• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. As the search and rescue operations across the Negros Island Region (NIR) continue after the wrath of Typhoon Tino, records show that the reported casualties continue to rise as the death toll has reached 62,
HELPING HANDS. Personnel from Bacolod City join hands with the community as they clear the roads of fallen trees and debris from the onslaught of Typhoon Tino.* Bacolod City Communications Office photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation of sugarcane fields, which was an issue facing farmers in Negros Occidental, is now creating havoc in more areas, not only in Visayas, but also Luzon and Mindanao. Records
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Universal Robina Corporation (URC) is aiming to complete the repair of its breached lagoon wall by November 14. Aside from the repair of the damaged dike caused by earthquake and torrential rains, URC Bais Distillery,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental is getting P50 million in financial assistance from Malacañang, following the declaration of a state of national calamity on Thursday by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The declaration of a state of national calamity will
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN / RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The Negros Electric and Power Corporation (NEPC) vowed to fix all electric posts that were brought down by typhoon Tino on Tuesday and fully energize its entire franchise area by the
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Telecommunications companies are in the process of restoring services in Bacolod City, which were severely disrupted by Tropical Cyclone Tino, according to Mayor Greg Gasataya. Smart Communications reported that 55 percent of its cell sites in
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. A day after the devastation wrought by Typhoon Tino in Bacolod City, three separate fire incidents broke out on Wednesday evening in Barangays Banago, Tangub, and 26, leaving at least 17 families homeless. Based on
What criteria to use in choosing our leaders and public officials? Definitely, we should hold integrity and competence as indispensable requirements. We need to look into the background of each candidate for public office whether these criteria are met. Integrity
I don’t think we were prepared for Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi), which if you come to think of it, probably hit the Metro Bacolod area harder than Yolanda (Haiyan) in terms of the power of the winds and the destruction it
