• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amid challenges faced by the sugar industry at the start of this crop year, the Sugar Regulatory Administration reported that the sugar output is about to breach the two million metric tons, citing reports from the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Aside from highly urbanized Bacolod City, Negros Occidental remains mpox-free, the Provincial Health Office has declared. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Girlie Pinongan reported that a suspected case of mpox turned out to be negative after laboratory
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Health Office (PHO) is anticipating the increase in number of dengue cases in Negros Occidental, with the start of the rainy season, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Girlie Pinongan disclosed on Monday. PHO has recorded
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Office of Civil Defense is speeding up the establishment of emergency shelter tents to accommodate the internally displaced persons who were moved out from schools, particularly those who are from Barangay Cabagnaan in La Castellana,
Negros Power yesterday said that it continues to bring welcome relief to its consumers as it announces a 55-centavo per kilowatt-hour (kWh) reduction in electricity rates for the month of June, a move that directly benefits thousands of households and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 1,314 indigent senior citizens in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, availed of P7,884,000 social pension from the city government, which was distributed on June 10 and 11 at the Don Alejandro Acuña Yap Quiña
FIRST DAY. Thousands of students of the Negros Occidental High School returned to class yesterday and assembled for the opening of School Year 2025-2026.* Adrian Nemes photo
Christ described it very clearly. This is how he said it: “You have heard that it has been said, You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy. But I say to you, Love your enemies, do good to them
Development, commercial or otherwise, is always welcomed by cities and towns as it is an indicator that they are doing something right. Remember when there were no Jollibees and McDonalds outside of the capital city of Bacolod, and what it
According to the State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific 2024 Report released last week, last year was the warmest year on record so far in the region, harming ecosystems and economies. The report noted that in the Philippines,
