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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division welcomed the probe to be conducted by the Commission on Human Rights on a series of killings perpetrated and claimed by remnants of the New People’s Army in Negros Occidental. We
About four tons of trash were collected along the coastal barangay of Punta Taytay following the coastal cleanup drive initiated by Abomar Equipment Sales Corporation with student volunteers on Friday, May 3. More than 200 volunteers from Sum-ag National High
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution congratulating Antonio Alexi Gayares for placing 9th in the May 2024 Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday. Authored by Councilor Em Ang, the resolution said the Professional Regulation
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is leveling up its engagement with the Philippine Government Employees Association (PGEA) in a move to further improve the collaboration of both institutions for the benefit of government employees nationwide. “We are committed to
GOVERNORS. Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson and Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria at a meeting yesterday at the Negros Oriental Provincial Capitol in Dumaguete City.* NegOcc Capitol PIO photo
An award-winning filmmaker and longtime educator has been recently appointed by the Bacolod City Government as director of its film festival, set to be held this September in select cinemas in the city. The Bacolod Film Festival Council (BFFC), chaired
