Emergency Operations Center-Task Force clarified that non-essential entry of minors or persons under 18-years-old inside the malls and other establishments is not allowed as Bacolod City is still under Alert Level 4. “We are still on Alert Level 4 as
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is not yet inclined to allow children going out of their homes or in shopping malls, although Negros Occidental is now on Alert Level 2, stressing that he will still wait guidelines
Vice President Leni Robredo directly addressed five key concerns of the sugar industry in a meeting with representatives of the sugar industry on November 5 in Bacolod City. Robredo, in the signed message she released yesterday, said that the Sugar
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya yesterday said they will be inviting the local government of Bacolod City during their third coordination meeting next week to seek guidance as to the selection of a possible site that will
Bacolod City booked only 15 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, as the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force disclosed that based on real time data, 84 percent of Bacolodnons have already received their first dose of the vaccine. Dr. Chris Sorongon, EOC-TF deputy
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A company engaging in the development of offshore energy projects in the Philippines is eyeing EB Magalona town as a possible site for sources of renewable energy. The Triconti Windkraft Group (TWG), an alliance between Filipino-Swiss
Labor Secretary Silvestre “Bebot” Bello (4th from left), confirms his intention to run for senator as a substitute candidate, with Iloilo Rep, Jam Jam Baronda, former Rep. Mercedes Alvarez, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer, Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya, Rep. Leo Rafael Cueva and Rep. Gerardo Valmayor during the distribution of financial assistance at the Negros Residences in Bacolod City.* GPB photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A solar-powered street lighting project of 3rd district Rep. Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez was launched on November 7 in the former rebel-infested upland barangay of Katilingban in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Benitez, accompanied by his wife,
More than 200 Bacolodnons received financial assistance yesterday, from Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, who handed over the cheques to Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers Program or TUPAD recipients, in ceremonies held at the Forest Park Water Garden Resort
Eleven establishments found to be compliant with minimum public health standards received their Safety Seal Certificates from the Bacolod City government Monday. The new Safety Seal recipients included Jollibee – Lopue’s East Centre; Jollibee Bonifacio; UCC Coffee; School for Creative
We have to continually listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit who always intervenes in our life. And that’s because it is actually the Holy Spirit, more than us, who shapes and directs our life, who deepens, widens, if
The Municipality of E. B. Magalona hosted a coastal cleanup drive, spearheaded by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), to mark this year’s Earth Day celebration on Monday, a press release from E.B. Magalona PIO said. More than 200 participants
PANAAD COSTUMES. Sagay City (left) won the Best Colorful, while Talisay City (right) won the Best Indigenous, in the Panaad Festival Costume Competition on Thursday at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City* Andrew Altarejos photos
Mayor Narciso “Narwin” Javelosa, Jr. congratulated all the athletes, teachers, and staff who represented Sagay City in the recently concluded Palarong Panlalawigan, during a courtesy call at the Mayor’s Office on April 18. Javelosa said he is grateful to all
A graduate of the Technological University of the Philippines – Visayas (TUP-V) in Talisay City topped the April 2024 Electronics Engineering Licensure Examinations (ECELE) held April 11-12, given by the Board of Electronics Engineering. As TUPVian Niele Shem Bañas topped
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday afternoon (United States time) sought the expansion of joint military exercises in the Philippines, appealed for an increased United States (US) foreign military financing (FMF), and welcomed the Philippines Enhanced Resilience Act of 2024
