BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Barely six days before the May 9 elections, the 18 towns and cities tagged as Election Watchlist Areas (EWAs) in Negros Occidental, have remained peaceful as of this time, provincial police deputy spokesperson PLt. Abegael Donasco
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Commission on Elections is putting up isolation polling places (IPP) in Negros Occidental to cater to voters experiencing COVID-19 symptoms such as fever, disclosed Provincial Comelec supervisor Atty. Roberto Salazar Jr. Salazar said there will
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday issued a call on Bacolodnons to be more discerning with information they read or encounter on social and mainstream media as the election campaign reaches fever pitch in the run-up to the May 9 national
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The reelection bid of Eugenio Jose Lacson as governor of Negros Occidental got the full support of the Vicmico Planters Association Inc, Vicmico Planters’ Multi-Purpose Cooperative and VMC Farmers’ Multi-Purpose Cooperative. They described Lacson as a
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A self-confessed platoon leader of New People’s Army in southern Negros and his live-in partner, yesterday surrendered to the Bacolod City Police Office. Known only through their aliases as Ka Vince and Ka Karrel, PCol. Joseph
Negros Occidental gubernatorial candidate Juan Orola Jr., was endorsed by leaders of different labor federations, labor unions, labor center and labor rights advocates in the province. His endorsement was contained in a manifesto signed May 1, in time for the
LENI IN BAGO. A crowd of about 15,000, as estimated by its organizers, attended the mini political rally of presidential bet Leni Robredo at Bantayan Park in Bago City yesterday.* GBP Photo
Remember that beautiful gospel episode about the wedding in Cana. (cfr. Jn 2,1-11) Mary, very much a woman who always sees details often missed by men, noticed that the celebration was running out of wine, and so she asked her
After defending e-sabong as an activity which generates millions in revenues for the government every month, President Rodrigo Duterte, whose six-year term officially ends in a couple of months, now says he is putting an end to it. In his
Spring has definitely sprung with a gay event right down the street where I attend Mass when I wake early. A flurry of activities were visible with the banners and rainbows I could see adorning the lieu. It’s my hood’s
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The stunted growth of chickens and farm animals has been noted by the Provincial Veterinarian Office in Negros Occidental, a probable effect of the ongoing El Niño phenomenon. However, only a small number are affected by
I was having a conversation with a couple of close friends from way back the other day, and as usual, the topic turned to how things are changing as we age. This time, instead of talking about our health and
CHAMPION. The “Sayaw sa Cuyo” dance performance of Cadiz City was declared champion in the 2024 Panaad sa Negros Folk Dance Competition at the Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod City on Wednesday* Andrew Altarejos photo
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez’s priority is to deliver his commitments of projects to Bacolod made during the last election, before his term ends, and solve the pressing problems currently experienced by all Bacolodnons like the
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Art Association of Bacolod-Negros is holding simultaneous group art exhibitions, at The Bacolod City Pavilion and the Balay Kalamay at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City, for the duration of the Panaad sa
Following an intense 2-day competition, Delimondo’s Gelimae Villanueva and Bianca Lizares ruled the 1st Governor Bong Lacson Beach Volleyball Tournament (Women’s Open Category) held at the resthouse of Jose G. Montalbo in Spur 14 Purok Langka, Brgy. Bunga, Don Salvador
