By CESAR JOLITO III Bacolod City Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has reaffirmed the full support of the Visayan bloc for Faustino Dy III, citing confidence in his leadership of the House of Representatives, particularly in the passage of the national budget. Benitez, lead convenor of the Visayan Bloc, emphasized that the General Appropriations …
Monthly Archives: March 2026
No fuel hoarding monitored in Bacolod
Bacolod City has not monitored hoarding of fuel supply that could lead to unjustified increase in prices since the start of the local government unit-led inspections last week. “No hoarding has been recorded as of today,” Secretary to the Mayor Marty Go said yesterday. The city’s fuel monitoring and inspection teams check about 16 gas …
Rice prices surge amid rising farm costs
By CESAR JOLITO III Rice prices across Negros Occidental have increased in recent weeks, offering higher returns for farmers but also exposing them to mounting production costs driven by rising fuel prices. Pedro Limpangog, president of the Farmers and Irrigators Association of the Philippines – Bacolod Rice Irrigators’ Service (FIACN-BRIS), said the price of both …
DOH-NIR calls for blood donors via reg’wide drive
The Department of Health – Negros Island Region (DOH-NIR) has called for more blood donors through its weekly mobile donation campaign across the region. “Every blood donation can help save patients in need — children, mothers, accident victims, and those undergoing life-saving treatments. Your simple act of kindness can make a big difference,” the DOH-NIR …
39 new NUP sworn into PRO-NIR
By CESAR JOLITO III Thirty-nine newly hired non-uniformed personnel (NUP) formally joined the police service in the Negros Island Region (NIR) following an oath-taking ceremony held Tuesday, March 17, at Kanlaon Hall, Camp Alfredo M. Montelibano Sr. in Bacolod City’s Barangay Estefania. The ceremony was led by Police Brigadier General Arnold Thomas Ibay, regional director …
Negros cops seize P12.8-M illegal drugs, cigarettes in 2-week ops
Police teams recovered P12.8 million worth of illegal drugs and smuggled cigarettes in various operations conducted for two weeks across Negros Island. Data covering March 1 to 14 released by the Police Regional Office – Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) showed the campaign against illegal drugs yielded 1,028.45 grams of shabu and 46 grams of marijuana …
NICE welcomes WTE consultation, urges safer waste mgt technology
By CESAR JOLITO III Environmental group Negrosanon Initiative for Climate and the Environment (NICE) has welcomed Bacolod City’s move to hold a public consultation on integrating waste-to-energy (WTE) into its long-term solid waste management plan, while reiterating the need for safer and non-harmful technologies. The consultation forms part of the city government’s 10-year solid waste …
Nuggets score 72 points, rout short-handed 76ers
Christian Braun had 22 points, Cameron Johnson scored 18, and the host Denver Nuggets used a big first half to rout the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers, 124-96, yesterday (Philippine time). Aaron Gordon, Jamal Murray and Bruce Brown finished with 12 points each and Nikola Jokic had 14 assists for Denver, which never trailed. The Nuggets play …
Soyud, Akari take down Galeries
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Akari Power Chargers moved within striking distance of a qualifying berth after outlasting the Galeries Tower Highrisers, 25-23, 25-23, 14-25, 26-24, in the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference at the Santa Rosa Sports Complex on Tuesday, March 17. Negrense Christine Joy Soyud contributed 12 points for the Power Chargers, which stretched …
Bugna captures three golds in Tagum tilt
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kathlyn Bugna returned to the PPS-PEPP junior tennis circuit with authority, sweeping three titles in the Governor Edwin Jubahib National Juniors Tennis Championships at the Davao del Norte Sports Tourism Complex in Tagum City. The Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City native ruled both the girls’ 16-and-under and 18-and-under singles divisions and …