• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The proposed amendments to the Sugarcane Industry Development Act (SIDA) of 2015 are set to be discussed by the House Committee on Agriculture before Congress adjourns on June 5, according to Negros Occidental 3rd District Representative

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Customers of Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) will pay lower electricity bills this May, following a reduction in residential electricity rates driven by lower generation and transmission charges. In an advisory, Negros Power announced

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Commission on Elections Regional Election Director Lionel Marco Castillano yesterday said that voter registration in Negros Island Region will end on May 18, with no extension to be granted by the poll body. Castillano expects a

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Residents of Barangay Salamanca in Toboso town have denounced the atrocities allegedly perpetrated by remnants of the New People’s Army (NPA) following a series of armed encounters with government troops last month in northern Negros. Led

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Multi-sectoral groups involved in an initial fact-finding mission in Sitio Sinugmawan and Sitio Plaromding, Toboso, Negros Occidental, condemned the alleged April 19 encounter that led to the death of 19 suspected rebels and called for an

The city government of Bacolod has partnered with SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV) to conduct a Waste Analysis and Characterization Study (WACS), a key initiative aimed at updating the city’s 10-year Solid Waste Management Plan, a press release from

• THERESA MAE DULMAN Police recovered suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at approximately P2.3 million in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on May 13. The Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO NIR) said a barangay kagawad’s report to the San

Bacolod Mayor Greg Gasataya assured businessmen in the Visayas that the local government is fully committed to protecting all investments made in the city, a press release from the Bacolod City Communications Office said. Speaking before business leaders, delegates, and

• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized approximately 200 grams of suspected shabu valued at P1.36 million during a buy-bust operation early yesterday. The operation, conducted by the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) at Purok Lison,

The Bacolod Meetings and Conventions Promotions Board (MICE Council) successfully conducted its 2nd MICE Council Meeting on May 13, at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC), bringing together key representatives from the tourism and hospitality sectors to discuss collaborative initiatives