• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The value of the damage to crops, fisheries and livestock in Negros Occidental, due to the recent heavy rains induced by the shearline and northeast monsoon, has increased further to P22,683,928, as of February 5, according

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As it marked its 28th charter anniversary yesterday, Talisay City will soon have a state of the art evacuation center, Negros Occidental 3rd District Representative Javier Miguel Benitez announced. Benitez, who attended the Talisay City Pasidungog

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Talisay City government honored and gave recognition on Wednesday outstanding Talisaynons, taxpayers and partners in public service during the Pasidungog awarding rites, in line with its 28th charter anniversary. Honored as outstanding Talisaynons were Kevin

• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) intensified its campaign against illegal drugs, recovering more than P700,000 worth of suspected shabu and arresting two drug personalities in Ditching Subdivision, Barangay 5, Victorias City, Negros

• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. More than three months after the devastation caused by Typhoon Tino in Negros Occidental, the skeletal remains of one of its 8-year-old victims were discovered on Tuesday at Hacienda Alicia, Barangay 5, Isabela. The victim

• THERESA MAE DULMAN Bacolod City has recorded a total of 1,712 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases, an increase attributed to intensified and expanded testing operations HIV Campaign Focal Person Jonathan Diaz stated that while testing remains voluntary, the city

The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod has approved on second reading the proposed “Ordinance Regulating the Use of Modified or Noisy Motor Vehicle Mufflers within the City of Bacolod,” principally authored by Councilor Caesar Distrito, with Councilor Jason Villarosa as co-author.

• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. In a decisive display of sustained law enforcement efforts, the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) successfully arrested two high-ranking fugitives in the Negros Island Region on Monday. The first operation was conducted in Sitio

• THERESA MAE DULMAN Newly appointed Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Negros Island Regional Director Atty. Gerry Llena is set to enhance regional operations as he announced plans to establish a mobile office. During a recent interview, the

• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod is moving closer towards providing financial relief for honor graduates through a proposed ordinance granting subsidies for professional licensure examination fees. Councilor Jason Isidro Villarosa, author of the measure, recently led