• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As the La Niña phenomenon inches towards the country, expected to be felt by the middle of this year, damage caused by drought to agricultural crops in Negros Occidental continues to rise, currently valued at P302,224,913,

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As the number of suspected pertussis cases rise in Negros Occidental, the Provincial Health Office is targeting 20,000 more children for vaccination. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Girlie Pinongan disclosed that some towns and cities in Negros

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division yesterday enjoined local government units (LGUs), businesses, landowners, small and medium enterprises, as well as the local populace to refrain from, desist, resist, and avoid by any means necessary the giving

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 2,158 indigent senior citizens from all 23 barangays of E. B. Magalona have received their social pension from the DSWD this year, amounting to P6,000 each, during simultaneous payouts in various venues on

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The city of San Carlos in Negros Occidental is now under a state of calamity. The declaration placing San Carlos City under a state of calamity was recommended by the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Opposition to the imminent signing of the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is snowballing, as a group of Siquijor residents, calling themselves Tingog Siquijodnon, also share the sentiments of the Diocese

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo yesterday said he is hoping that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will sign Negros Island Region bill before May 20, in time for his visit to Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental. Unfazed by

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 reported to have accounted for 499 wanted persons all over Western Visayas in its April manhunt operations, as part of its relentless efforts to arrest individuals and hold them accountable for

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Three unidentified armed men shot a 68-year-old laborer dead on Tuesday night at Sitio Santos Santos in Brgy. Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental. Police investigations indicated that the victim, whose identity was withheld by the

House leaders on Thursday expressed openness to the prospect of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. reconsidering his stance on the International Criminal Court (ICC), echoing the sentiment that “nothing is impossible,” a press release from the House of Representatives said.