• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amid a crippling fuel crisis, the 30th Panaad sa Negros Festival opened on April 13, the spirit of Negrenses to mark the annual celebration was not dampened, as an estimated 24,150 visitors trooped to the Panaad

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Seven years after the passage of the Sugarcane Industry Development Act (SIDA), Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito expressed his dismay that the industry has not attained self-sufficiency, despite the annual earmarked budget of P2 billion. The sugarcane

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As activity at the Kanlaon Volcano continues to increase, the Office of Civil Defense – Negros Island Region has discouraged residents from visiting their farms inside the 4-kilometer permanent danger zone. The warning follows reports received

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito yesterday committed P100 million for the construction of the Police Regional Office – Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) main building, once a new location is settled. The PRO-NIR temporary headquarters is presently located

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The New People’s Army have claimed responsibility for the killing of a former town councilor in Barangay Payao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental. In a statement, the Romeo Nanta Command- NPA South Central Negros Guerilla Front, said they

• THERESA MAE DULMAN Citing the ongoing energy crisis in the Philippines, the contractor of the Bacolod Asenso Yuhum Housing has requested to decrease the number of planned buildings at the Arao site in Barangay Vista Alegre, Bacolod City. The

• THERESA MAE DULMAN At least P21 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes were surrendered at a police checkpoint along Purok Herbabuena, Circumferential Road, Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City, yesterday. Authorities recovered 200 boxes of Tabaco and 15 boxes of Cannon

Bacolod Mayor Greg Gasataya has ordered the deployment of “libre sakay” services across various areas in Bacolod City today, in response to the scheduled transport strike by members of the transport sector, a press release from the Bacolod City Communications

• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) has officially recognized the Bacolod City Sanitary Landfill in Barangay Felisa as a model facility for both the Negros Island Region and the entire

A proposed ordinance seeking to elevate the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) into a full-fledged department has successfully passed its first reading before the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Authored by Councilor Caesar Distrito, chair of the SP Committee on Human Resource, the