• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental has chosen to use its savings to fund its P1.1 billion bulk water project. Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz II revealed on Tuesday that the provincial government will no longer

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Tourist sites outside the four-kilometer permanent danger zone of Kanlaon Volcano may now be opened for visitors. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Donato Sermeno III, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) regional director for Negros

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Health authorities reported 12 dengue-related deaths in Negros Occidental, including highly-urbanized Bacolod City, with total cases further increasing to 4,384, as of August 2. A report of the Provincial Health Office recorded eight dengue related deaths

• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. In intensified anti-drug operations, the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office conducted four separate buy-bust operations across the province, leading to the recovery of at least P496,000 worth of suspected shabu and the apprehension of five

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN One of the three dead bodies found on August 11 in separate areas of Talisay City, Negros Occidental, has been identified by the police. PLt. Col. Joem Malong, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office – Negros

• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. After the establishment of the Regional Development Council – Negros Island Region (RDC-NIR), Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, together with department heads and mayors are set to convene for a regional organizational meeting in

• THERESA MAE DULMAN A ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Bacolod City Government and Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH), yesterday, officially marked the start of a P50 million health facility project. The MOA

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A hidden cache of high-powered firearms was successfully recovered, recently by soldiers of the 11th Infantry Battalion in Sitio Purok, Barangay Mantiquil, Siaton, Negros Oriental. The confiscated firearms were composed of three M16 assault rifles and

Water Watch Advocates convenor Wennie Sancho is calling for an in-depth investigation by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City into the non-payment of water supply between PrimeWater and the Bacolod Bulk Water Inc. (BBWI) because it is likely linked to

• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. In recognition of their remarkable efforts against illegal drugs, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Negros Island Region (PDEA-NIR) honored the Municipality of Basay in Negros Oriental on Monday. Basay Mayor Jonny Wagas personally received the