• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two civilians were killed in separate incidents in the hinterlands of Calatrava, Negros Occidental, with remnants of the New People’s Army (NPA) claiming responsibility for the attacks. In a statement, the Roselyn Jean Pelle Command admitted
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alumnus of University of the Philippines Cebu was among the five alleged New People’s Army (NPA) rebel remnants killed in a recent encounter with government forces in Cauayan, according to the National Task Force to
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office – Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) confiscated more than P17 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 51 drug personalities during a week-long series of anti-drug operations across the region. In a report
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Power energized another remote community in Negros Occidental after Sitio Hibong in Barangay Don Jorge L. Araneta, Bago City officially received electricity on May 16, marking the company’s 57th energized sitio under its rural electrification
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized approximately one kilogram of suspected shabu worth P6.8 million during a buy-bust operation at Purok Masinadyahon, Barangay 24, Bacolod City, on May 16. Three individuals, identified by authorities as
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO) is scheduling the deployment of 24 large garbage bins from the Integrated Solid Waste Management System to selected barangays and homeowners’ associations to assist with local waste collection.
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Legal Office (CLO) dismantled several illegal structures and obstructions along Ferrero Street in Barangay 12 during a clearing operation yesterday. According to CLO Enforcement Team Exec. Atty. Clarence Isulat, the demolished structures included
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A joint law enforcement operation conducted by the Land Transportation Office – Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) and the police resulted in 41 traffic violations recorded in Bacolod City. The roadside inspections, which took place in Barangay
NO EXTENSION. After having started in October 2025, yesterday was the last day of voter’s registration for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, which drew a sizeable crowd that tried to beat the deadline at Robinson’s Place Bacolod City.* TMD photo
Bacolod City’s recent push toward a Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program has sparked growing public concern across local communities, civil society networks, environmental advocates, professionals, faith leaders, and ordinary Bacolodnons. What began as technical discussions within government circles has now become a
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution supporting and endorsing the joint and enhanced DepEd-BCC-Best (Basic Environmental System and Technologies) Project RISE, or Revitalizing Institutional Sustainability and Empowerment Trash to Cashback Program 2.0, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday.
This need does not mean that we should treat suffering and death as though they are “wanted” for their own sake. Our faith teaches us that they are real evils and enemies. But since we cannot avoid them because of
LAST RESPECTS. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. at the wake of fallen soldier PFC John Rey Brasil at a funeral parlor in Sagay City.* DND photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday described the ongoing political impasse in the Senate as “untenable and unacceptable,” warning that deepening divisions among lawmakers are already affecting the chamber’s ability to fulfill its constitutional mandate. In
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is urging the Bacolod City Police Office – Philippine National Police to intensify police visibility, and crime prevention measures following the recent hold-up incident involving a doctor in Brgy. 19, Bacolod City.
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO “Echoes of Geckos” is a solo exhibition featuring the works of Bacolod-based artist Arnel Villaceran which opened at G-Space Gallery, Art District, Mandalagan, Bacolod City on May 29 and will run through June 30. Villaceran grew
