• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) inside the Negros Occidental District Jail Male Dormitory in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, staged a 12-hour hunger strike yesterday, while their families gathered in front of the Bureau of Jail
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. In the wake of the rehabilitation efforts following the flooding caused by typhoons Tino and Uwan, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has urged local government units (LGUs) to prioritize investments in heavy equipment. Lacson
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has declared 950 barangays in Negros Island Region as ‘drug-cleared.’ In a briefing during the 4th quarter joint meeting of the Provincial Development Council, Peace and Order Council and Anti-Drug
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Government will implement towing operations next week, following the arrival of a tow truck purchased by the Bacolod Traffic and Transport Management Department (BTTMD). In a media interview, Atty. Reuben Mikhail Sabig, Officer-in-Charge
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN In celebrating the first fiesta of the newly opened St. Francis Xavier Cathedral on December 3, the Diocese of Kabankalan honored and gave special recognition to four Negrenses, in recognition of their exemplary service, and outstanding
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The City Legal Office has issued a show cause order to City Veterinarian Dr. Maria Agueda de la Torre, after the discovery of 39 sets of African swine fever (ASF) test kits, valued at approximately P2.457
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Regular and casual employees of the Negros Occidental provincial government are receiving a P30,000 Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) bonus this year, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson disclosed on Wednesday, as he presided over the 4th quarter joint
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The man arrested in an entrapment operation last November 29 in Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City, for allegedly posing as a police officer and committing extortion has formally been charged at the prosecutor’s office. The suspect was
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Bacolod City has been recognized as the regional winner for the Most Outstanding Local Legislative Unit at the Local Legislative Awards, held at the JPark Resort, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. Vice Mayor
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. In an effort to bring fugitives into justice, the Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) successfully arrested the region’s Top 1 and Top 8 most wanted personalities for rape cases in a separate operations
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A typical patrol turned into a life-saving mission on January 9, when a member of the Siquijor Tourist Police Unit rescued a foreign visitor from the depths of Cambugahay Falls. The officer, Patrolman Fletch John Quiliquite,
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Three police stations in Negros Occidental have new chiefs of police, following the final reshuffling of commanders imposed by Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOcPPO). Among the local government units (LGUs) who announced the change
The city government of Talisay, Negros Occidental yesterday launched “Tanyag Talisay 2026: Empowering Enterprise Week,” which will run from January 13 to 17, at the Activity Center, Ayala Malls Capitol Central. With the theme “Crafted by Heritage, Powered by Innovation,”
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) Director PCol. Joeresty Coronica clarified that there are currently no monitored drug groups actively operating within Bacolod City. In a press briefing, Coronica said that the last organized group to be
The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City has unanimously approved on second reading Wednesday a proposed ordinance mandating all water distributors, concessionaires, and suppliers, including BACIWA-PrimeWater, operating in the city to install standby power generators at their wells and pumping
Once, Christ went to a synagogue and started to teach the people who were impressed by the way he did it, since, according to them, “he was teaching them as one having power, and not as the scribes.” (Mk 1,21)
