Starlite Ferries Corp. launched its biggest and brand new Roll On-Roll Off (RORO) vessel, the M/V Starlite Venus, at the BREDCO Port in Bacolod City which is now plying the Batangas-Iloilo-Bacolod-Batangas routes. Starlite Ferries general manager Shane Anthony Arante
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The development of a relocation site for residents who are no longer allowed to return to their respective homes within the 4-kilometer permanent danger zone of Kanlaon Volcano, in Barangay Talaptap, La Castellana, is targeted to
FIRE CALL. Volunteer firefighters rush to respond to the fire at Purok Katilingban, Barangay 39 in Bacolod City that affected more than 207 families on February 27.* Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade photo
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) – Negros Island Region has launched the Fire Square Roadshow 2026 at SM City Bacolod as part of the kick-off activities for Fire Prevention Month, yesterday. Scheduled from March 1
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Kanlaon Volcano’s moderately explosive eruption on Thursday night has blanketed 121 barangays of 16 Negros Occidental towns and cities with ashfall. The eruption of Kanlaon Volcano was followed by two ash emission events, the latest
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A primary concern for several Bacolodnon families is the sudden loss of communication with their relatives working in the Middle East amidst ongoing military operations in the region. As of 4 p.m. on Monday, 14 families
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) continues the nationwide celebration of its 90th Anniversary with the March 2026 leg of its “EXTRA+Ordinary Pop-Up Exhibit,” bringing the commemorative showcase to key locations across the country. Anchored on the anniversary theme
