May 16, 2022

NIR tops Lacson’s wish list

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The revival of the Negros Island Region (NIR) tops the list of a wish list of Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson under the incoming administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer earlier said that presumptive

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Zayco concedes defeat

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Pedro Zayco has called for support for the new administration of Kabankalan City as he conceded defeat in the Kabankalan City mayoralty race in the May 9 elections. Zayco, who garnered 36,611 votes, lost to

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Leonardia heads Bacolod transition team

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Outgoing Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has created a transition team in compliance to a memorandum circular issued by the Bacolod Department of Interior and Local Government, City Administrator Edward Joseph Cuansing said. Cuansing said Leonardia will

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Retired generals win elected posts

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Retired Army and police generals, who previously assigned in Negros Occidental, also won in the May 9 elections. Retired Army Maj. Gen. Jon Aying, was reelected as municipal mayor of Sara in Iloilo. Aying, previously assigned

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Mansilingan fire

Smoke obscures the area as firemen respond to a fire call in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, Saturday.* Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade photo

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Christ’s word and the Holy Spirit

We need to see the intimate relation and connection between Christ’s word and our need to be with God. Also we need to realize the role of the Holy Spirit in this business of how to understand, obey and live

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As I have loved you

Today’s short gospel reading begins the lengthy farewell discourse of Jesus given at the last supper. He tells his apostles, “I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one

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Critical thinking in education

While there is no surprise to a study by the Far Eastern University Public Policy Center that found a need for critical thinking given the large amounts of information Filipinos encounter every day, it is worth nothing that the same

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Mom-inspired art exhibit

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO About 43 Negrense visual artists held a group exhibit with a cause titled “Nanay, Salamat sa Pagpaĺangga,” at the third floor of the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City which opened during the celebration of

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Italianni’s opens 2nd Bacolod branch

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Italianni’s Restaurant recently opened its 33rd branch in the country at the ground floor of Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City. The popular restaurant chain, known for its great American-Italian food, is the second Italianni’s

Megaworld’s leasing portfolio to reach 3M sqm by 2030

Property giant Megaworld is ramping up its leasing portfolio until 2030 in order to reach 3,000,000 square meters of gross leasable area (GLA) for both Megaworld Premier Offices and Megaworld Lifestyle Malls. This is 52 percent higher than the company’s

Mother’s Day art exhibit at mall

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO “A mother is the heartbeat of her home, the pulse of her family’s existence.” In honor of all mothers, a group art exhibit titled “Handog kay Nanay” opened at the second level of Robinson’s Place Bacolod

Watami bets on Bacolod food scene

• 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

Photo of the Day

ASSISTANCE. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson distributed a total of P415,000 cash assistance to 47 families affected by recent fire incidents in Negros Occidental, and 17 Child Development Workers from various local government units, who retired from last year, at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo

12 former rebels get financial aid

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Twelve former rebels who surrendered to the 62nd Infantry Battalion and police in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, have availed of financial aid, through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation of the Department of Social Welfare