‘Probe cutting of trees’
The cutting of decades-old trees at the old airport in Bacolod City drew censure from residents and netizens alike* APN III photo
The cutting of decades-old trees at the old airport in Bacolod City drew censure from residents and netizens alike* APN III photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN There is no need to impose border restrictions with Negros Occidental, Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. said. Defensor, in a phone conversation with Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, said, “I am confident that, even with
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Twenty-one barangays of Bacolod have no new Covid cases in the last two weeks, the Emergency Operations Center reported yesterday. These are barangays 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28,
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia said yesterday that he is not yet ready to entertain politics since the health and safety of the people are on top of his priorities during this time of the pandemic.
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Vice-Governor Jeffrey Ferrer said yesterday that the feasibility study for the proposed Panay-Guimaras-Negros islands bridge project, that will pass Pulupandan town, is not yet final. Ferrer said there was a revision in the feasibility study, on
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Six more police officers in Negros Occidental tested positive for Covid-19, bringing to 21 the number of PNP members infected with the virus, as of yesterday, provincial police deputy spokesperson, P/Lt. Abegael Donasco, said. On April
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A barangay tanod, who was reported to have been abducted Tuesday by unidentified armed men, was found dead several hours later in Hacienda Margarita, Brgy. Consing, EB Magalona, Negros Occidental. The police identified the victim as
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Occidental Sangguniang Panlalawigan has joined the numerous calls for a thorough probe and for authorities to expedite their investigations into the killing of provincial consultant Mariano Antonio “Marton” Cui, on April 12 in San
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III More than half a million peso worth of suspected shabu was seized by operatives of the Bacolod Police and the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit 6 from the three men they arrested in barangays Singcang-Airport, Taculing,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A man, posing as a woman on social media, was arrested by the police for robbing his socmed friends during an entrapment operation at Crossing Gaston in Brgy. Punta Mesa, Manapla, Negros Occidental on Tuesday. P/Lt.
BEAUTIES. The candidates for the Lin-ay sang Negros 2024 at the launching of Panaad sa Negros Festival at the Provincial Capitol Lagoon in Bacolod City. * Capitol PIO photo
Victorias City is among the seven cities in the Philippines that will be part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Cities for Enhanced Governance and Engagement (CHANGE) Project. On March 12, Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez signed the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Eleven of the 19 barangays of Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental are experiencing water shortages, according to Mayor Raymund Tongson. Tongson disclosed that the extreme heat brought on by the El Niño phenomenon has caused even
The Provincial DILG benchmark program dubbed “Negros S.A.F.E.T.Y. First!” was publicly launched in Barangay Fabrica, Sagay City, during the recent 2024 Tinabu-ay sa Taytay celebration, a press release from Project CARES said. During the launch, DILG provincial director Teodora Sumagaysay
Local chess aficionados play friendly afternoon games against each other to pass away the time and hone their skills at the Bacolod City Public Plaza.* Jade Paul Morin/CCN photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Primewater Infrastructure Corp (Primewater) reported that it has devised a plan to deliver an additional 7 million liters of water per day, or a maximum of 17 MLD, to its concessionaires in Bacolod City. In