• THERESA MAE DULMAN St. John’s Institute, a private school in Bacolod City, cleared the way for students to return to school today, March 13, after declaring a false alarm on a mass shooting threat. The school sent students home
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Commission on Elections is maintaining a full workweek schedule to ensure timely preparations for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections, set for November 2. “We have a fixed schedule to follow for the upcoming
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN In line with its five-year rehabilitation and development plans, Negros Power is establishing two additional power substations to support economic growth of Bacolod City and other local government units in its franchise area. Engr. Joe-Mel Zaporteza,
SISTERHOOD. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, Vice Governor Jose Benito Alonso, and all mayors of Negros Occidental were in attendance to sign the sisterhood agreement with San Juan City officials led by Mayor Francis Zamora at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City.* Alejandro Alvarez photo
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Mayor Greg Gasataya said that the city is set to deliver 10 electric vehicles (EVs) to the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) by early April, providing each local police station with its own eco-friendly patrol unit.
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has intensified the monitoring of gas stations across the city to prevent price manipulation, following a series of massive fuel price hikes. BCPO Officer-in-Charge PCol. Eugene Rebadomia directed all station
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Diocese of Kabankalan has joined the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, who expressed grave concern over the escalating conflict in the Middle East, in calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and for all parties
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A total of 500 residents across various sectors received financial assistance yesterday, as the Bacolod City government completed the distribution of P4.6 million in livelihood grants. Department of Social Services and Development head Richelle Verdeprado-Mangga said
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed three separate resolutions seeking a multi-agency action against fuel hoarding and price manipulation to shield the public from rising oil costs. The first resolution, authored by Councilor Em Ang, urges
This is one of the important messages of the Lenten season. We are asked to return to God even if we feel we do not deserve to be received by him. God’s love is such that it can heal whatever
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A total of 9,617 qualified Bacolod tricycle drivers are set to receive a P5,000 fuel subsidy starting today, April 8, through Friday. The Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) head Dr. Richelle Verdeprado-Mangga has designated
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Nine soldiers of the 47th Infantry Battalion were honored and conferred with medals by the Armed Forces of the Philippine Visayas Command for their recent successful operations against remnants of the New People’s Army in Barangay
That stone is, of course, our Lord Jesus Christ. He was rejected by the leading men of his time here on earth. They always tried to find fault in him. He was subjected to all kinds of suspicion. And finally,
The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), under the leadership of PCol Eugene Rebadomia, Officer-in-Charge, recognized outstanding winners of the Poster-Making Contest in line with the National Women’s Month Celebration 2026, during a flag raising and awarding ceremony at the BCPO
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution requesting the Bacolod City Treasury to release the full month salary for April 2026 of employees and officials of Bacolod City on or before April 15, on reasons that the Department of Trade and
Each spring, in the weeks leading up to Easter, families from the English Speaking Families Biel/Bienne (ESFBB) gather for one of the most anticipated events of the year: the annual Easter celebration at the Biel Zoo. As members of this
