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By CESAR JOLITO III A 58-year-old contractor was injured after he was shot by an unidentified assailant along the national highway at Barangay San Francisco in Negros Oriental’s Santa Catalina town early yesterday morning. Police identified the victim as Engineer Angelito Uy Mendoza, a resident of Barangay Manalongon in the town. Mendoza was driving his motorcycle when he was …

By CESAR JOLITO III Kabankalan City Mayor Benjie Miranda clarified that the ongoing rehabilitation of a drainage canal in Barangay Hilabangan is not a project of the city government but is being undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Miranda said residents have been raising concerns over the project, citing that only …

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Negros Occidental has identified 980 households for inclusion in the conduct of the 2025 National Migration Survey (NMS) until September 5. PSA-Negros Occidental officer-in-charge Diesah Biaoco said in a statement yesterday they have selected 491 sample households in Negros Occidental and 489 others in Bacolod City. “They are being interviewed by …

By CESAR JOLITO III The Bacolod Gugma Foundation Inc. is set to roll out hundreds of food kiosks and carts at the Bacolod City Public Plaza and the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) as part of this year’s MassKara Festival in October, signaling the return of the plaza as a major festival hub. Christopher Mallo, …

By CESAR JOLITO III Three individuals were killed following a head-on collision involving two motorcycles along the national highway at Barangay Malabuhan in Negros Occidental’s Siaton town on Sunday night, August 24. An initial investigation by Siaton police showed the accident occurred at around 7:00 p.m. when a motorcycle driven by 27-year-old James Baldoza Mejio, of Barangay Casalaan, …

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Negros Oriental aims to register the province’s entire population of 1,492,038, based on the 2024 Census of Population (Popcen), into the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) by the end of 2025. PSA Negros Oriental chief Engineer Ariel Fortuito reported during the recent Provincial Statistics Committee meeting that registration has already …

Two local government units (LGUs) in southern Negros Occidental, in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), will launch their One Town, One Product (OTOP) hubs in September. Hinigaran town will open its OTOP hub on September 1, followed by Sipalay City on September 12. “This initiative aims to empower micro, small and …

The Department of Agrarian Reform in the Negros Island Region (DAR-NIR) assumed responsibility for three provinces in the Visayas. DAR-NIR will include the provinces of Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental and Siquijor in Project SPLIT (Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling), which is funded by the World Bank and designed to convert collective land …

By CESAR JOLITO III A vehicle accidentally toppling a fuel pump machine sparked a fire that caused an estimated P400,000 in damage at a gasoline station along Gatuslao Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay 11 early Saturday morning, August 23. In the video circulated on social media over the weekend, the car was seen suddenly lurching …

The Bacolod City Tourism Office and the Bacolod Gugma Foundation are engaging major shopping malls in the city to enhance visitor experience and boost local economic activity during the MassKara Festival in October. The 46th edition of the world-renowned festival, which showcases street dancers donning carnival-inspired costumes and masks, is set from October 1 to …