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    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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    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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  • Teachers and volunteers joined the kickoff of Brigada Eskwela at Fernando F. Gonzaga Elementary School in Bacolod City as preparations for the upcoming school year officially began yesterday, June 1, 2026. The weeklong school maintenance and preparation campaign will run until Friday, June 5, as volunteers help clean, repair and ready classrooms and school facilities for the opening of classes on Monday, June 8. (Contributed photo)

    Biggest challenge: Classroom shortage | NIR needs over 2,000 learning facilities

    By CESAR JOLITO III The shortage of classrooms continues to be one of the biggest challenges the Department of Education ...
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  • Armed struggle remains active | NDF-Negros disputes AFP claim of NPA defeat

    By CESAR JOLITO III The National Democratic Front (NDF) – Negros has disputed recent claims by the Armed Forces of ...
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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 ...

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

June 3, 2026
By CESAR JOLITO III The Commission on Elections in the ...

Biggest challenge: Classroom shortage | NIR needs over 2,000 learning facilities

June 2, 2026
By CESAR JOLITO III The shortage of classrooms continues to ...

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Quick police response? Just dial 911

By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will launch SAFE NIR Dial 911, a police initiative designed ...
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June 4, 2026
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Bukidnon communities in NegOcc secure ancestral title after 25 years

By CESAR JOLITO III Indigenous Bukidnon communities in Negros Occidental have finally secured legal ownership and recognition of their ancestral ...
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June 4, 2026
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Bacolod City Government Center Building

Tieza urged to fast-track plaza, BCGC’s fountain upgrade

By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya has urged the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (Tieza) to ...
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June 4, 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

Zaydhen Rosano pulls up for a shot with 15 points along with eight rebounds and five assists for Gilas Pilipinas Girls' victory in the 2026 FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup SEABA qualifiers in Bacolod City. (FIBA photo)

Gilas Girls win in SEABA QF opener

By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Gilas Pilipinas Girls kicked off their campaign in the 2026 FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup ...
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June 4, 2026
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Negrense Alex Eala and Czech partner Nikola Bartunkova fell short to British duo Harriet Dart and Maia Lumsden, 4-6, 6-2, 9-11, in a match that lasted through a deciding match tiebreak. (Al Bello / Getty Images / AFP)

Eala enters 2nd round of Birmingham Open

By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Alex Eala opened her Birmingham Open singles campaign in emphatic fashion, overpowering Australia’s Priscilla Hon, ...
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June 4, 2026
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TNT-Ginebra finals ‘will be remembered for a very long time’

While familiar faces are set to star in the latest PBA finals clash between the TNT Tropang 5G and the ...
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June 4, 2026
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OPINION

When the tongue speaks

By Dr. Joseph D. Lim The human tongue is one of the body’s most overlooked diagnostic tools. Beyond enabling speech ...
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June 4, 2026
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IMPULSES

The counselor gap

By Herman M. Lagon A few months ago, a DepEd teacher friend quietly told me about a student who had ...
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June 4, 2026
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Giving back and paying back

By Fr. Roy Cimagala The gospel reminds us of our duty to give back and pay back what God has ...
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June 4, 2026
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The political economy theory of Karl Marx

By Dennis Gorecho LONDON, United Kingdom — While travelling around London, I saw some posters promoting a Karl Marx walking ...
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June 3, 2026
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IMPULSES

Welcome to the wheelchair club

By Herman M. Lagon I knew exactly where the conversation was heading the moment I saw the headline. Not because ...
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June 3, 2026
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