• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Kanlaon Volcano’s moderately explosive eruption on Thursday night has blanketed 121 barangays of 16 Negros Occidental towns and cities with ashfall. The eruption of Kanlaon Volcano was followed by two ash emission events, the latest
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Sugar Regulatory Administration is fast tracking the distribution of support systems to agrarian reform beneficiaries and sugar farmers which has not been given by the previous administration of SRA. SRA Board Member David Andrew Sanson,
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Nine individuals were hauled into custody following a joint law enforcement raid that dismantled an illegal mining site in Barangay Bacuyangan, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental, on February 26. The suspects, led by a 38-year-old mining manager identified
FIRE CALL. Volunteer firefighters rush to respond to the fire at Purok Katilingban, Barangay 39 in Bacolod City that affected more than 207 families on February 27.* Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade photo
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Roselyn Jean Pelle Command of the New People’s Army (RJPC-NPA) has claimed responsibility for the execution of a man they identified as a gun-for-hire in Sitio Lumanab, Barangay Dian-ay, Escalante City, Negros Occidental, February 26.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office Negros Island Region is deploying 145 police personnel to secure the activities of the Negros Island Region Athletics Association (NIRAA), which will kick off on February 28 and run until March 7.
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Legal Office has issued a 10-working day notice for 41 stalls currently operating around the perimeter of the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) to vacate the area. According to City Administrator Atty. Mark
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A street-level drug personality was arrested with P42,840 worth of shabu during a late-night buy-bust operation in Barangay Banago, Bacolod City, on Wednesday, February 25. The suspect, identified by police only as alias Toto, 42, a
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution requesting Baciwa Primewater to expedite the maintenance and rehabilitation of leaking water pipes in the City of Bacolod, was recently approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod. The resolution authored by Councilor Roberto Rojas, said
Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) joined the Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF) and the Department of Education (DepEd) in a site assessment in Barangay Marina, Binalbagan, on February 26, marking a significant step toward the local implementation of JGF’s Classroom
In the gospel of the Mass on Monday within the Easter Octave (cfr. Mt 28,8-15), we are given a vivid description of the immediate aftermath of the empty tomb that gave rise to different reactions. When some holy women discovered
As “Oplan Paglilingkod” marks its 30th year, Sagay Mayor Leo Rafael “Bebo” Cueva challenged local government departments to sustain and strengthen the city’s people-centered service delivery, emphasizing that bringing services closer to communities must continue to improve each year, a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of Negros Island Region yesterday honored 23 local government units across the province for their outstanding disaster risk management practices, in a ceremony held at the Provincial Capitol
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The long arm of the law finally caught up with the group of elusive rebel leader Roger Fabillar, alias Arnel Tapang, who have been linked to killings of numerous civilians in northern Negros, after they encountered
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN / THERESA MAE DULMAN The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducted a simultaneous payout of fuel subsidy assistance to 4,648 tricycle drivers in three local government units belonging to the Negros Occidental 3rd district,
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A police officer died after being shot during a buy-bust operation along Alijis Road, Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City, late Thursday night. Police Master Sergeant Romulo Galvez, assigned to the Police Station 9 Drug Enforcement Team, was
