• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As shearline-induced rains continue over Negros Island, classes were suspended on Tuesday in 22 towns and cities of Negros Occidental. Included are schools in the cities of San Carlos, Cadiz, Sagay, Victorias, Silay, Talisay, Bago, Himamaylan,
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. To accelerate the investigation of the “Bornales Siblings” case, where three siblings who were minors were mauled inside their house at Hacienda Badiang, Brgy. E. Lopez, Silay City, the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOcPPO)
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The 2026 Bacolaodiat Festival is slated to run on February 20-22 at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) grounds. According to Councilor Jason Villarosa, chairperson of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Tourism, the Chinese New Year
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The Municipality of Pontevedra successfully distributed about P3 million assistance to 708 individuals severely affected by Typhoon Tino on Tuesday. The funds include the P2.5 million in financial aid provided by the provincial government of
The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City has unanimously approved a resolution urging the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), through the Office of the City Mayor Greg Gasataya, to provide all barangays with ambulances or patient transport vehicles
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. / THERESA MAE DULMAN In an anti-illegal drugs operation conducted by law enforcement in Negros Occidental on Monday, a laborer was arrested in Don Salvador Benedicto for drug possession, while a sack of abandoned smuggled
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The 11-year-old boy who was reported missing in Cauayan, Negros Occidental, was found dead and buried in the sand at Purok 1, Barangay Tiling on Monday afternoon. The investigation by the Cauayan Municipal Police Station
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A mendicant couple who has spent 25 years building a family on the streets of Bacolod City will finally exchange vows this Valentine’s Day. Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) program coordinator of the Bacolod
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Mendicancy Management Division (BCMMD) and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) successfully facilitated the emergency hospitalization of a 33-year-old homeless individual yesterday, February 10. BCMMD Program Coordinator Anjanette Servano reported that
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Senator Francis Escudero described ex-Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr. as a towering figure in Philippine politics who will be remembered by the Filipino people for his vision, diplomacy, and dedication to public service. The death of
Old Sagay Elementary School will celebrate its 100th Year Anniversary on March 31 alongside its graduation ceremony, marking a century of service in educating generations of Sagaynons, a press release from Sagay PIO said. The centennial celebration highlights the school’s
A Cebuano scholar from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman urged global action on agrarian reform and pro-poor food systems at an international conference in Colombia, which over 400 academics and rural advocates attended alongside a major UN-facilitated multilateral
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO NIR) arrested two suspects and recovered unlicensed revolvers in separate operations targeting loose firearms on February 26 and 27, in Negros Occidental and Oriental, respectively. The first raid
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Five fisherfolk and farmer associations in Sicogon Island are filing petitions for the revocation of 334-hectare land use conversion from agricultural to commercial/tourism by the Sicogon Development Corporation (SIDECO), which was approved in 2016 by the
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Ramir Uytico, regional director of the Department of Education-Negros Island (DepEd NIR), emphasized that athlete welfare is the top priority for the Negros Island Region Athletics Association Meet (NIRAAM) 2026. Dedicated wellness spaces with stationed guidance
I finally watched a movie that my eldest recommended a couple of months ago, but back then I thought it was too artsy to spend almost 2 hours on, given my short attention span. However, I had been seeing a
