June 27, 2022

Lacson vows to rebuild amid pandemic

Newly-elected officials of Negros Occidental (left to right) Board Members Valentino Miguel Alonso, Samson Mirhan, Anton Occeno, Rommel Debulgado, Araceli Somosa, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Board Members Rita Gatuslao, Manuel Frederick Ko, Andrew Montelibano, Sixto Pal Guanzon, Jeffrey Tubola, Andrew Martin Torres and Jose Benito Alonso.*

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NIR creation thru EO mulled

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The initial reestablishment of Negros Island Region maybe fast tracked through the issuance of an executive by the Office of the President, as recommended by the Department of Interior and Local Government, before its passage into

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Detained Moises Padilla officials granted bail

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Guihulngan Regional Trial Court in Negros Oriental has granted bail of P200,000 each against four Moises Padilla officials, who were charged for murder, in connection with the death of a municipal councilor in 2019. Respondents

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Leonardia inaugurates P33.3-M in projects

Bacolod City officials led by Mayor Evelio Leonardia and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran inaugurated several projects in the city totaling P33.3 million Friday. Leonardia, who resides along Rosario Street in Barangay 38, walked down memory lane as he led

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Bacolod faces P302M NTA share cut

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Like other local government units all over the country, highly-urbanized Bacolod City also faces a P302 million reduction in National Tax Allocation share, formerly known as Internal Revenue Allotment, in 2023, disclosed Mayor-elect Alfredo “Albee” Benitez.

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Villamonte fire razes home

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An early morning fire razed a house in Calamansi Street, Capitol Heights Subdivision, Brgy. Villamonte, Bacolod City yesterday. The Bureau of Fire estimated the damage caused by the fire that started at about 3:15 a.m. Sunday

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Always open to God’s will and ways

Indeed, we always have to be open to God’s will and ways that oftentimes can be quite challenging and unattractive, since they demand everything from us. They require a lot of sacrifice. We just have to realize as quickly as

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Financial lifeline

The Philippines and other Asia-Pacific economies reliant on remittances were urged by the Asian Development Bank to consider implementing policy reforms and boost digitalization efforts to ensure that money sent from abroad remains strong and resilient despite the pandemic. An

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Kiko hopeful NIR signed into law by April

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As the Negros Island Region bill, which has already been approved by the House of Representatives and Philippine Senate, soon finds it way to Malacañang, Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez said he is

NIR approval thrills Negros officials

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Officials in Negros are in high spirits after the Philippine Senate unanimously approved, on its third and final reading, the creation of the Negros Island Region (NIR) during a plenary session on Tuesday. “A promise fulfilled,