mark (1,15), words spoken by Christ himself when he went into Galilee and proclaimed the Good News of God after John the Baptist was put in prison. After saying this he immediately said: “Repent
Coast Guard Sub-Station EB Magalona, in coordination with the MDRRMO, PNP, and BFP, conducted a pre-emptive evacuation at E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Depression ‘Basyang’.* Philippine Coast Guard photo
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. In compliance with the requirements of Universal Health Care (UHC) law, Negros Occidental, through the Provincial Health Office (PHO), yesterday opened the first Supply Chain Management Warehouse in the entire Negros Island Region (NIR). The
