Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson signed a memorandum of understanding with the Carlos Hilado Memorial State College at its Talisay Campus yesterday for the continuing development program scholarship grants for government employees.
Sagay Mayor Alfredo Marañon III, on behalf of his family, yesterday thanked the Senate for honoring and recognizing his father, Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr., for his contributions as a public servant for more than five decades.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 6 together with the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD)-Bacolod, will distribute financial assistance to identified beneficiaries from the different sectors in Bacolod City affected by the COVID-19 pandemic next week.
The driver of the truck involved in a road mishap that claimed the lives of three persons on board a Ford Mustang at the Circumferential Road in Barangay Vista Alegre, Bacolod City, early Tuesday, was released that night after the 18-hour reglementary period had lapsed.
Three fire trucks of the Bureau of Fire Protection rushed to the Bacolod City Government Center yesterday morning after receiving a call that there was smoke emanating from the Administrative Office at the third floor of the facility.
San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza is asking Department of Public Works and Highways and Department of Environment and Natural Resources officials to immediately stop a road project that will traverse the Northern Negros Natural Park (NNNP).
The provincial government of Negros Occidental and local producers signed a memorandum of understanding to supply hogs to Luzon, and the ceremony was held at the Provincial Veterinary Office in Bacolod City yesterday.
The National Food Authority (NFA) in Western Visayas will procure the remaining 800,000 bags of palay, or unhusked rice, until the end of the year, its regional manager, Dianne Silva, said.
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez sees no need to defer the 13th month pay for this year as the government stands ready to support distressed micro and small enterprises amid the pandemic.
Suspected New People’s Army assassins shot and killed a member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit Sunday and harassed a remote police outpost the next day, all in Brgy. Hinakpan, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental.
Last Sunday’s gospel gave us a glimpse of Jesus’ intimate relationship with his disciples through the much-loved image of the Good Shepherd (who knows his sheep and lays down his life for them). This Sunday we are given another equally
VIGIL PROTEST. Lilian Sembrano (inset), president of Kabakod Negros Transport Coalition (KNETCO), with traditional jeepney drivers and operators, during a vigil at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds as part of their 2-day transport strike against the phase out of traditional jeepneys, which will culminate today at the Bacolod City Diamond Jubilee Tower (NGC replica) at Araneta Street, Bacolod City* CGS photo
Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said the government is sticking to its revenue collection target for now, adding that he is hopeful that the double-digit growth in the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) collections will be sustained until the end of
Leaders of the House of Representatives’ “Young Guns” have strongly condemned the emergence of an audio deepfake featuring President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., urging decisive action against misinformation threatening the nation’s integrity. Assistant Majority Leaders Zia Alonto Adiong (Lanao
The first 11-a-side football pitch equipped with synthetic turf in the Western Visayas Region will soon rise in Victorias National High School in Victorias City, Negros Occidental. Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez and ACT CIS party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo led the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As damage to agricultural crops and the numbers affected farmers showed signs of further increasing in Cauayan, Negros Occidental, Mayor John Rey Tabujara said they will have to decide whether or not to declare a state
