By CESAR JOLITO III A disturbing series of body discoveries in Negros Occidental has put authorities on high alert this week, as police investigate the separate recoveries of two decomposing remains and a fetus in capital Bacolod City and Murcia town. The string of grisly finds began on Tuesday, July 1, when the decomposed remains …
Monthly Archives: July 2025
No read, repeat!
By Herman M. Lagon There is something gut-wrenching in listening to a teen struggle through reading aloud one sentence of a textbook. It is not so much the question of being off in syllables or of violating the rules of punctuation — it is the moment of silence, the heavy-with-embarrassment classroom, and the silent looking …
Beware of the danger of worldly entrapment
By Fr. Roy Cimagala This worldly entrapment is actually a clear and present danger. But the intriguing part is that hardly anyone is aware of it. Many of us allow ourselves to be caught in the widening web of the modern technologies which, while offering us a lot of conveniences, also hook us into the …
SRA launches training to combat RSSI infestation in Negros
By CESAR JOLITO III In a bid to contain the continued spread of the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) that has already infested over 2,300 hectares of sugarcane farms across the Visayas, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) will conduct a specialized training in Bacolod City on Monday, July 14. The one-day training, organized by SRA’s …
Gov’t relieves 11-K Negros ARBs of P1.8-B debts
The government, through the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), on Thursday, July 3, condoned P1.834 billion in loans, debts, and interest owed by 11,179 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Negros Island Region (NIR). DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III led the distribution of certificates of condonation with release of mortgages (CoCRoMs), land titles, and support services …
LTO-6 summons driver in Silay road mishap
The Land Transportation Office in Western Visayas (LTO-6) served a show-cause order (SCO) against the driver of a mini dump truck that figured in the recent accident at Barangay Guimbalaon in Negros Occidental’s Silay City that killed seven passengers. The SCO, approved by LTO-6 Director Gaudioso Geduspan II and signed by LTO-E.B. Magalona District chief Reuben Tampos, …
DepEd W. Visayas orders enhanced security measures in schools
All schools divisions in Western Visayas have been ordered to strengthen security measures in school premises following two separate stabbing incidents in Antique and Iloilo this week involving learners. In an interview yesterday, Hernani Escullar Jr., information officer of the Department of Education in Western Visayas, said OIC-Regional Director Cristito Eco has emphasized that division …
Health expert: Stop excessive intake of pain relievers, supplements
A kidney health expert at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLRMMRH) warned that excessive intake of food supplements and pain relievers can lead to kidney damage. Nephrologist Larrie-lyn Albarico-Guillon, in an online learning session dubbed “Kidney Health Literacy” with local information officers, said that some herbal products are also nephrotoxins or contain substances …
‘Bising’ exits PAR; heavy rains continue
Tropical Depression “Bising” exited the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) yesterday afternoon, but its trough as well as the southwest monsoon will continue to bring heavy rains to some areas in Luzon. “Bising” was located 345 kilometers west northwest of Calayan, Cagayan. No tropical cyclone wind signal was hoisted. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical …
Tay Tung claims Toboso league crown
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts claimed the championship in the 1st SK President Ladislao Villanueva Volleyball League held recently in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town. The Thunderbolts bucked a tough challenge from the Cadiz squad to score a victory and claimed the championship in the one-day volleyball tournament. Rhose Vianne …