October 18, 2021

P3.25B Bacolod budget hearing today

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Finance and Appropriations will hold a virtual committee hearing on the P3.250 billion Executive Budget for 2022 today. Councilor Cindy Rojas, committee chairperson, said next year’s budget is an increase

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Incentives encouraged for fully vaccinated Bacolodnons

The Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF) is encouraging hotels, restaurants, and other business establishments in Bacolod City to offer incentives such as discounts and freebies to fully vaccinated customers to attract more people to get COVID jabs. The task force

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Oct. 19 not a holiday

October 19 is no longer a special non-working holiday in Bacolod City by virtue of Republic Act 11146, signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on November 9, 2018, declaring June 18, 1938 as the correct date of the Bacolod City

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Bacolod has new city administrator

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Secretary to the Mayor Edward Joseph Cuansing now sits as the City Administrator of Bacolod City after his appointment was concurred in by the Sangguniang Panlungsod during its regular session Wednesday. Cuansing was appointed by Mayor

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Negros Occidental curfew stays

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Despite easing out of COVID-19 restrictions, Negros Occidental will retain its curfew hours and capacity limitations on business establishments, disclosed Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson. Lacson said some experts believe that it is too early to place

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More Moderna jabs arrive

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental reported during the weekend that it has received an additional 17,000 doses of Moderna vaccines from the national government on Oct. 15 The vaccines are now being stored at the

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Photo of the Day

GREEN FIELDS. A drone shot shows the patterns created by the island’s sugarcane fields that remain the lifeblood of the Negros economy.* John Kimwell Laluma/CCN photo

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Christian poverty and the things of this world

While it’s true that Christ told the rich young man, and us, to “sell everything and give to the poor…and come, follow me,” (Mk 10,21), we need to understand that the Christian spirit of poverty and detachment does not prevent

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True greatness

For the past Sundays, we have followed Jesus as he journeys towards Jerusalem to accomplish his saving mission. The apostles interpret this to mean that Jesus will finally establish the long-expected messianic kingdom. Jesus tells them, however, that in Jerusalem

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USLS named Bacolod’s best university

The University of St. La Salle (USLS) has once again been recognized as the top university in Bacolod City by EduRank, a website that ranks universities based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence, as per its latest release

Negros, Capiz encounters yield firearms

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The focused military operations of the Philippine Army against remnants of the New People’s Army in Negros Oriental and Capiz in Panay, led to more encounters on March 15, resulting in the recovery of firearms and

NWTF’s road to one million trees

Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation (NWTF) understands the importance of planting trees and its role in battling climate change; that under the shade of trees, whether upland or along the coastlines, lies both terrestrial and marine life. And for NWTF,

Bacoleña among world’s most influential in health IT

Bacoleña Ellen Joy Arigorat was awarded as 2024 Changemaker in Health Awardee at the ongoing Healthcare Information Management System Society (HIMSS) Conference 2024 in Orlando, Florida, USA, according to a press release from the Office of Bacolod Councilor Em Ang.

Magayon Hinuptanan Festival marked, despite threat of hog diseases

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The municipality of Moises Padilla, dubbed as the livestock capital of Negros Occidental, yesterday started to celebrate its weeklong Magayon Hinuptanan Festival, while at the same time strengthening its border controls against the entry of hogs

Photo of the Day

Local chess aficionados play friendly afternoon games against each other to pass away the time and hone their skills at the Bacolod City Public Plaza.* Jade Paul Morin/CCN photo