• THERESA MAE DULMAN Negros Occidental First District Representative Julio “Jules” Ledesma IV and his wife, Assunta Ledesma, have made public their Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), revealing a net worth of P5,825,772,721.59. The SALN of Ledesma

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Bacolod Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez declared on Saturday that the Visayas Caucus which was formed Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, died when the latter stepped down as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Benitez,

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN More than P11 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized by police on October 4 at Barangay Talaban in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. Authorities confiscated 190 boxes of Fort, Pure and Berlin cigarettes with an estimated

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported another weak ash emission on Sunday morning from the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano. According to PHIVOLCS, grayish plumes were reported rising about 500 meters above the

• THERESA MAE DULMAN World-class culinary talent, including Asia’s top chefs and culinary ambassadors from over 20 countries, are set to converge in Bacolod City, for the upcoming Terra Madre Asia & Pacific 2025 set from November 19 to 23.

• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. A 45-year-old laborer was gunned down by three unidentified armed men on Friday evening in a mountainous area of Sitio Lumbia, Barangay Camansi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. The victim was identified as Danny Francisco, married,

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance requiring prior consultation with the city government before the implementation of any national government infrastructure project within the City of Bacolod, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on first reading Thursday. The measure

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution enjoining the City of Bacolod to support the celebration of Elderly Filipino Week on October 1 to 7, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Thursday. The resolution authored by Councilor Celia Matea Flor

The sought-after dried fish (oga) of Cadiz City has again made history at this year’s Negros Trade Fair at SM Aura SMX Convention Center at Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City on September 23 to 28.  Literally speaking: “Ubos ang oga

• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. A residential fire that broke out at Purok Pine Tree, Barangay Bata in Bacolod City at around 3:00 a.m. yesterday resulted in injuries to the couple that owned the burning house. Injured were Angelito Loro,