• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Negros Occidental has been placed on blue alert status during the observance of the Holy Week. It will take effect from April

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Stressing that it is an immediate solution to the ongoing shortage of fuel supply, Bacolod Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez is promoting the biodiesel project in barangays of highly-urbanized Bacolod City, which project started two

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN With lots of investments coming in, Mayor Marina “Mayette” Javellana-Yao disclosed on March 30 that Bago City will be the next “big thing” in Negros Occidental. While she did not elaborate further on the numerous business

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting authorities to investigate the alleged illegal operation of motorcycles-for-hire without the required franchise and business permit, including motorcycles (MC) taxis, in violation of the City’s Anti-Colorum Ordinance, and Anti-Riding-In-Tandem Ordinance,

The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City has officially expressed its strong support for the proposed “Bayanihan for Economic Resilience and National Stability Act of 2026,” a legislative measure to be filed by Bacolod Lone District Representative Alfredo ‘Albee’ Benitez, in

• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City government is currently waiting for the final and validated list of beneficiaries from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the distribution of a P5,000 fuel subsidy for tricycle drivers. The

Two water utilities in Negros Occidental received recently free leak detection equipment funded by funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation, Inc., as part of the Holistic Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Management Program managed by the Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI), according

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution enjoining punong barangays and barangay officials to maintain the cleanliness of public spaces during Holy Week, was recently approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod. Authored by Councilor Em Ang, the resolution said the City

• THERESA MAE DULMAN Two men were left wounded after they were stabbed by a 21-year-old who was also allegedly linked to a previous school robbery and physical assault case in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. The incident occurred early Monday,

• THERESA MAE DULMAN Personnel of the Bacolod City Police Station 6 recovered a .38 caliber revolver and two rounds of live ammunition during a search warrant operation at the residence of an ex-convict in Purok Mabinoligon, Barangay 30, on