Gilbert Bayoran
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Man climbs Bacolod Cathedral altar, disrupts mass (opens the original)
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BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — A man carrying a bladed weapon disrupted a mass at the San Sebastian Cathedral here on Saturday as he climbed onto an architectural structure behind the altar, prompting a nearly five-hour rescue operation by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and police. The man, identified only as Alvin, entered the cathedral at 4 p.m. and climbed onto the altar area. Responders secured one bladed weapon from him, but he continued to climb while carrying another sharp object. A mas
Negros village chief shot dead (opens the original)
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BACOLOD CITY , Philippines – A barangay captain was killed in an attack by unidentified assailants in La Libertad, Negros Oriental on Wednesday. The victim was on his way home on a motorcycle when he was shot in a mountainous area in Barangay Kansumandig, according to the Negros Island Region (NIR) police. Residents said they heard several gunshots before the victim was found dead. Responding police officers recovered three bullet shells for a .45-caliber pistol at the crime scene. NIR police di
Negros Occidental sets P411 million disaster fund (opens the original)
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BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — The Negros Occidental provincial government is setting aside P411 million for disaster risk reduction and management programs in 2027, as the United Sugar Producers Federation (Unifed) seeks additional national funding to expand cloud-seeding operations. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said the province is preparing for a dry spell expected to begin in October and potentially lasting through the first quarter of 2027 or even into the second quarter, based on forecasts from t
‘Probe worsening power outages in Visayas’ (opens the original)
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BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Deputy Speaker Alfredo Benitez has asked the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry into the “continuing and worsening power outages” affecting the Visayas grid. Benitez cited the repeated yellow and red alerts as well as concerns raised over the reliability and adequacy of the region’s electricity supply. In his resolution, Benitez directed the House committee on Visayas development to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the causes of the persiste
Visayas labor groups seek P250 daily wage hike (opens the original)
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BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Labor groups in Negros Occidental and Panay Island in the Visayas are seeking an increase of P250 in the daily minimum wage, according to the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board. RTWPB-Western Visayas spokesman Mark Vernon Dioquino said the board has received the groups’ petition, and has started conducting consultations among representatives of the government, labor, and business sectors. The proposed wage increase covers workers across Western Visayas i
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