𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁

The Barangay Tangub MassKara Dancers from Bacolod City wowed crowds at the 2026 Sinulog Festival’s street dancing and ritual showdown held in Cebu City yesterday, a press release from the Bacolod City Communications Office said. A total of 60 dancers

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Fifty police personnel were dispatched in conflict-affected communities and remote barangays of Negros Island Region, to serve as the primary link between the Philippine National Police and the community, strengthening grassroots engagement and responsive policing. PBrig.

• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Drug Enforcement Team of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) Station 8 had a haul of a total of P1,870,000 worth of suspected shabu following a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tangub on Saturday, January 17.

• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Eight mayors in Negros Occidental have inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental for the releasing of the P50 million financial assistance for Typhoon Tino recovery. The mayors of

The Confederation of Sugarcane Producers Association Inc. (CONFED), the country’s leading federation in sugar production, has welcomed the Jalasig Sugarcane Planters Association Inc., into its roster of member-associations. A total of four associations joined CONFED in 2025 and 2026, of