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By CESAR JOLITO III The Negros Occidental provincial government has once again appeared before the Silay City council to push for the approval of its landmark bulk water supply project, a multi-billion-peso initiative meant to secure the province’s long-term water supply amid mounting threats of scarcity. Led by provincial administrator Rayfrando Diaz II, the provincial …

By CESAR JOLITO III The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has initiated a full-scale investigation into the armed encounter between government forces and alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) that resulted in the death of a six-year-old boy in Moises Padilla’s Barangay Quintin Remo. In a statement yesterday, NOCPPO Director Colonel Dennis Wenceslao assured …

By CESAR JOLITO III Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson called on all local government units (LGUs) in the province to prepare for the possibility of the “Big One” — a massive magnitude 8.2 earthquake — which could strike the province due to the Negros Trench. “While we always hope it will not happen, we …

By CESAR JOLITO III The Council of Concerned Citizens (C3) vowed to continue investigating alleged irregularities in flood control projects in Bacolod City despite the resignation of several Catholic priests who were among the watchdog’s original conveners. “The investigation will proceed as planned. Our mission for truth and accountability does not depend on personalities,” Cesar Beloria, …

By CESAR JOLITO III The municipal government of La Castellana in Negros Occidental admitted that it no longer has sufficient funds to respond to another possible eruption of Kanlaon Volcano, even as national and local disaster agencies remain on heightened alert following the volcano’s explosive activity. La Castellana Mayor Añejo Nicor said the local government’s disaster …

By CESAR JOLITO III Fourteen barangays in eight localities across Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental experienced ashfall and sulfuric odor following a short-lived, moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano — the fifth in a series of unrest since last year — on Friday night, October 24. The eruption affected at least 11 barangays in Negros Occidental, including Mailum, Ma-ao, …

By CESAR JOLITO III Several transport leaders lodged a counter complaint against key officers of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) following the dismissal of criminal charges filed against them, who were arrested during a protest rally against the government’s Public Transportation Modernization Program (PTMP) last year. National Union of People’s Lawyers counsel Rey Gorgonio …

By CESAR JOLITO III A bounty amounting to P100,000 is being offered to anyone who can provide credible information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the killing of a 17-year-old girl whose body was discovered partially unclothed at the Reclamation Area near Bredco Port in Bacolod City’s Barangay 12 on Wednesday afternoon, October …

By CESAR JOLITO III The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) assured the public that the country will not experience a shortage in sugar supply despite the government’s decision to suspend importation until the first half of 2026. SRA Administrator Pablo Azcona said the Philippines currently has sufficient buffer stocks of refined sugar, with local milling operations …

By CESAR JOLITO III The long-awaited flood control master plan for Bacolod City is set to be launched on November 15 as part of a coordinated effort between local and national agencies to address the city’s persistent flooding problem. This was announced by Bacolod Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez following a Flood Control Pre-Summit …