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  • A sugarcane farm in northern Negros Occidental was among the initial areas affected by the red striped soft-scale insects (RSSI) in April 2025. RSSI attacks sugarcane leaves and reduces sugar content by about 50 percent, the Sugar Regulatory Administration says. (File photo) 

    Sugarcane pests affect 30 localities | RSSI spreads to 1,800 hectares of cane fields

    By CESAR JOLITO III The infestation of red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) has expanded to nearly 1,800 hectares of sugarcane ...
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  • Cayetano. Photo courtesy of Senate Social Media Unit

    Persona non grata eyed vs. Cayetano | Gustilo to back tag if basis found

    By CESAR JOLITO III The campaign to declare Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano persona non grata in parts of Negros ...
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  • Photo courtesy of Dadee Aissa/Unsplash

    Cloudseeding to ease crop damage shelved | DA-NIR: Rainy weather favorable for now

    By CESAR JOLITO III The Department of Agriculture in the Negros Island Region (DA-NIR) has temporarily shelved its planned cloudseeding ...
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  • Photo courtesy of 102.9 Sweet FM Kabankalan

    BSKE will push through | No basis for poll postponement: Comelec

    By CESAR JOLITO III The Commission on Elections in the Negros Island Region (Comelec-NIR) has dismissed circulating online claims that ...
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Sugarcane pests affect 30 localities | RSSI spreads to 1,800 hectares of cane fields

June 6, 2026
By CESAR JOLITO III The infestation of red-striped soft scale ...

Persona non grata eyed vs. Cayetano | Gustilo to back tag if basis found

June 5, 2026
By CESAR JOLITO III The campaign to declare Senate President ...

Cloudseeding to ease crop damage shelved | DA-NIR: Rainy weather favorable for now

June 4, 2026
By CESAR JOLITO III The Department of Agriculture in the ...

TOP STORIES

Police personnel will be strategically stationed near public and private schools and other thoroughfares to secure the opening of classes today, June 8, 2026. (PRO-NIR / File photo)

1,612 NIR cops to secure class opening

By CESAR JOLITO III The Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has deployed 1,612 police personnel across ...
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June 8, 2026
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Personnel from the Bacolod City Engineer's Office repainted the pedestrian lanes near public elementary schools, which will enhance students' safety while crossing the road ahead of the opening of classes today, June 8, 2026. (Bacolod City Engineer's Office photo)

Bacolod to repaint pedestrian lanes

By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA The Bacolod City council urged the Bacolod Traffic and Transport Management Department (BTTMD) to immediately conduct ...
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June 8, 2026
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Volcanic ash can be seen rising out of the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano in this photo taken at 6:05 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Barangay Ma-ao, Bago City, Negros Occidental. Alert Level 2 prevails over Kanlaon as it shows moderate level of volcanic unrest, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology says. (Israel Malunes photo)

Kanlaon emitted ash, had 9 volcanic quakes

Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island had four ash emission events and nine volcanic earthquakes on Saturday, June 6, the Philippine ...
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June 8, 2026
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COMMUNITY

Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide to resume signature door-to-door ministry

On September 1, 2022, Jehovah’s Witnesses will resume their well-known door-to-door ministry. A special global campaign will be launched at ...
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August 31, 2022
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Bacolod City holds mass wedding

A total of 20 couples exchanged their vows in a mass wedding officiated by Mayor Alfredo “Albee” Benitez at the ...
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August 30, 2022
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SPORTS

Jalen Brunson (right) looks to move the ball past Victor Wembanyama in Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Finals. (Scott Wachter / Imagn Images / Reuters)

Knicks eke out win with 2-0 lead

Jalen Brunson stole the ball and converted the go-ahead free throw with 9.5 seconds left, moving the New York Knicks ...
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June 8, 2026
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LOIS LANE GO (ICTSI photo)

Fernando, Go rule ICTSI Junior PGT championships

By ADRIAN STEWART CO Mhark Fernando III and Lois Lane Go emerged victorious in the ICTSI Bacolod Junior Philippine Golf ...
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June 8, 2026
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Ana Marie Aguilar delivered a masterclass in resilience, carding a steady even-par 70 to dominate the girls’ 7-10 division, cruising to a commanding six-stroke victory. (ICTSI photo)

Aguilar rallies to fuel JPGT finals, Clementer triumphs

By ADRIAN STEWART CO With coveted tickets to the Elite Junior PGT finals on the line, Ana Marie Aguilar and ...
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June 6, 2026
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OPINION

Justice Leonen challenges Bato to yield to police

By Ade S. Fajardo The Supreme Court has published the individual opinions of the justices who agreed with the majority ...
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June 8, 2026
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IMPULSES

Tell it to the ‘18 Marines’

By Herman M. Lagon There is a reason many parents instinctively ask follow-up questions when a child comes home with ...
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June 8, 2026
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Photo courtesy of Kuwait News Agency

Hostilities flare again in Iran war, talks at a stalemate

Gulf hostilities flared anew, with the US military saying Iranian missile attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and other regional targets were ...
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June 8, 2026
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IMPULSES

Twelve, thirteen and everything else

By Herman M. Lagon Few things reveal the priorities of a political institution more than what it chooses to fight ...
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June 6, 2026
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The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ

By Fr. Roy Cimagala The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, or Corpus Christi, should spur us to ...
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June 6, 2026
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