• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Farmers may now enter the 6-kilometer extended danger zone of Kanlaon Volcano to carry out farming and other essential activities. This follows the Regional Task Force Kanlaon (RTF-Kanlaon) having lifted the prohibition of entry into the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The skeletal remains of a missing person were discovered in Barangay Camansi, Kabankalan City, while a fisherman was found dead on May 31 at the shoreline of Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. Initial police investigations indicated that
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The arrest of five suspects in separate police operations over the weekend in Negros Occidental led to the seizure of P102,400 worth of suspected shabu. Two suspects, identified by the police only through their aliases as
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A former New People’s Army rebel turned Cafgu Active Auxilliary member and the 79th Infantry Battalion in northern Negros were among the awardees during the 51st founding anniversary of the 3rd Infantry Division on May 30
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The convenor of Water Watch Advocates is urging the people of Bacolod City to take immediate action to protect their rights and interests as consumers of Baciwa-PrimeWater. “We are deeply concerned about the worsening water crisis
This is the ideal condition for clerics to be in, when controversial issues, especially in the area of politics, are involved. Though they can have their own views and opinions, they should see to it that instead of insisting on
Saying goodbye is always hard and painful. Yet we know that some goodbyes are necessary if we are to gain something greater than what we leave behind. No pain, no gain. We see this in the goodbyes of children who
According to the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev), the Philippines will need to go beyond consumption and services and broaden the country’s economic drivers by making more investments, encouraging innovation, and upgrading infrastructure to improve productivity and achieve
FESTIVAL DANCE. Tribu Daang-Lungsod of Barangay Old Poblacion was the group declared champion in the Manlambus Festival Dance Competition in Escalante City on May 30.* Andrew Altarejos photo
Cadiz City etched badminton history in the recently concluded 65th Palarong Pambansa held in Ilocos Norte on May 24 to 31, according to a press release from Cadiz PIO. For the first time in Palaro history, two athletes from the
Part 1: The Executive Hub – Stewardship versus the Sultanate In the academic halls where I study Development Management, we often describe the Local Chief Executive (LCE)—the Governor or the Mayor—as the “General Manager” of the Local Government Unit (LGU).
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution requesting the Bacolod City Treasury to release the full month salary for April 2026 of employees and officials of Bacolod City on or before April 15, on reasons that the Department of Trade and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The National Task Force – Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) reported that 40 extra-judicial killings have been perpetrated by remnants of the New People’s Army in Negros since 2025. While more than forty civilians have
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance mandating the provision and accessibility of qualified Filipino sign language (FSL) interpreter in all police stations and precincts within Bacolod City, ensuring the rights of deaf and hard of hearing persons in law enforcement
Athletes who represented Sagay City in the 2026 Provincial Athletic Meet and the Negros Island Regional Athletic Association Meet were formally presented during the flag ceremony at the Sagay City Government Center on Monday, a press release from Sagay PIO
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The family of a heavy equipment driver who was shot dead in Bacolod City on March 31 is calling for justice as the suspects remain at large, following the incident. The victim, identified as Joevic Defante
