Mayor Ronnie Dadivas (fifth from left) received the Certificate of Eligibility for Funding from the World Bank to establish a Double A standard abattoir in Roxas City. RONNIE DADIVAS PHOTO

Roxas gets P76.3-M for abattoir 

ROXAS City – The construction of a Double A standard abattoir in this capital city of Capiz province is expected to take off by...
Dengue carriers are day-biting mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti) that breed in clean, stagnant water. WIKIPEDIA PHOTO

Capiz logs 717 dengue cases

BY JEN BAYLON CAPIZ – This province logged 717 dengue cases with three deaths so far as of Oct. 28 this year, according to the Provincial...
The Enriqueta Montilla de Esteban Memorial High School of Pulupandan in Negros Occidental defended its title in this year’s Bago City Invitational Fancy Drill Competition. BAGO CITY INFORMATION OFFICE

Pulupandan still undefeated in ‘Fancy Drill’

BACOLOD City – The Enriqueta Montilla de Esteban Memorial High School (EMEMHS) in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental remains the champion after this year’s Bago City...
Over P20 million worth of shabu was recovered in Barangay Singcang Airport, Bacolod City on Oct. 17. The Police Regional Office 6 seized total of P274 million worth of illegal drugs as of October this year. BACOLOD CITY POLICE OFFICE PHOTO

PRO-6 nets P274-M illegal drugs in 10 months 

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO & JEN BAYLON ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has achieved remarkable success in combating the illegal drug...
Sugar industry stakeholders question the production estimates released by the Sugar Regulatory Administration citing “huge margins” between the projected production and the actual output of the crop. PHOTO BY PAULINE SANTOS

Antiqueño sacadas in Negros to receive aid

ANTIQUE – Nearly 5,000 Antiqueño sacadas, or migrant sugarcane workers, will be receiving financial assistance from Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio and Antique Gov. Rhodora Cadiao. This...

UNegA eyes three vice guv bets in 2025 polls

BACOLOD City – The United Negros Alliance (UNegA) is currently looking at three incumbent officials who have been shortlisted for vice governor in the...
Photo courtesy of Mike Gonzalez (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:TheCoffee)

‘Vote-buying’ vs newly-elect village chief

BACOLOD City – A newly-elected village chief in Bago City in Negros Occidental province could face disqualification and criminal charges over allegations of "vote...
The Brown Booby seabird (left) rescued in Bugasong, Antique (DENR CENRO-BELISON). Photo on the right is for comparison (DANILO DA CASTRO/WIKIPEDIA).

Endangered seabird rescued in Antique

ANTIQUE – A distressed Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster), an endangered seabird species, has been rescued by residents of Bugasong town in Antique province. The Department...
Bacolod City | Charter Day | Bacolod City Government Center

Bacolod brgy, SK officials to assume posts on Nov. 11

BACOLOD City – The newly elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials in this city will officially assume their posts on Nov. 11, according to...
Boracay Island on Nov. 3 welcomed the MV Norwegian Jewel Cruise Ship. International arrivals ballooned as of October this year and are expected to rise in the coming holidays. PN PHOTO

Boracay int’l arrivals grow 355%

BORACAY – International arrivals to Boracay Island have reached 381,730 in the first 10 months of 2023, up by 355 percent compared to the...