• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Some local government units in Negros Occidental have adopted the four-day workweek scheme, starting March 9, as part of energy conservation measures amid the ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The compressed four-day workweek has

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Crime incidents last month in Negros Island Region dropped by 18.60 percent, compared to January, according to the police. In a report, the Police Regional Office – Negros Island Region disclosed that crime incidents reduced to

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has expressed his full support to the initiative of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to seek emergency powers from Congress that would allow the national government to reduce excise taxes on petroleum

• THERESA MAE DULMAN Police units in Dumaguete and Bacolod City intensified their crackdown on illegal drugs, arresting three high-value targets which resulted in the confiscation of approximately P1.4 million worth of shabu. In Dumaguete City, the Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law

• THERESA MAE DULMAN Bacolod City joins a growing number of local government units across the Philippines in mandating a comprehensive energy conservation program, aiming to reduce electricity and fuel consumption by at least 10 percent. The directive, established through

• THERESA MAE DULMAN / GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), has ordered all police units across the region to tighten security and monitoring of fuel stations and vital installations following a directive from the national

• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City government has postponed the scheduled clearing of stalls surrounding the Bacolod City Government Center, granting vendors a 10-day extension to voluntarily vacate the area following a clearing deadline set on March 6. The

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance designating the third week of May of every year as Bacolod City Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Week in the City of Bacolod to promote, boost, and empower the agricultural sector, was passed by the Bacolod

The Alliance of Concerned Consumers in Electricity and Social Services (ACCESS), together with Power Watch Negros Advocates (PWNA), and the newly formed Alliance of Consumers in Northern Negros (ACNN) had solidified their forces to confront the issues of economic fallout

Effective March 10, Carlos Hilado Memorial State University will implement a temporary 4-day workweek across all four campuses, continuing until further notice from the President of the Republic, a press release from CHMSU said. Under the arrangement, the university will