• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Rachelle Mae Palang Command of the New People’s Army Southeast Negros Guerrilla Front (RMPC-NPA) strongly denied claims on the recovery of bomb components in Sitio Carima, Brgy. Talalak, Santa Catalina in Negros Oriental, as an
Clinical research nurse specialist Regina Reyes was one of four staff of the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport to be selected to attend the event hosted by King Charles at Buckingham Palace, to recognize nurses from around the world who
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The six CAFGU detachments stationed in Murcia, Negros Occidental, got financial aid from the municipal government of Murcia, in recognition of their efforts in maintaining peace and order in the town. Mayor Gerry Rojas turned over
Some 304 newly-elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials from the 19 barangays in Himamaylan City collectively took their oath of office on Wednesday, a press release from Himamaylan PIO said. In his message, Mayor Raymund Tongson said Himamaylanons have a
Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Sunday hailed the recent apprehension of a suspected large-scale onion smuggler as a “crucial milestone” in the government’s ongoing battle against the smuggling and hoarding of agricultural products, a press release from the House
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN More support staff of the Commission on Elections, who rendered poll duties during the October 30 synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Negros Occidental, remained unpaid. Aside from 660 Comelec support staff, who rendered election
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN More than P5 million worth of suspected shabu was confiscated by the police in separate buy bust operations in Bacolod City, and EB Magalona, Negros Occidental, on November 22 and 23, respectively. A member of the
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City seeks to amend an ordinance that would increase the monthly allowance of barangay health workers to P7,000. An ordinance amending Section 1 of City Ordinance No. 956, Series of 2021
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Armed Forces of the Philippines Visayas Command reported that its incessant Local Peace Engagement continues to deliver irreversible losses to the Communist Party of the Philippines New People’s Army, with the influx of surrenders of
An increase in the price of the Wholesale Electric Spot Market (WESM), the venue for trading electricity in the country, drove residential power rates up in all three distribution utilities in Negros Occidental for November. Power consumers in the province
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City seeks to amend an ordinance that would increase the monthly allowance of barangay health workers to P7,000. An ordinance amending Section 1 of City Ordinance No. 956, Series of 2021
Fifty newly hired or promoted Capitol employees took their oaths of office before Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on November 24 at the Negros Residences in Bacolod City. A statement issued by the provincial government said that the recently hired or
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN While expressing its support for the restarted peace talks between government and National Democratic Front of the Philippines, NDF Negros urged the government to heed the long demanded release of three Negros-based consultants. In a statement,
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod’s third annual celebration of the holiday welcoming began on November 23 with the launching of “Light and Life Through Glass”, a stained-glass art exhibit by Bacolodnon artist Sharon Agapuyan, at the
The economy of Bacolod City posted a 9.8 percent growth in 2022, higher than the previous year’s growth of just 4.9 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority Negros Occidental reported. The PSA also showed that the Gross Domestic Product of the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The six CAFGU detachments stationed in Murcia, Negros Occidental, got financial aid from the municipal government of Murcia, in recognition of their efforts in maintaining peace and order in the town. Mayor Gerry Rojas turned over
