BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Three city mayors of Negros Occidental who failed to be reelected on their third and final terms as local chief executives, officially signed off yesterday. Highly urbanized Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, Silay City Mark Andrew
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia delivered his final message as the top city executive Wednesday at the Bacolod City Government Center, where he paid tribute to Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran and Grupo Progreso peers, as well as barangay captains for
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday congratulated Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on his inauguration as the 17th president of the Philippines. Lacson said President Marcos Jr. was eloquent and his message was up to the mark,
Mayor Joedith Gallego (right) with PCol. Leo Pamittan, NOCPPO director, and PLt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, who attended his investiture on June 30 at Silay City plaza covered court.* PNP photo
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Department of Interior and Local Government described as “smooth and successful” the turnover of documents by the Leonardia administration to the transition team of Mayor Albee Benitez yesterday at the Bacolod City Government Center. “The
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Provincial Legal Officer Atty. Alberto Nellas Jr. yesterday said that they have established the “basis” on complaints filed against three doctors and two medical personnel assigned at Capitol-managed hospitals in Negros Occidental. While he refused to
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The request of PLt Col. Rocky Desear, Escalante City police chief, for his transfer Police Regional Office 3 in central Luzon, was granted, disclosed provincial police deputy spokesperson, PLt. Abegael Donasco yesterday. The relief of Desear
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Motorcycle riding suspects yesterday shot and killed a 57-year-old former barangay kagawad in Brgy. Poblacion, San Enrique, Negros Occidental. The victim was identified by police as Alejandro Azcarrate, 57, of Purok 5, Brgy, Nayon San Enrique.
Given our strong tendency to fall into self-righteousness, everyday we should devise some kind of plan or strategy to protect ourselves from it. That effort that definitely requires a lot of sacrifice and self-denial, would always be worth it. Self-righteousness
One of the things Filipino politicos have learned well over the past six years is how the low standards and expectations of the people they are supposed to serve and please can actually be lowered further once they are already
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance laying down the policies and guidelines for the grant of non-exclusive franchise to construct, establish, commission, operate, and maintain a water supply system for Bacolod City, was passed on first reading by the Bacolod
ASSISTANCE. A member of the Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade helps deliver water, using water tankers and fire hoses, to the community at Purok Masagana, Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City.*
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The sales of the weeklong Panaad sa Negros Festival this year, which ran from April 15 to April 21, dropped by 20 percent compared to 2023, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson reported yesterday. Sales reduced from P23,663,642.86
To enhance the promotion of local culture and attract more visitors and investors, Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has issued Executive Order No. 021-A, Series of 2024, expanding the membership of the Inasal Festival Special Committee. The move comes
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO “Transcendence,” an art exhibit that invites its viewers on a journey of spiritual awakening and inner transformation through the timeless symbolism of the lotus flower, opened at the FGS Yuan Thong Temple in Burgos Extension, Bacolod
DUSTY. Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. addresses dust complaints of nearby residents at its solar power project site in Silay City, Negros Occidental, by increasing the frequency of watering activities, among other measures.*
