Bong Go remains the frontrunner in the highly competitive senatorial race, according to the latest nationwide survey conducted by Arkipelago Analytics. The survey, conducted from April 26 to May 1, 2025, engaged 1,400 registered voters through face-to-face interviews, employing proportional
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen arrested a suspected drug personality on Wednesday, during a buy bust operation at Country Homes Subdivision in Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City, leading to the confiscation of P476,000 worth of suspected shabu. Nabbed by operatives of
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Baciwa Employees Union called for the revocation of the joint venture agreement (JVA) between Baciwa and PrimeWater, and the end of the privatization of all water utility firms. Leny Espina, BEU president, said they believe
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Adrian Villaflor has filed a complaint on May 6 against a teacher, before the Commission on Elections, allegedly for engaging in partisan political activities, which is a violation of the Omnibus Election
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 14 persons were arrested for violating the Comelec gun ban in Bacolod City, from January 12 to May 3 this year. Four of the arrested gun ban violators were nabbed through police responses,
BURIAL. Army soldiers provide a decent burial to a NPA remnant killed in a gun battle on May 1 in Brgy. Humay Humay, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental.* PA photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked the help of League of Governors to push for the candidacies of Alyansa senatorial aspirants – former Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur
We cannot deny that in our life there will be unavoidable occasions when despite our pure intentions and best efforts, we would just find ourselves in situations of disadvantage and misfortune. We should not be surprised by this fact of
Following the tragic vehicle crash at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, where a 5-year-old girl who was there to see her father off was among the two killed, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered an investigation into the
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A visual artist and former educator has converted her home in Talisay City, Negros Occidental into an art gallery where she is currently holding her third solo art exhibition. Pablita Nava said she opened an art
That’s what happened to St. John the Baptist. (cfr. Mk 6,14-29) Just because he did not want to lose face before his guests, King Herod finally chose to give in to the request of a dancing girl who, advised by
The SM Foundation Inc. (SMFI) is now accepting applications for its SM College Scholarship Program for School Year 2026–2027, open to qualified incoming college freshmen until February 28, 2026. Complete application details are available at www.sm-foundation.org. Now in its 33rd
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN While Tropical Depression Basyang triggered pre-emptive evacuations on February 6 in Negros Occidental, no damage was initially reported in the province, as disclosed by Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Officer Irene Bel Ploteña. Ploteña explained on
In preparation for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) conducted a Satellite Voter Registration for the Youth at the CHMSU Binalbagan Campus on February 5, a press release from CHMSU said. Election Officer Imee
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) executed three anti-loose firearms operations leading to the seizure of guns and the arrest of two individuals in Negros Island Region. The first operation was launched at
A critical hurdle has been cleared, bringing much-needed relief to 54 Education graduates of Bacolod City College (BCC) from Batch 2025, following the release of a Special Order from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) last Thursday afternoon, a press
