• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Education in the Negros Island Region (DepEd-NIR) has recorded 443,884 enrollees in public schools across the region as of June 4, covering learners from kindergarten to senior high school. DepEd-NIR spokesperson Almyr Caezar

• THERESA MAE DULMAN Concessionaires at this year’s Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival generated a total of P3,285,047 in sales across three designated venues, marking an increase of nearly P1 million from the P2.3 million recorded the previous year. Bacolod City

• THERESA MAE DULMAN A 42-year-old former convict was sent back behind bars after police seized P2,584,000 worth of suspected shabu during a drug sting in Purok Malipayon, Barangay 12, Bacolod City, yesterday afternoon, June 5. Police identified the suspect

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The conduct of search warrant operations on June 4 across Negros Island Region led to the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of unlicensed firearms and illegal drugs. Police intelligence operatives nabbed a 41-year-old construction

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance establishing the management and operational plan for the Bacolod Museum and Auditorium, creating the Bacolod Museum and Auditorium Management Board, was recently passed on first reading by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod. Authored by Councilor

• THERESA MAE DULMAN At least 20 vehicles were impounded and seven structures were demolished during a multi-agency road-clearing operation in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City, on Thursday, June 4. Led by the City Legal Office (CLO) Enforcement Team under retired

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 201 Indigenous Peoples (IP) students from the municipalities of Isabela and Binalbagan, and Himamaylan City in the 5th District of Negros Occidental received educational assistance worth P1.5 million from the provincial government on

• 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 A resolution supporting and commending the Bacolod Circular Biohubs for conducting pre-orientation seminar on waste management at La Consolacion College Amistad to different barangays in Bacolod City, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday. The

• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Government officially turned over 222 smart televisions to 70 public schools to strengthen digital learning in local classrooms. Funded through a P7.34 million allocation from the Special Education Fund, the project aims to