April 14, 2026

Former town councilor shot dead

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A former town councilor was shot and killed by four unidentified suspects on April 12 at Sitio JMA in Barangay Payao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental The 72-year-old victim, alias Dulpo, a former Sangguniang Bayan member of Isabela

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Leptospirosis in Bacolod up 200%

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Cases of leptospirosis in highly urbanized Bacolod City are up 200 percent from March 29 to April 4, with three probable deaths, according to reports of the City Health Office. CHO recorded 12 cases of leptospirosis

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Cop posthumously awarded medal for bravery

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office- Negros Island Region has bestowed the late PMSg Romulo Galvez, who was killed in Brgy. Tangub, Bacolod City, with the Medalya ng Kadakilaan (PNP Heroism Medal) for his exceptional bravery and service

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DSWD release P169M to 33.9K NIR tricycle drivers

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Negros Island Region (DSWD NIR) reported that it has distributed P169,850,000 in Cash Relief Assistance to 33,970 tricycle drivers across 19 cities in the region over a

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P442K in shabu, gun seized in Bacolod

• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) arrested a street-level drug suspect and recovered over P442,000 worth of illegal drugs during two separate buy-bust operations on Sunday. The first operation, led by the City Drug Enforcement Unit,

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P25M illegal cigarettes seized in Himamaylan

• THERESA MAE DULMAN Operatives of the Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO NIR) seized an estimated P25 million worth of illicit cigarettes and arrested a truck driver during an intelligence-led operation in Barangay To-oy, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental,

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200+ Bacolod trike drivers yet to claim subsidy

• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City government said on Monday that the more than 200 unclaimed fuel subsidies of tricycle drivers may be reallocated to the waiting list of the Department of Social Services and Development (DSWD), should they

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Photo of the Day

RING OPEN. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, Senator JV Ejercito, along with Negros Occidental board members, representatives, chief executives, and other officials, ring open the 30th Panaad sa Negros festival in Brgy Mansilingan, Bacolod City.* Mayor Rowena Lopez Lizares FB photo

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Devotional wonder vs. disbelief or unbelief

Like Nicodemus who could not fully figure out what to be “born again” means, (cfr. Jn 3,7-15) we can find ourselves incredulous in the face of certain truths of our faith that really are hard to understand, let alone, accept.

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GAMES. The cauldron was lit for the start of the 66th edition of the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) Games, where participants from all over the country converged at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City on May 9.* Andrew Altarejos photo