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By CESAR JOLITO III A broad coalition of electricity consumers and church workers is set to formally launch the Alliance of Consumers in Northern Negros (ACNN) in Bacolod City, positioning itself as a unified consumer voice as the Visayas braces for possible power supply shortfalls. The formation of ACNN comes amid warnings from the National …

By CESAR JOLITO III The Bacolod City government has rolled out a new digital platform aimed at strengthening access to services for treating persons living with human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) as the city recorded 1,312 confirmed HIV/AIDS cases as of November 2025, ranking 22nd nationwide among more than 140 local …

By CESAR JOLITO III Investigators have identified two persons of interest in the brutal attack that killed a nine-year-old girl and seriously injured her two siblings inside their home at Barangay E. Lopez in Negros Occidental’s Talisay City. Police said the Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) handling the case is now focusing on the two …

By CESAR JOLITO III Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has renewed his call for decisive congressional action to address the worsening sugar price crisis that continues to batter farmers and agricultural workers in Negros Occidental, the country’s top sugar-producing province. With mill-gate prices remaining low, Lacson said the upcoming congressional hearing on the sugar …

By CESAR JOLITO III The government is set to roll out comprehensive stakeholder consultations as the cornerstone of its plan to amend the Sugar Industry Development Act (SIDA), ensuring that the law keeps pace with the evolving conditions of the sugar industry. The stakeholders said the planned consultations will serve as the primary mechanism for …

By CESAR JOLITO III The Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has ordered a thorough and impartial investigation into an alleged mauling incident involving three minor siblings in Negros Occidental’s Silay City that left one child dead. Authorities said a nine-year-old girl was found lifeless, while a 14-year-old girl and a three-year-old …

By CESAR JOLITO III The Negros Island chapter of the advocacy group AGHAM has raised alarm over the worsening flood situation in Bacolod City, attributing the problem to decades of rapid and poorly planned urban development that failed to account for comprehensive flood control and drainage systems. In a press statement released on Thursday, February …

By CESAR JOLITO III Government agencies across the Negros Island Region (NIR) have intensified pre-disaster preparedness measures as Tropical Storm “Basyang” is expected to bring heavy rainfall today, prompting authorities to place the entire region under red alert status. Donato Sermeno III, director of the Office of Civil Defense – NIR, said a pre-disaster risk …

By CESAR JOLITO III Labor group General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) warned that ordinary Filipino workers are facing a growing struggle to survive as the cost of living continues to outpace wages, calling on the government to urgently intervene. In a position paper released to the media and government agencies, GAWA said prices of …

By CESAR JOLITO III Flooding triggered by a powerful shear line weather system has caused more than P10 million in combined agricultural, livestock and infrastructure damage across northern Negros Occidental, affecting nearly 9,000 residents in seven local government units (LGUs). Data from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office showed that 193 houses were …