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By JEN BAYLON More than 2,000 automated counting machines (ACMs) will be distributed to local election offices in Negros Occidental from April 28 to 29, as the province gears up for the midterm elections on May 12. Provincial election supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria said the distribution of the ACMs will coincide with the final testing …

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has identified alternative voting centers for the May 12 midterm elections in areas affected by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Occidental. In a press conference yesterday, Provincial Election Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria said he had inspected alternative voting centers in some areas of La Castellana and La Carlota …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental is experiencing a rise in respiratory illnesses among farm animals, particularly poultry, due to the ongoing extreme heat, the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said. “There are many cases of animals developing colds, sometimes triggered by unexpected light rains following the heat. Our field personnel have observed this pattern,” PVO head …

The economy of the newly-formed Negros Island Region (NIR) expanded by 5.9 percent in 2024, with an estimated value of P636 billion, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Tuesday, April 22, showed. At constant 2018 prices, last year’s gross regional domestic product is higher by P35.35 billion compared to the value in 2023. …

Registered voters now have different options to determine their assigned voting precincts during the May 12 elections, a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official said. Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, Comelec-Negros Island Region director, told the Philippine News Agency that with the activation of the online precinct finder, voters have better chances of easily locating their assigned …

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Western Visayas (LTO-6) is poised to expand its services and enhance road safety initiatives with the opening of four additional district offices in Iloilo and Negros Occidental. President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. recently signed laws for the establishment of district offices in Pototan and San Dionisio in Iloilo, as …

By JEN BAYLON The Indian national involved in the tragic Good Friday procession crash in Bacolod City’s Barangay Alangilan, which claimed the lives of three individuals and injured 17 others, has posted bail amounting to P60,000, securing his temporary release from detention. Jagpret Singh, 37 years old, was released from Police Station 5 after posting …

The municipal government of Binalbagan in Negros Occidental outlined continuing plans yesterday to address the molasses spill from the mill of the Binalbagan-Isabela Sugar Co. (Biscom) that affected at least four barangays along the contaminated river. “As of now, our main focus is the cleaning and the rehabilitation of waters,” Mayor Alejandro Mirasol said in …

The Bacolod City government will showcase its electric jeepney (e-jeep) utilization initiative under the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) during the visit of Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon on Friday, April 25. In an interview on Tuesday, April 22, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said Dizon and his team will assess the city’s implementation of the e-jeep …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental is facing a dramatic rise in dengue fever cases this year, as the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported a total of 1,692 cases as of April 19. This marks a staggering 341.78 percent increase, higher than the 383 cases recorded in the same period last year, PHO said. Bago City …