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Oct222025 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Former solon, radio station manager take oath as members of CHMSU board

Jeony Bigay and Edith Villanueva take oath before CHED Commissioner Myrna Mallari at the Conference Room of the CHMSU Main Campus in Talisay City.*Two new members of the Board of Regents of Carlos Hilado Memorial State University took their oaths of office before Commission on Higher Education Commissioner Myrna Mallari, CHMSU BOR Chair-Designate, Wednesday afternoon, October 22.Former Negros Occidental Third District representative Edith Villanueva, president and chief operating officer of the Sugar Industry Foundation Inc. (SIFI), and Station Manager Jeony Bigay of RMN DYHB Bacolod 747 are the new private sector representatives to the CHMSU Board of Regents for the term 2025–2027.Villanueva and Bigay were elected by the Board of Regents during a special meeting held prior to...

Oct222025 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

ACT: Union wins approval of mistakenly disapproved teacher education loans

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The teachers at the GSIS Bacolod office*The Alliance of Concerned Teachers hailed the successful dialog between the ACT - Negros Island Region Union and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Bacolod Branch on Wednesday, Oct. 22, that resulted in the immediate approval of education loan reapplications that were mistakenly disapproved in recent months."In unity there is strength. In collective action there is victory. The dialog between ACT-NIR Union and GSIS with teachers who have issues regarding their reapplication of GFAL-EL was successful," ACT-NIR Union Interim Secretary General Mary Grace Abellar said in a press release.During the dialog, GSIS Bacolod Branch Manager Cecilia Tenaja confirmed that the mistakenly disapproved reapplications have been approved "immed...

Oct222025 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

1,371 register to vote in first 2 days of registration resumption in NegOcc

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A total of 1,371 people registered to vote in Negros Occidental during the first two days of the resumed voter registration for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), a Commission on Elections official said on Wednesday, Oct. 22.There were 660 males and 711 females who registered to vote on Monday and Tuesday, Negros Occidental Provincial Elections Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria said.Bacolod City had the highest number of new voter registrants at 365.The new registrants in the First District of Negros Occidental were 138, Second District – 199, Third District – 135, Fourth District – 135, Fifth District – 188 and Sixth District - 211.Ananoria said the turn-out was low since it was only the start of the registration period that ends on May 18, 2026....

Oct222025 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Prices of liveweight pigs drop but demand expected to rise

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Prices of liveweight pigs have dropped this month, but hog raisers remain optimistic as demand is expected to rise in the last two months of the year, an Alliance of Hog Raisers Association of Negros Occidental (AHRANO) official said on Wednesday, Oct. 22.AHRANO President Ric Lauron said that the current liveweight price of pigs range from P150 to P160 per kilogram, while pork meat prices are between P280 and P320 per kilo.In the previous months, liveweight prices were pegged at P160 to P165 per kilo, he said.Hog raisers are managing to break even with the high cost of production inputs, he said.Lauron said during AHRANO’s meeting on Wednesday that they are anticipating higher sales in November and December as pork demand increases ahead of the holiday season.Hog raiser...

Oct222025 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Grand Homecoming: Negrense designer to stage solo show at Negros Museum

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The historic Negros Museum in Bacolod City is set to host a fashion event this week.Negrense designer James Larnelle Montealto will stage his most personal project yet — a solo runway show titled “Alas Singko: The Larnelle Fashion Show”.The event, featuring his Spring/Summer 2026 collection, is set at 5 p.m. Saturday, October 25.This showcase marks the 27-year-old’s first major solo effort in his hometown — a meaningful full-circle moment for the rising national star who first fell in love with fashion under the Negrense sun.Montealto promises a collection that is both deeply personal and strikingly modern — an ode to memory, womanhood, and quiet strength.“It’s not just a fashion show,” Montealto says. “It’s a homecoming, a love letter to Negros, and a celebration of w...

Oct222025 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Man drowns in Bago City

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A 51-year-old construction worker was found dead in a river in Purok Kaag-huan, Brgy. Ma-ao, Bago City, Negros Occidental, Monday afternoon, Oct. 21.Police records showed that the body was discovered at around 12:45 p.m. by a local resident who went to fish and noticed the man lying motionless on large rocks in the middle of the Ma-ao River.The victim’s brother said they had a drinking session at their home on Saturday evening, October 18.The victim insisted on going to their mother’s house despite warnings not to cross the river due to heavy rain and strong currents, he added.The victim’s body, which was already in an advanced stage of decomposition, was brought to a funeral parlor in Brgy. Ma-ao for post-mortem examination.*

Oct212025 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Sipalay mountain’s cracks worsen, warning up vs. highway landslides

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The warning sign at Barangay Mambaroto, Sipalay City.* CDRRMO photoMultiple cracks have deepened and soil erosion has increased at a mountain slope at Camp Valdez, Barangay Mambaroto in Sipalay City.The area has been cordoned off to ensure the public's safety and a warning sign is up, Dionilo Bogtae, Sipalay City Disaster Risk Reduction Management coordinator, said on Tuesday, October 21.A landslide prone area sign on the side of the highway warns motorists and passersby that falling soil and rocks could occur in the area, especially during heavy rain or earthquakes.A geo-hazard assessment conducted by the Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau-Negros Island Region together with the Sipalay Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) team on October 18 confirmed the presen...

Oct212025 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

SUV driven by minor collides with tricycle, 2 dead, 3 injured

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The SUV involved in the crash.*Two died while three others, including a tricycle driver, were injured in a vehicular collision at the intersection of B.S. Aquino Drive and Gatuslao Street, Brgy. 3, Bacolod City, early Tuesday morning, Oct. 21.A black Toyota Fortuner driven by a minor from Sitio Marta, Masulog, La Castellana, Negros Occidental, was traveling from south to north when it collided with a black Kawasaki Barako tricycle driven by Openiano Ayco Jr. of Purok Tumpok, Zone 15, Talisay City, the police reported.The impact left two tricycle passengers, Cheralyn Poja and Redilla Gamgam, dead on the spot, while driver Ayco and passengers Crislyn Joy Poja and Roda Tipon sustained injuries and were brought to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital.The v...

Oct212025 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod pre-flood summit pinpoints critical causes of severe flooding

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Flooding in Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City, recently.* BFP photoA multi-sectoral Pre-Flood Summit spearheaded by Bacolod Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez on Monday, October 20, pinpointed critical issues causing severe flooding in Bacolod City, including heavy river siltation, widespread illegal encroachments, and the lack of a unified flood control master plan.The preparatory meeting attended by representatives from multisectoral groups and national government agencies as well as Bacolod City officials at L’Fisher Hotel, established the urgent data-driven groundwork needed to formulate comprehensive, long-term solutions at a forthcoming Flood Summit, a press statement from Councilor Caesar Distrito, spokesman of Benitez, said on Tuesday.Benitez, in his speech, highlighted the ...

Oct212025 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Mayor says massive clearing of Mandalagan River underway

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The massive clearing and desilting of the Mandalagan River in Bacolod is now underway with the deployment of the Amphibious Dredger provided by the Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office, Bacolod Mayor Greg Gastaya said on Tuesday, Oct. 21.The Mandalagan River serves as the main catchment for eight tributary creeks from barangays Mandalagan, Estefania, Bata, Villamonte, Montevista, and 1, Gasataya said in a Facebook page post.“When the river is restored, it will have an immediate impact in reducing risks of water build-up in a large portion of Bacolod City, especially in the north,“ he said.“This was our commitment last August - an intensive effort of the City to restore and rehabilitate the full capacity of the Mandalagan River and safeguard nearby areas durin...