• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Reiterating their full support for the present members of the Sugar Regulatory Administration Sugar Board led by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel, the United Sugar Producers Federation (UNIFED) and the Luzon Federation of Sugarcane Growers Association (LuzonFed)
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Aiming to introduce wide-ranging reforms to stabilize the country’s sugar industry, Negros Occidental 3rd district Representative Javier Miguel Benitez filed on May 5 a bill which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 10659 or the Sugarcane
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Oban Jr. supported the rejection of renewed peace negotiations with communist rebels by Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, saying dialogue would only revive their fading insurgency. In a statement, Oban said peace
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology warned of the possibility of an eventual magmatic eruption of the Kanlaon Volcano, which has been in a state of long term unrest since 2010. Ma. Antonia Bornas, Chief
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Bacolod City police seized an estimated P680,000 worth of suspected shabu during an early morning buy-bust operation yesterday, in Barangay Sum-ag. The City Drug Enforcement Unit recovered approximately 100 grams of the illegal substance during the
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod Traffic and Transport Management Department (BTTMD) apprehended 49 colorum or illegally operating tricycles during an intensified month-long enforcement operation from April 1 to April 30. The crackdown followed the conclusion of the city’s Business
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Council has passed resolutions requesting the immediate installation, repair, and activation of street lights along the city’s major thoroughfares. The request was formally directed to the City Engineer’s Office, through the Office of
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Anti-Mendicancy Task Force rescued three out-of-school minors with ages of 11, 13, and 17, near a commercial establishment along Alunan Avenue, Barangay 39, on Monday afternoon. The ‘children at risk’ are residents of
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday led the distribution of P1.65 million financial assistance to 500 college students at Catholic Ming Yuan College in Murcia, Negros Occidental. Each student beneficiary received P3,000 in educational assistance to help support school-related expenses, including
The Bacolod City Government, in partnership with the Aboitiz Foundation, has launched the “ELEVATE AIDA” program to strengthen local economic empowerment by training 20 women in high-demand digital skills, a press release from the Bacolod City Communications Office said. Part
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Reiterating their full support for the present members of the Sugar Regulatory Administration Sugar Board led by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel, the United Sugar Producers Federation (UNIFED) and the Luzon Federation of Sugarcane Growers Association (LuzonFed)
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City government and the Forza Development Corporation (FDC) formally signed the contract of lease for the Bacolod Integrated Recycling Technology Hub and Waste to Energy (WTE) Industrial Zone facility. Mayor Greg Gasataya and FDC
WATERING. The Bacolod City LGU deploys a water tanker to conduct watering operations of urban greenery affected by the dry spell as the summer season peaks.* Bacolod City Communications Office photo
Players from One Pickleball Hub in Bacolod City emerged as the champions at the Plan Out Pickleball Tournament held in Dumaguete City from May 1 to 3. Johner Ombrezo was the men’s singles open champion and with partner Beauty Idos,
The Bacolod City Government, in partnership with the Aboitiz Foundation, has launched the “ELEVATE AIDA” program to strengthen local economic empowerment by training 20 women in high-demand digital skills, a press release from the Bacolod City Communications Office said. Part
Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and partners showed up and showed out on May 10, as Carlos Hilado Memorial State University began its 4th University Foundation Week with “All Roads Lead to CHMSU,” a press release from CHMSU said. The fun
