• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental and Bacolod City are hosting the 2024 Western Visayas Regional Athletics Association meet on May 2 to 7, where a total of 4,756 athletes and officials all over the region are expected to participate.
The Cadiz City Pavilion experienced a significant downturn in sales during the weeklong Panaad Sa Negros Festival 2024 held at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City. The festival, which ran from April 15 to 21, witnessed
The local stock market continued to rebound on Wednesday, closing near the 6,600 level, while the peso moved sideways. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 65.95 points, closing at 6,572.75, while the broader All Shares also rose 16.56 points
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The National Electrification Administration (NEA) ordered the dismissal and forfeiture of benefits of two former general managers and 12 members of the board of directors of the Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO), due to improper fund
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in Western Visayas is now under blue alert status, in the wake of havoc created by the effects of the El Niño phenomenon in the region. In an
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An 80-year-old widow who succumbed to multiple hack injuries, was found dead on April 22 in Sitio Malusay, Brgy. Caradio-an, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. The lifeless body of the victim, whose identity was withheld by the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Manhunt operations of Police Regional Office 6 against fugitives in Western Visayas have led to the arrest of 1,501 wanted persons in the first quarter of 2024, of which more than 50 percent were collared in
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alleged member of the New People’s Army recently surrendered to the Philippine National Police in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Through the combined efforts of police intelligence operatives of the Talisay City and Murcia Police Stations,
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday said the House of Representatives would focus on strengthening national security and enhancing economic development in the remaining session of the 19th Congress, said a press release from the House of Representatives. “As we
The secretary general of Power Watch Negros said that the granting of the Negros Electric Power Corp. (NEPC) franchise could provide relief to the sufferings of the consumers of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) brought about by frequent power outages.
The Cadiz City Pavilion experienced a significant downturn in sales during the weeklong Panaad Sa Negros Festival 2024 held at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City. The festival, which ran from April 15 to 21, witnessed
About 575 Senior High School students of E. B. Magalona National High School attended a Career Guidance and Employment Coaching at their school on April 17. Mayor Marvin Malacon, Vice Mayor Eric Matulac, and Executive Assistant Matthew Louis Malacon also
The Fourth Sunday of Easter is often called Good Shepherd Sunday. The gospel reading in each of the three lectionary cycles is taken from Chapter 10 of John wherein Jesus refers to himself as the good shepherd. “I am the
ASSISTANCE. A member of the Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade helps deliver water, using water tankers and fire hoses, to the community at Purok Masagana, Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City.*
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN PrimeWater, together with Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA), recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for their upcoming water source interconnection, pipe laying project, and source activation. These initiatives are expected to significantly improve water pressure and availability
The readings of the Mass on Wednesday of the 4th Week of Easter (cfr. Acts 12,24-13,5; Jn 12,44-50) somehow remind us of the need to spread the word of God, which is another way of saying that we have to
