Almost 4,000 Army soldiers and 91 mobility assets have been deployed by the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division to secure Negros Island Region, Western and Central Visayas during the May 12 polls.* PA photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amid the disqualification complaint filed against her over residency issue, Atty. Lionel Marco Castillano, Commission on Elections regional director for Negros Island Region, disclosed on Thursday that Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo remains a legitimate candidate for
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reported another significant accomplishment in the campaign against illegal drugs, following the confiscation of almost P1 million worth of suspected shabu from an arrested drug personality. The apprehension of a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A public school teacher, assigned as a chairman of the Board of Election Inspectors for the May 12 national and local polls in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, who has been accused of alleged electioneering, will be
The City Government of Bacolod, through the Bacolod City Tourism Development Office, convened an Inter-Agency Coordination Meeting for the Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival at the Bacolod City Government Center on Wednesday, a press release from the Bacolod Tourism Office said.
Water Watch Advocates – Bacolod City joined the nationwide condemnation of PrimeWater’s failure to deliver clean, sufficient and affordable water services to the Filipino people. “We, the consumers of Bacolod City, spearheaded by Water Watch Advocates, are compelled to express
With all the things that we are now exposed to, we cannot be naïve to think that as long as these things are not instantly wrong, we can feel free to receive them anytime. That kind of mindset may be
The misunderstood word for the week would probably be ‘bollard,’ especially after the tragic incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 where two people were killed, one of them a 4-year-old girl who was just sending her dad
With the May 12 polls fast approaching, the Commission on Elections has organized its own “keyboard warriors” of truth tellers, according to Comelec Chairman George Garica, who said that 30 of the poll body’s personnel have been assigned to man
Wushu’s Carlos Baylon Jr. led the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) monthly achievers for April. Baylon, who hails from La Carlota City in Negros Occidental, delivered a breakout performance at the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) 10th Sanda World Cup in Jiangyin,
The Philippine stock market closed nearly unchanged while the peso strengthened on the last trading day of the week. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 0.02 percent to 6,465.53 while All Shares rose 0.03 percent to 3,769.37. “Philippine shares
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Three laborers died during a vehicular crash on Saturday evening at Crossing Cabanyohan in Barangay Tampalon, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, police said. Initial investigations of the Kabankalan City police indicated that the motorcycle driven by Rico
During the recent Kanlaon Volcano eruption on May 13, the Cadiz’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Team (DRRMT) mobilized its water tanker to conduct flushing operations – clearing ashfall debris along vital roads going to Barangay Yubo, La Carlota City,
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.
MUDDY. The OCD urged vigilance among those living near the riverbank, especially for sudden changes in water level, following muddy stream flows observed at rivers in La Castellana, generated by Kanlaon Volcano’s recent eruption and ashfall.* OCD photo
• 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
