STRANDED. The Coast Guard Sub-Station Bacolod (CGSS Bacolod) rendered assistance to the stranded passengers affected by sea travel suspension due to Tropical Storm “Basyang” at Bredco Port, Bacolod City yesterday.* Coast Guard District Southern Visayas photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN / THERESA MAE DULMAN The intercession of Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez was sought by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on mounting complaints from travelers against the exorbitant increase of overnight parking fees at the Bacolod-Silay Airport, from
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The heavy rains brought by the shear line, which triggered flooding in several localities in Negros Occidental on January 30 and 31, caused damage worth more than P6.55 million to crops and livestock. A consolidated
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Kanlaon Volcano emitted ash again on Wednesday. The weak ash emission lasted six minutes, according to Mari Andylene Quintia, resident volcanologist at the Kanlaon Observatory, said. The latest emission generated grayish plumes reaching 500 meters above
An ordinance regulating the drinking and bringing of alcoholic beverages in public and private cemeteries in Bacolod City, including the imposition of a special “Tigkalalag/Undas/Piyesta Minatay” liquor ban to promote public safety, public order, and respect for the dead during
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Outgoing Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) Director PCol. Joeresty Coronica is hopeful that the city’s police force will soon be upgraded to Type A status, a move that would expand the current number of police stations
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN / RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Three armed men, who were claiming to be New People’s Army rebels, shot and killed a 74-year-old woman on Wednesday at Purok Halimbawa in Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Police
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Twenty transport workers in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, are facing administrative sanctions after confirmatory drug tests validated their positive results following a surprise inter-agency operation dubbed Oplan Harabas. The operation, conducted on January 29, screened a
The City of Bacolod has reaffirmed its commitment to the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) initiatives and policies including the anti-epal policy, with a focus on fostering transparency and accountability in all local government-funded projects, a press
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. A motorist in Cadiz City lost his life after his motorcycle slammed into a coconut tree yesterday midnight along the National Highway of Hacienda Omapog, Barangay Luna. Investigations revealed that, according to a witness, the
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. In compliance with the requirements of Universal Health Care (UHC) law, Negros Occidental, through the Provincial Health Office (PHO), yesterday opened the first Supply Chain Management Warehouse in the entire Negros Island Region (NIR). The
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The heavy rains brought by the shear line, which triggered flooding in several localities in Negros Occidental on January 30 and 31, caused damage worth more than P6.55 million to crops and livestock. A consolidated
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN / RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The number of families affected by shearline-induced rains has risen to 2,409 families, composed of almost 8,927 individuals, in seven local government units of Negros Occidental. Based on reports of the
NATURE’S BEAUTY. The flower stalls at the Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary in Murcia, Negros Occidental, offer plants and flowers lovingly grown by residents of nearby mountain communities.* Capitol PIO photo
If we want to be like Christ, we need to be the world’s salt and light. This, in fact, Christ said so very clearly in the gospel of St. Matthew (5,13-16). We have to seriously figure out how we can
In a heartfelt show of solidarity, the Rotary Club of Bacolod-Marapara (RCBM), together with its international partner, the Rotary Club of Kyoto-Fushimi (RCKF) in Japan, and the Moises Padilla Business Group of Agrivet Supplies, recently mobilized relief efforts to support
