STRANDED. The Coast Guard Sub-Station Bacolod (CGSS Bacolod) rendered assistance to the stranded passengers affected by sea travel suspension due to Tropical Storm “Basyang” at Bredco Port, Bacolod City yesterday.* Coast Guard District Southern Visayas photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN / THERESA MAE DULMAN The intercession of Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez was sought by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on mounting complaints from travelers against the exorbitant increase of overnight parking fees at the Bacolod-Silay Airport, from
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The heavy rains brought by the shear line, which triggered flooding in several localities in Negros Occidental on January 30 and 31, caused damage worth more than P6.55 million to crops and livestock. A consolidated
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Kanlaon Volcano emitted ash again on Wednesday. The weak ash emission lasted six minutes, according to Mari Andylene Quintia, resident volcanologist at the Kanlaon Observatory, said. The latest emission generated grayish plumes reaching 500 meters above
An ordinance regulating the drinking and bringing of alcoholic beverages in public and private cemeteries in Bacolod City, including the imposition of a special “Tigkalalag/Undas/Piyesta Minatay” liquor ban to promote public safety, public order, and respect for the dead during
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Outgoing Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) Director PCol. Joeresty Coronica is hopeful that the city’s police force will soon be upgraded to Type A status, a move that would expand the current number of police stations
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN / RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Three armed men, who were claiming to be New People’s Army rebels, shot and killed a 74-year-old woman on Wednesday at Purok Halimbawa in Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Police
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Twenty transport workers in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, are facing administrative sanctions after confirmatory drug tests validated their positive results following a surprise inter-agency operation dubbed Oplan Harabas. The operation, conducted on January 29, screened a
The City of Bacolod has reaffirmed its commitment to the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) initiatives and policies including the anti-epal policy, with a focus on fostering transparency and accountability in all local government-funded projects, a press
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. A motorist in Cadiz City lost his life after his motorcycle slammed into a coconut tree yesterday midnight along the National Highway of Hacienda Omapog, Barangay Luna. Investigations revealed that, according to a witness, the
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A 47-year-old man, known by the alias ‘Emer,’ was arrested on the afternoon of March 1 after allegedly setting fire to his own home in Purok Kawayan, Barangay Bunga, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental. Police responded
One of the intended effects of the Lenten season is the transformation of our heart such that we trust God more and, in fact, always, rather than getting trapped in our tendency to rely mainly, if not only, on our
The anatomy of the syndicate and the strategy of the spearhead. To break a cycle, one must first perform a forensic Vulnerability Audit of the enemy’s supply chain. The “Dynast-Trapo” does not rule through sheer charisma or legitimate public service;
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental and Bacolod City government have established their respective help desks to assist Negrenses whose families are Overseas Filipino Workers, amid escalating armed conflict between the United States – Israel, and
MARKETING. Commerce at the Talisay City Public Market remains brisk, as observed during a recent price monitoring activity of the City Agriculture Office.* Talisay City PIO photo
A meeting with the General Alliance of Workers Assn. (GAWA) council of leaders, presided by its secretary general Wennie Sancho, arrived at a consensus that the war in the Middle East between Iran, U.S.- Israel could worsen the Philippine economic
