Heavy users of artificial intelligence (AI) report being overwhelmed by trying to keep up with and on top of the technology designed to make their lives easier. Too many lines of code to analyze, armies of AI assistants to wrangle, and lengthy prompts to draft are among the laments by hard-core AI adopters. Consultants at …
Monthly Archives: April 2026
900 cops to ensure safe Panaad Festival
By CESAR JOLITO III The Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is set to deploy nearly 900 security personnel for the 30th Panaad sa Negros Festival, with a formal send-off ceremony scheduled at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mansilingan on Saturday, April 11. The ceremony, marking the official …
Work-from-home Fridays not vacation: Gasataya
By CESAR JOLITO III Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya has reminded city government employees that the implementation of the compressed four-day work week, particularly the work-from-home arrangement every Friday, is strictly for productivity and not an opportunity for leisure. In a statement, Gasataya emphasized that employees under the scheme are expected to remain at home …
Cloud seeding sought; dry weather threatens crops
By CESAR JOLITO III The sugar industry in Negros Occidental is calling for the immediate implementation of cloud seeding operations as dry conditions linked to the onset of the El Niño phenomenon continue to threaten sugarcane production across key growing areas. The United Sugar Producers’ Federation of the Philippines (Unifed) has formally appealed to the …
Agent cop shot dead in buy-bust
By CESAR JOLITO III A police operative was shot dead during an anti-drug operation outside a motel along Alijis Road in Bacolod City’s Barangay Singcang-Airport late Thursday night, April 9. Police Master Sergeant Romulo Galvez, a member of the Station Drug Enforcement Team, was shot in the right thigh by the 32-year-old suspect who reportedly …
NegOcc leads NIR with 1st Provincial People’s Council
Negros Occidental has formed the Provincial People’s Council (PPC) to better engage the participation of civil society organizations (CSOs) in local governance. Sandy Saluria of Murcia was elected president during the organizational assembly held at the Negros Museum in Bacolod City on Wednesday, April 8. “We are the first to form the PPC in the …
JO health worker dead in mishap
By CESAR JOLITO III A job order (JO) health worker was killed while several others were injured in a vehicular accident at Barangay Rizal in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City yesterday morning. Initial information from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) indicated that a truck carrying personnel from the City Health Office …
CCC warns of ‘danger’ heat index levels in several areas
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) called on the public to take extra precautions as heat index levels in several parts of the country have reached the “danger” category during the peak of the summer season. In a social media post, the CCC said data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) showed …
Maranatha’s She Cup tilt hailed
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and the Negros Occidental Regional Football Association (NORFA) lauded the Maranatha Christian College (MCC) Centurions of Bacolod City following their first runner-up finish in the recently concluded She Cup in Thailand. Competing in the international under-15 seven-a-side tournament organized by the International Football League, the MCC …
Durant scores 29 as Rockets hold off 76ers
Kevin Durant scored a game-high 29 points and drilled a critical late three-pointer that helped the host Houston Rockets fend off the hard-charging Philadelphia 76ers, 113-102, yesterday (Philippine time). The Rockets extended their winning streak to eight games but had to sweat out the final minutes. The 76ers (43-37) shaved a 28-point third-quarter deficit to …