• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Accusing them of having betrayed the sugar industry they swore to protect, the National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines – Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (NACUSIP-TUCP) urgently called on President
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A youth-led environmental group challenged the Bacolod City government to hold public consultations regarding the integration of the Waste-to-Energy project into the city’s Ten-Year Solid Waste Management Plan. The Negrosanon Initiative for Climate and the Environment
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As oil prices are expected to go up further, following United States and Israeli military strikes on Iran, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday reminded Capitol offices to be circumspect and conscious in the usage of government
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The development of a relocation site for residents who are no longer allowed to return to their respective homes within the 4-kilometer permanent danger zone of Kanlaon Volcano, in Barangay Talaptap, La Castellana, is targeted to
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Land Transportation Office – Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) ordered the appearance of the motorcycle rider caught performing a dangerous ‘superman’ stunt on public roads in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental. The move comes after video
The 115 barangays across the Negros Occidental 3rd district will benefit the “Ikaayong Lawas On Wheels Serbisyo Mediko sa Tersero Distrito,” which kicked off on March 2, a joint partnership of the Riverside Medical Center and Representative Javier Miguel Benitez.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that he will request Negros Power to light up the century-old Provincial Capitol Building in Bacolod City, similar to what it did to illuminate the San Diego Pro-Cathedral
• THERESA MAE DULMAN An armed confrontation between the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) resulted in the death of a holdupper, on the evening of March 2, after attempting to rob a 74-year-old taxi driver in Barangay 40, Bacolod City.
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution expressing the strong and urgent support for the immediate enactment of a comprehensive Anti-Political Dynasty Law, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday. The resolution authored by Councilor Celia Matea Flor, said Article
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Senator Francis Escudero honored another Filipina caregiver who died during a recent Iranian missile strike in Israel. Mary Ann de Vera, who lost her life amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East, joined the list
Athletes who represented Sagay City in the 2026 Provincial Athletic Meet and the Negros Island Regional Athletic Association Meet were formally presented during the flag ceremony at the Sagay City Government Center on Monday, a press release from Sagay PIO
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Local health authorities have advised the public to temporarily refrain from eating a fish locally known as ‘aloy’, after 20 residents of Cadiz City and Hinigaran in Negros Occidental, experienced severe allergic reactions, after consuming it.
VALOR. The country’s veterans and heroes are honored during the 84th Araw ng Kagitingan rites at the Bacolod City Government Center Grounds on April 9.* Bacolod City Communications Office photo
• ROBERT HARLAND In the heart of Bacolod City, the Institute for Culinary Arts de la Salle (ICA) has quietly transformed into one of the Philippines’ most influential culinary schools. Since its founding in 2007, ICA has trained more than
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya clarified on Monday that recent disciplinary actions involving several City Hall employees were strictly administrative and not driven by personal motives. The statement followed reports from the City Legal Office (CLO)
Former Chicago Bulls legend Derrick Rose is set to return to the Philippines for the second time in seven months as his ArenaPlus family welcomes him back for another landmark event on April 11 at the SM Mall of Asia
