• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Five areas of concerns have been identified by the Commission on Elections in Negros Occidental, for the May 12 elections. The municipalities of Cauayan and Calatrava, as well as Sipalay City, were placed under the orange
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A student, categorized by the police as a High Value Individual drug personality, was arrested during a buy bust operation on Friday at Purok Kawayan 2 in Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City. The apprehension of a certain
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The P50 million assistance from the Office of the President, given to the Negros Occidental provincial government will be utilized for the food of Kanlaon evacuees, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson disclosed on Friday. As of January
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Preparations are now underway for the 2025 Panaad sa Negros Festival, which is slated for March 24 to 30 this year. Its opening also coincides with the start of the campaign period for local candidates, running
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting the Department of Agriculture to allocate funds to the City of Bacolod, Negros Island Region, in the amount of P750,000,000, for the construction of a City Agri Center with a
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution is urging Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to consider purchasing generator sets for the Metro Bacolod District Jail – MD (BJMP Singcang) and Metro Bacolod District Jail Annex (BJMP Handumanan) facilities, was approved by
Quezon 2nd District Representative and Deputy Speaker David “Jay-jay” Suarez has taken a firm stance in championing the Filipino people’s right to affordable electricity, calling attention to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) alleged violations of its legislative
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Health Negros Island Region reported yesterday that the health situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) at 22 Kanlaon evacuation centers is currently “manageable,” compared to previous weeks. What we are now seeing are
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN More than a month after the December 9 eruption of Kanlaon volcano, the value of damage to agricultural and fisheries in Negros Occidental has further increased to P129,758,168.52. In a report submitted to Governor Eugenio Jose
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental is finalizing its contingency plans in order to push through the May 2025 polls, despite threats posed by a restive Kanlaon volcano. Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Ian Lee
Soon after John the Baptist was arrested, Christ told the people, “The time has been fulfilled and the Kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the Gospel,” (Mk 1,15) after which he chose 12 apostles from among the disciples
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Army has declared that the New People’s Army is no longer capable of disrupting or influencing the 2025 midterm elections. Brig. Gen. Joey Escanillas, 302nd Infantry Brigade commander, said all the guerilla fronts of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Some personnel of Area Police Command (APC) of the Philippine National Police, which is for deactivation, might be transferred to the newly created Police Regional Office (PRO) 18 of Negros Island Region (NIR), PNP spokesperson Brig.
Philippine shares declined anew on Tuesday as investors maintained a cautious stance, while the peso remained flat. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went down by 0.69 percent to 6,299.67, while All Shares also fell by 0.46 percent to 3,687.86.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Three suspects were intercepted and arrested at Comelec checkpoints on January 14 in Bacolod City and Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, for the possession of illegal drugs and a deadly weapon. Nabbed by the police at
PENRO Negros Occidental headed by Engr. Joan Nathaniel Gerangaya organized environmental activities recently, involving personnel from Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park (MKNP), Northern Negros Natural Park (NNNP), Management Services Division (MSD), and Technical Services Division (TSD), according to a press release.
