• 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
If we believe in the words of Christ, we certainly would know where to find the true peace, one that will always be effective whatever the situations and conditions of our life are. It’s a peace that comes to us
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.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Remnants of the New People’s Army Roselyn Jean Pelle Command claimed responsibility for the killing of a former member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical unit on May 14 in Sitio Minasug-ang in Barangay Tabun-ac, Toboso,
A delegation from the Rotary Club of Bacolod-Marapara (RCBM) is set to visit the Rotary Club of Kyoto-Fushimi in Japan, from May 27 – June 1, to celebrate their recent partnership project in the municipality of Murcia. The 21-member delegation
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Team Asenso Bacolod, led by Congressman-elect Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, Mayor-elect Greg Gasataya, and Vice Mayor-elect Claudio Puentevella, called for unity, cooperation and reconciliation towards a more progressive Bacolod. “We are deeply honored and grateful for the
CONTRABAND. The P12.8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes seized by PNP Maritime Command personnel in Brgy. Tiling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental.*
