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Negros Beat

Shabu ‘Gusto’?

IS SHABU (meth) still circulating in Bacolod City? Police records suggest that anti-illegal drug operations and shabu confiscations in the city have been significant since...

‘Usapang condom tayo’

THE RISE in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases across the country was a significant concern in 2024. In Western Visayas (WV), including Negros Occidental...

The might of scraps

DO YOU know what a penroscope is? It’s a pen-sized compact digital microscope invented by Ceejay Faala, a third-year Bachelor of Education student at Carlos...

Calmness. Progress. Promises.

DON SALVADOR Benedicto (DSB), the youngest and frontier town of Negros Occidental, celebrated its 42nd founding anniversary on February 9. Once known as a...

Functional illiteracy and road accidents

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN THE RISING number of road accidents in Negros Occidental during the ongoing sugar milling season has become a serious concern for...

Beyond appearances

WHEN I think of Neil Lizares, one thing that always comes to mind is that he is among the most prim and proper mayors...

Capitol’s cooking mission

THE PROVINCIAL government of Negros Occidental is getting ready for a cooking mission to feed 6,000 remaining Kanlaon evacuees still in La Castellana, Bago...

Dinagsa with a twist

BY ERWIN 'AMBO' DELILAN THE DINAGSA Festival of Cadiz City in Negros Occidental is one of the many vibrant fiestas in the country held every...

Fanning the ‘heart’ of power

WHEN YOU hear Negros Power, two things come to mind: modernization and progress. Undeniable. With billionaire Enrique K. Razon Jr. at the helm and his business...

State of shabu trade in Bacolod

THE STATE of the shabu trade in Bacolod City has reached alarming levels. Even the influential Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce has expressed grave...