Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) booked a net income of PHP24.8 billion in the first half of the year supported by healthy loan growth, recovering margins, robust trading income, and improving cost efficiency. Pre-provision operating profit in 1H 2025
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Three minor siblings were allegedly mauled by an unidentified suspect inside their home on Saturday at Hacienda Badiang, Brgy. E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental, resulting in the death of a 9-year-old girl and injuries
The Generator Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA), supports the No Work No Pay Bill for Legislators, including local government units’ (LGU) appointed and elected officials. GAWA secretary general Wennie Sancho said “this principle is already applied to all ordinary workers
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Legal Office (CLO) is currently investigating two separate incidents involving the illegal dumping of garbage by closed vans along the Circumferential Road in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City. CLO spokesperson Atty. Vanessa Encabo said
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) executed three anti-loose firearms operations leading to the seizure of guns and the arrest of two individuals in Negros Island Region. The first operation was launched at
CHAMPION. Barangay Igmaya-an emerged as over-all champion in the 33rd Kali-Kalihan Harvest Festival in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on February 8* Andrew Altarejos photo
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Following the report of strong financial performance over the past years, the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental has promoted three provincial government employees as heads of key divisions of its Economic Enterprise Development Department (EEDD).
