The newly-elected officials of Bacolod City (l-r) Councilors Renecito Novero, Cindy Rojas, Jason Villarosa, Jude Thaddeus Sayson and Vladimer Gonzales; Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, Abang Lingkod party-list Rep. Stephen Joseph Paduano, Rep. Greg Gasataya, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, Fr. Farley Santillan; Councilors Simple Distrito, Kalaw Puenetevella, Pao Sy, Celia Flor, Em Ang and Israel Salanga.*
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Power Watch Negros Advocates Inc. is asking the local government of Bacolod City to intervene in behalf of the consumers Central Negros Electric Cooperative, to save the power utility firm from deterioration by accommodating its proposal
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The P220 million reduction in National Tax Allocation in 2023 may affect the construction of the Cadiz City Hospital and relocation of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology facilities, disclosed reelected Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. yesterday.
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Stressing that Bacolod City has been recently terrorized by recent spate of shooting incidents, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez ordered police chief Col. Thomas Joseph Martir to intensify anti-crime operations and increase police patrol and surveillance in
The League of Cities of the Philippines congratulated His Excellency President Ferdinand “BongBong” Marcos, Jr. on his assumption as the 17th Chief Executive of the Republic. “We enjoin everyone to heed the President’s call for unity in the midst of
Considered as the oldest institution in the highly-urbanized city of Bacolod and in the province, Negros Occidental High School (NOHS) kicked off its year-long 120th Foundation Celebration yesterday. First known as Instituto Rizal, NOHS started opening its doors to students
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A suspected member of the New People’s Army died yesterday in an encounter with Army soldiers and policemen in Sitio Tamusi, Brgy. Talalak, Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental. A joint operation of the Army’s 11th Infantry Battalion,
“Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, ‘The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so, ask the master of
A large modeling study published in the Lancet Infectious diseases based on data from 185 countries and territories collected from December of 2020 to 2021 has come to the conclusion that COVID vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths in the
STI West Negros University co-hosted the 9th Virtual National and International Research Conference with Huachiew Chalermprakiet University (HCU) in Thailand via Zoom, yesterday. The conference with the perennial theme “Research to Serve Society,” was participated in by presenters and audience
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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN PrimeWater, together with Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA), recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for their upcoming water source interconnection, pipe laying project, and source activation. These initiatives are expected to significantly improve water pressure and availability
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The 28th edition of Panaad sa Negros Festival kicks off today, with more than 1,100 security forces, including force multipliers, tasked to secure the festival site at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod
The Abanse Negrense Negros Occidental Softball Team was recently named the champions in the Little League and Senior League categories, and first runner-up for the Junior League category at the Little League Philippine Series – National Finals held at Tanauan
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The ongoing drought created further havoc on rice and corn crops in Negros Occidental, with the damage placed by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist at P184,764.120.11, as of April 16. Also affected are 4,574 farmers,
• 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
