BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A motor banca with 10 people aboard yesterday sank off the coast of Guimaras island. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Negros Occidental station chief Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio disclosed that boat capsized several miles away from the
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Newly proclaimed Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said he expects “more synergy” between the provincial government of Negros Occidental and the Bacolod City government under the administration of Mayor elect Alfredo “Albee” Benitez. I think under
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday broke his silence and indicated that Grupo Progreso is considering legal action on the “mysterious and unbelievable” results of the May 9 local elections. “For now, we will leave the matter with our legal team.
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza joined environmentalists, youth, people’s organizations in calling newly proclaimed Mayor Renato Gustilo to be true to his pledge to ‘work towards thriving and prosperous coastal communities’ by putting his foot down
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two companies are eyeing investments in renewable energy in Negros Occidental, as the provincial government starts attracting investors in the province in an attempt to recover from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic to its
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN I have not seen one. This was the reaction of acting Provincial Comelec supervisor Roberto Salazar on claims that fake vote counting machines were allegedly used during the votes counting during the May 9 elections in
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Brighter days lie ahead for Negros Occidental under the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos Jr, yesterday declared Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer, who led the political campaign of the son of the late President Ferdinand Marcos in the
“Amen, amen, I say to you, no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him….Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me
The Department of Heath reports that thirty-one voters were sent home for manifesting COVID-19 symptoms after being screened at polling precincts during Election Day. According to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, those voters were instructed to go on home isolation
Oil prices declined on Tuesday, dropping to the lowest level of the past two weeks with demand concerns due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions in the world’s second-largest oil consumer China, coupled with a rise in the US dollar index that
• 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
In the gospel of the Mass on Monday of the Third Week of Easter (cfr. Jn 6, 22-29), we are told about how more and more people, after learning about how Christ managed to feed 5 thousand people with a
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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Six more self-confessed New People’s Army rebels surrendered to the 11th and 61st Infantry Battalions in Negros and Iloilo, respectively, according to reports of the Philippine Army. Three of the six NPA rebels surrendered to the
The E.B. Magalona Pavilion at the Panaad Park has been spruced up and is ready for visitors and festival-goers when the 28th edition of the Panaad sa Negros Festival kicks off today. Mayor Marvin Malacon invited everyone to visit the
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance establishing the Bacolod Waterfront Park, providing for park hours, permissible and prohibited activities, and providing penalties for violations, was passed on first reading by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) Wednesday. The ordinance authored by
