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2GO introduces new ship

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — The shipping company 2GO yesterday launched its new vessel, MV Saint Francis Xavier. “The route of MV Saint Francis Xavier...

Province bares 7 investment areas

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — Negros Occidental has seven investment areas, the provincial government investment consultant Rafael Coscolluela revealed. These are tourism, agribusiness, renewable energy,...

3 killed in EB Magalona gunfight

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — Three alleged robbers were killed while a policeman was seriously injured in a gunfight between armed men and the...

Guv to back Albee’s Senate bid

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — In case 3rd District Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez decides to run for Senate in 2016, Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr....

‘Take down illegal structures at NNNP’

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — The Protected Area Management Board’s (PAMB) technical working group stood firm on its recommendation to demolish illegal structures at...

Bong: Cousins’ clash may lead to third-party win

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — Vice Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson warned his third cousins in the 3rd District against engaging in a political battle among...

Revamp ordinance under PLO review

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — The ordinance providing for the reorganization of the Negros Occidental provincial government is now with the Provincial Legal Office...

Lower House to tackle township bill?

By EUGENE ADIONG SAN CARLOS City — First District Rep. Julio Ledesma IV’s bill that seeks to declare 200 hectares in Salvador Benedicto town as...

In 3rd Dist., politics is a family affairLacson family rivalries in 2016 elections loom

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — The 2016 national elections may still be far, but two cousins were already particularly interested in the position of...

118,000 voters urged to get biometrics

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — Today marks the start of the registration and validation of voters for the 2016 national elections. Some 118,000 voters in...