BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Employees of the provincial government of Negros Occidental will get a one-time service recognition incentive (SRI) as ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte, but it may not reach P10,000 each. By granting P10,000 each as authorized by
3 DAYS TO 2021. The Queen of Peace Chapel in Bacolod City manifests the solemnity of the season despite continuing fears of the pandemic* Billy Lopue/CCN photo
Premiering in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival is a fantasy film with Negrosanon roots – Magikland – the directorial debut of Christian Acuña, and produced by Brightlight Productions. Conceived as a companion to the Magikland theme park in Silay
President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday signed the P4.5-trillion national budget for 2021 that is expected to boost the government’s efforts to effectively respond to the challenges of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and provide critical measures to aid the economic and
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Vice-Governor Jeffrey Ferrer yesterday aired his support to the planned transfer of the seat of power of the provincial government of Negros Occidental to Talisay City. Ferrer said that the matter will be seriously discussed by
State pension fund Government Service Insurance System president and general manager, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, encouraged pensioners to report to GSIS online as it resumes the Annual Pensioners Information Revalidation (APIR) in 2021. “Pensioners must report to GSIS on their birth
The Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the deadline for corporations, associations, partnerships, and individuals under the jurisdiction and supervision of the Commission to comply with SEC Memorandum Circular No. 28, series of 2020, without penalty, to Feb. 22, 2021.
After seven straight weeks of price hikes, oil firms will slash prices of diesel and kerosene effective this morning. In separate advisories, Seaoil and Shell will cut diesel prices by P0.05 per liter. Shell will also decrease kerosene prices by
I consider it a great honor and privilege to have been invited to the house of a poor couple up in the mountains of Cebu the other day. It was truly a refreshing experience to spend some time with them
After typhoons Quinta, Rolly, and Ulysses wreaked havoc upon the Philippines for three weeks in a row, displacing over half a million families across eight regions, disaster risk reduction experts have called on Congress to allocate funding for safe and
• CARLO LEONARDIA When one thinks of the new Bistro Group restaurants in Bacolod City, the first to come to mind would probably be Italianni’s and TGI Fridays, as that is what they are most known for. However, the group
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Trade and Industry reported that a 60-day price freeze was imposed in 31 local government units in Western Visayas, either due to El Niño or Pertussis outbreak. Out of the 31 declarations of
As per monitoring of Power Watch Negros, the application of the Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC) for a legislative franchise, as embodied in H.B. No. 9805, had already passed the preliminary phase of the complex legislative labyrinth in the
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Christian Artists National Various Arts Society (CANVAS) in partnership with the Bacolod AI Artists Association and the Bacolod City Public Library, held an art show, music concert, and poetry reading in celebration of Mother’s day
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The month long anti-illegal operations in Negros Occidental, including the highly urbanized Bacolod City, has led to the arrest 246 persons, according to reports of the Police Regional Office 6. Among the arrested suspects, a total
In its commitment to continue delivering quality education and exceptional service, STI West Negros University inaugurated its new School of Basic Education (SBE) building along Hilado Street, Barangay 18, Bacolod City, yesterday. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and unveiling of the building
