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The ongoing Banago Port Improvement Project in Bacolod City*The upgrade of the Banago Port in Bacolod City is set to be completed by the end of June, according to an update from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) on Monday, April 28.The P568.765-million Banago Port Improvement Project is one of the biggest projects of the PPA in the Negros Island Region.“It is scheduled to be completed by the end of June and is expected to become a hub for more efficient and modern services for passengers and cargo in the region,” the PPA said in a statement.The project involves the expansion of the roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) marshalling yard that can accommodate 50 trucks, widening of the road to four lanes and construction of a three-story port operations building.The building’s first ...

An alleged drug personality was found dead with multiple stab wounds in Purok 5, Brgy. Bantayan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, on Sunday, April 27.Alex Lumangyao, 19, a truck helper and a resident Brgy Bantayan was found dead in a grassy area by the roadside the police said.He was already unconscious when found.The police said a concerned citizen heard someone shouting for help and heard what sounded like a motorcycle drive away.*

San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza was the main celebrant at the funeral mass of Fr. Brian Gore*The St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Kabankalan City was overflowing with people at the funeral mass for Fr. Brian Gore, the Australian missionary called the "poor man's priest", Monday afternoon, April 28.Many at those at the Cathedral also accompanied Gore’s funeral cortege up to the Kabankalan Catholic Cemetery, San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza, said.Gore, 81, suffered from pneumonia, and died at the Holy Mother of Mercy Hospital in Kabankalan City on Easter Sunday, April 20.Alminaza, Kabankalan Bishop Louie Galbines and about 70 priests participated in the concelebrated mass.Alminaza, who was the main celebrant, said Pope Francis caught the world’s attention when he ...

Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said the dengue cases in Negros Occidental in the last two weeks have started to drop.“The alert threshold and epidemic threshold is now lower compared to 2024,” he said.Lacson said he hopes this is the start to a downward trend.“But still we are calling on the community to follow the 4 o’clock habit of cleaning their surroundings,” he said to remove breeding places of dengue carrying mosquitoes.He also reminded those hit with fever to go for checkups to determine if it is dengue or not, Lacson said.The dengue cases in Negros Occidental from Jan. 1 to April 19 were 1,692 with seven deaths, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported.That is an increase by 341.78 percent or 1,309 cases more than 383 cases in the same period last year, it adde...

Francis Joseph “Jay” Jalandoni and former senator Richard Gordon (3rd and 2nd from left) with the rest of the winners take their oaths as members of the PRC Board of Governors.*PRC photoFormer Silay vice mayor Francis Joseph “Jay” Jalandoni was elected governor of the Philippine Red Cross at their 34th Biennial National Convention (BNC) held in Mandaluyong City on Monday, April 28.Nine members of the Board of Governors were elected and Jalandoni of the Philippine Red Cross Negros Occidental - Bacolod City Chapter had the second most votes, the PRC announced.In the number one slot was former senator Richard Gordon.Other winners were Maria Rachel J. Arenas, Oscar P. Palayab, Ernesto Isla, Regan Rex King, Danilo L. Concepcion, Edward Thomas Joson and Corazon Alma G. De Leon...

Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson*Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said he is joining the miting de avances or final campaign rallies of his political allies in three districts of Negros Occidental.He and congressional candidate Julio Ledesma are joining the miting de avances in San Carlos City, Calatrava and Toboso in the 1st District of Negros Occidental, Lacson said on Monday, April 28.Lacson was also invited to the miting de avances in Bago City for the 4th District and Victorias City for 3rd District.The governor said there has been no election related violence in Negros Occidental and he hopes that continues until Election Day and after.*

A man was stabbed dead by an unidentified suspect at a public dance hall or “diskohan” during a fiesta in Brgy. Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, early Sunday morning, April 27.Killed was Edgardo Genobata, 35, of Purok Pilipihon in Brgy Tapi.Kabankalan Deputy Police Chief Sammy Gasataya said that there was a commotion inside the dance hall between the victim and the suspect, which led to the stabbing of Genobata in the abdomen.The victim was brought to a hospital but was declared dead on arrival due to serious injuries, he said.The suspect fled.*

A fisherman drowned near the shoreline of Purok 2, Brgy. Elihan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental, on Sunday, April 27.Namer Cabal, 43, or Purok 2 was found floating near the shore by visitors of a resort, the police said.Police investigation revealed that the victim had been drinking liquor at a birthday party near the area where his body was found.He left at about 1 p.m. to buy more liquor but did not return and was found near the shore at a nearby resort at 3:40 p.m., the police added.*

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday, April 27, expressed deep sorrow over the deadly incident at the Lapu-Lapu Day Block Party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada where a vehicle drove into a crowd of attendees, leaving nine dead and multiple others injured.“I am completely shattered to hear about the terrible incident during a Lapu Lapu Day Block Party in Vancouver, BC, Canada,” Marcos said in a statement.“On behalf of the Philippine Government and the Filipino people, Liza and I would like to express our deepest sympathies to the families of the victims and to the strong and thriving Filipino community in Canada,” he added.The President assured that the Philippine government, through the consulate in Vancouver, is coordinating with Canadian authorities.“The Phi...

The firearms and other items seized from the encounter site.*3ID photoSeven alleged remnants of the New People’s Army were killed in a series of encounters with government soldiers in Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, early Sunday morning.Recovered from them were six M-16 rifles, one of which was equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher, one KG9 submachine gun, and other war materials, Col. Erwin Rommel Lamzon, Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division spokesman, said.The Army is looking into the possibility that the slain rebels were engaged in alleged election related extortion activities such as requiring candidates to obtain permits to campaign and safe conduct passes from them, he said.The Army’s 11th, 15th and 47th Infantry Battalions launched a focused mi...