• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The proposed P7.6 billion budget of the Negros Occidental provincial government for 2026, is now up for final discussions by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) on Tuesday. This was after the SP committee on Finance, chaired by
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The transfer of sugarcane deep planting technology from Japan to the Philippines has led to an increased yield, from 63.92 tons per hectare for manual planting, to 77.23 tons per hectare, according to a study by
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The Commission on Elections in the Negros Island Region has registered around 34,000 new voter applicants in 6 weeks, since the resumption of registration on October 20. The majority of the 33,755 registrants were logged
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. About six days after the Silay City was declared a drug-cleared city, three drug suspects, including the two construction workers were apprehended in separate buy-bust operations in a Sunday sweep. The anti-drug operation carried by
The Tinabuay Festival of the Municipality of Murcia kicks off December 4 and culminates December 8, the feast day of the town’s patroness, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. “We traditionally celebrate the town fiesta from December 1 until December
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) has observed an increase in the pork supply, signaling the recovery of the local livestock industry from the devastating impact of African Swine Fever (ASF). Dr. Placeda Lemana, head
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City government is moving forward with plans to construct a new Veterinary Office and Animal Shelter that can accommodate 500 dogs, at the existing dog pound site in Barangay 35. In a press briefing,
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) announced that two major public events held on Sunday, the Trillion Peso March and the Jesus Reigns Celebration, concluded peacefully with no recorded untoward incidents within the areas under their
• THERESA MAE DULMAN After more than 30 years of service, the Bacolod City government finally elevated the status of three long-time job order (JO) workers to regular employment. The newly regularized employees are part of the City Engineer’s Office
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. A pedestrian was killed and a cyclist was injured in a road crash involving a Ceres bus on Sunday evening, along the National Highway of Barangay Galicia, Ilog, Negros Occidental. Killed in the crash was
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Bacolod City has officially integrated a high-tech Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring by its new contractor, International Solid Waste Integrated Management Specialist Inc. (ISWIMS), to ensure real-time tracking of waste collection activities across the city. The
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Sugar Regulatory Administration has been urged to present clear, timely and comprehensive information on its intention to export 100,000 metric tons of sugar to the United States, as it is yet to publish the sugar
The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City has approved unanimously on second reading a proposed ordinance establishing a scholarship program for persons with disabilities (PWDs), their children, and children of solo parents in the city. Authored by Councilor Caesar Distrito, chairperson
This should not be some kind of a hidden concern, left unaddressed and regarded as a secret. This should be brought out in the open. With today’s pressing necessity for vocations who would actively work for the humanization and Christianization
One of the challenges that come with surviving the holidays is the socializing and reunions that most of us simply cannot avoid. With so many people coming home for Christmas, our social calendars are sure to be packed throughout most
BAYANIHAN. The community pitches in to help temporarily repair an overflow damaged by Typhoon Tino on November, at Barangay Montilla, Moises Padilla.* Moises Padilla LGU FB photo
