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Western Visayas generated P70 billion from its 5.36 million tourist arrivals in 2023, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reported yesterday. Of the total arrivals, only 550,000 were foreign and overseas visitors, while the rest were domestic travelers who helped keep the industry in the region afloat. “This is a 22.9 percent increase in the growth …

  By JEN BAYLON The issuance of a show-cause order against some employees of the Negros Occidental provincial government is an opportunity for them to explain their side. This was clarified by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday, following the issuance of show-cause orders to a department head and two executive assistants at the Capitol. “It may …

  Major road projects funded by the national government, particularly the more than P7 billion Bacolod-Negros Occidental Economic Highway (BANOCEH), are seen to create more growth centers in Bacolod City. Bacolod City Lone District Representative Greg Gasataya, who helped facilitate the implementation of the modern road network, said according to the Department of Public Works …

The National Amnesty Commission (NAC), through the Local Amnesty Board (LAB) in Bacolod City, is accepting amnesty applications from former rebels in Negros Island and the neighboring provinces of Siquijor, Bohol and Cebu this week. The five-day processing of enrollment, which started yesterday, is being held at Bacolod City College. The acceptance of applications came …

The Negros Occidental provincial government is providing basic mobile phone units to barangay violence against women (BVAW) desk officers in all 601 villages of the province to boost response and referral of cases. The first batch of recipients were the 117 BVAW desk officers in six local government units of the fifth district, including the …

  By JEN BAYLON The police have identified the suspect involved in the stolen artwork from the Hofileña Museum in Negros Occidental’s Silay City. Silay police chief, Colonel Mark Anthony Darroca said one of the two suspects who stole the “Mango Harvesters” painting of National Artist Fernando Amorsolo, was identified by a pedicab driver. The driver’s description of …

  Five local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas have already adopted the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) program, the government’s flagship housing program implemented by the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). DHSUD Regional Director Eva Maria Marfil said they had already broken the ground for the project in the highly …

  The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 6 (Western Visayas) has released about P147.27 million worth of family food packs (FFPs) and non-food items (NFIs) to families affected by major calamities in the region from January 1 to June 20, an official said. In an interview, DSWD-6 Disaster Risk Management Division Chief Erlyn …

  By JEN BAYLON A P2.8 million worth of suspected shabu was seized from a live-in partner during a buy-bust operation on Pallochina Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay Villamonte yesterday morning. The suspects were identified as 21-year-old John Matthew Genon, a high-value individual; and 25-year-old Laurriane Libre, a street-level individual, both residents of Purok Ylac …

  By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental provincial government is set to present the Negros First CyberCentre as the regional center for the newly-created Negros Island Region (NIR). Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said the Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center will be transferred to its new office in Talisay City, and its vacated space …