By JEN BAYLON Water sources in nine barangays in Negros Occidental’s Bago City are no longer safe for drinking after they were contaminated by ashfall from Kanlaon Volcano’s minor eruption over the weekend. Dr. Merijene Ortizo, head of the Bago City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), said volcanic ashfall has affected Barangays Mailum, …
Monthly Archives: February 2025
Providing dignity in aging
By Sonny Angara Recognizing the impact and contributions of our senior citizens to the overall growth of the country, my father — former Senate President Edgardo Angara — authored Republic Act No. 7432 or the Senior Citizens Act of 1992, which provided benefits and privileges to our elderly. This, later on, became part of my …
Incarnating the Beatitudes
By Fr. Roy Cimagala One of the most intriguing teachings of Christ are the Beatitudes. (cfr. Luke 6:20-26) They make us wonder why it is blessed to go through all kinds of suffering here on earth — to be poor, hungry, persecuted, etc. The answer, of course, is that the Beatitudes clearly tell us what to …
PJSCC meeting to determine NegOcc category in midterm polls
By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCC) will convene today to finalize the categorization of the province in the May 12 midterm elections. “We will be finalizing the final recommendation on what color or category to assign to the province of Negros Occidental,” provincial election supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria said. The …
Dengue cases in Bacolod up 96% —CHO
Bacolod City recorded a total of 124 dengue cases as of February 8, data from the City Health Office (CHO) showed yesterday. This is 96.8 percent higher than the 63 cases recorded in the same period last year, data revealed. The CHO recorded no fatalities due to dengue within the period. Barangay Mansilingan logged the …
DBM, PNP Finance Service to open NIR regional offices in Bacolod
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have conducted site inspections for their respective Negros Island Region (NIR) regional offices in the highly-urbanized Bacolod City. In a report yesterday, the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) said the proposed location of the Police Regional Office-(PRO-NIR) Regional Finance Service Unit …
PNP asks DOJ to include Pryde Teves in brother’s multiple murder cases
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has asked the Department of Justice to include former Negros Oriental Governor Pryde Henry Teves in the multiple murder cases of his brother, Arnolfo Jr., in connection with the death of former governor Roel Degamo and nine others. Major General Nicholas Torre, director of the PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group …
DA-Negros Island Region monitoring rice prices amid MSRP in NCR
The Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Negros Island Region (NIR) is monitoring the prices of rice in its three provinces amid the implementation of the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) in the National Capital Region (NCR). Engineer Albert Barogo, DA-NIR regional director, told the Philippine News Agency in an interview yesterday that despite the …
Panay-Guimaras-Negros Island Bridges’ detailed engineering design nears completion
The completion of the detailed engineering design (DED) of the Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) Bridges Project draws near with the reported accomplishment rate for Section A of the Panay to Guimaras Island at 90.42 percent. Meanwhile, Section B of the Guimaras to Negros Island Bridge is already at 66.66 percent as of January 2025. The interim DED …
Ordiales shines as NU triumphs in UAAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The National University (NU) Bulldogs overpowered the De La Salle University Green Spikers, 25-22, 25-22, 25-19, in the UAAP Season 87 men’s volleyball tournament at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday, February 16. Negrense Leo Ordiales made an immediate impact in his UAAP debut, scoring nine …