BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Six bartenders and students from Bacolod City participated in the Tanduay Bacolod Rum Festival flairtending and mixology elimination round at the Planta Hotel in the city yesterday. They were Gemoel Khryss Guanzon of Refill Restobar, Jeffrey
Philippines Rotary laid out the red carpet for Rotary International President Elect (RIPE) Gordon McInally who arrived on August 14 for a week-long stay in the country. McInally who will serve as President of Rotary International next year will be
We can learn a number of precious lessons from the parable of the vineyard workers. (cfr. Mt 20,1-16) One is that we should always be thankful to God for everything that he has given us. We should just make good
The Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) cited recent data from the Philippine Statistics Authority saying that the percentage of Filipino elderly in the population has expanded in the last two decades, rising significantly to 8.5 percent in 2020 from
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Sugar Regulatory Board Member Aurelio Gerardo “Bodie” Valderrama Jr. yesterday maintained that the proposed sugar importation was based on SRA official data, supply and demand analysis, as well as prevailing high market prices, which established a
Risk-on sentiments continued to lift the local bourse’s main index yesterday while the peso finished sideways against the US dollar after touching the 56-level mid-day. All counters in the local stock market finished higher, led by the Philippine Stock Exchange
Has been happening in Paris that might perk up your impish ears? Coming back from their annual vacances, which by the way is mandatory with the French government… people are more relaxed. I’ve just gotten my fourth vaccine and all
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) administrator Hermenegildo Serafica has resigned from his post, while Sugar Board member Aurelio Gerardo “Bodie” Valderrama still awaits the decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., whether he stays or not, following his
BACK TO SCHOOL. After two years of distance learning due to the pandemic, students return to classrooms this week, such as this one at the St. Theresita’s Academy in Silay City.* Nonoy Catugas/CCN photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms yesterday postponed the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE), initially scheduled on December 5 this year, to December 4, 2023. This was result of their committee hearing, with
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 An alleged member of the New People’s Army recently surrendered to the Philippine National Police in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Through the combined efforts of police intelligence operatives of the Talisay City and Murcia Police Stations,
• 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
Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz (right), in behalf of the provincial government of Negros Occidental, receives a plaque of appreciation from PCol. Rainerio de Chavez, during deactivation and recognition rites held at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo
• 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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An 80-year-old widow who succumbed to multiple hack injuries, was found dead on April 22 in Sitio Malusay, Brgy. Caradio-an, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. The lifeless body of the victim, whose identity was withheld by the
