• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The National Federation of Sugarcane Planters (NFSP) expressed concern on what it calls excessive sugar importation under Sugar Order Number 8, Series of 22024-2025, issued by the Sugar Regulatory Administration. NFSP president Enrique Rojas said that
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An earthquake struck some portions of Negros Occidental on Monday and Tuesday, the strongest being a magnitude 5.1 quake that hit Sipalay City, although no damage was reported by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Opposition against the proposed amendment of the existing ordinance to allow the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Negros Occidental continues, as a group of organic farmers insist that organic farming is sustainable, contrary
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Authorities recovered more illegal drugs in Bacolod City, amidst the ongoing 46th MassKara Festival celebrations, as 200 grams of shabu, amounting to P1.3 million were recovered yesterday at Purok Tahong, Barangay 2, in the city,
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Bacolod City Councilor Em Ang, who chairs the Committee on Health, is set to file a resolution requesting a formal report from the City Health Office (CHO) regarding the reports of a defective X-ray machine and
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. A former captain of Barangay Patun-an in the town of Calatrava, Negros Occidental, was gunned down at around 5:05 p.m. on Monday, in his own village. The victim was identified as Alexander Apurado, a 63-year-old
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya announced on Tuesday that the city government is donating P2 million to Bogo City, Cebu, to aid in the recovery efforts following the recent 6.9 magnitude earthquake. Gasataya stated that they
Sagay City extended assistance to four municipalities in northern Cebu, including Borbon, San Remigio, Bogo, and Tabuelan, as part of the joint One Negros Response Team deployment to earthquake-affected areas on October 4 and 5, a press release from Sagay
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Kabankalan City government donated P300,000 in financial aid to Barangay 27, Bacolod City, which was recently ravaged by a fire. Kabankalan Mayor Benjie Miranda personally turned over the cash donation to Brgy. Captain Freeman Madalag in
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Bacolod City Assistant City Veterinarian Dr. John Michael Cabuguason officially resigned from his post, effective October 1, as confirmed by City Administrator Atty. Mark Steven Mayo. Mayor Greg Gasataya said that he accepted the resignation as
