BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday backed the recommendation of National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) to use Pulupandan as the entry and exit points into the island for the Iloilo-Guimaras-Negros bridge. NEDA representatives recently met with Lacson
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The United Sugar Producers Federation of the Philippines (UNIFED) has expressed its support the planned importation of 150,000 metric tons of refined sugar, as proposed by the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). In a statement, UNIFED president
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Local government units participating in the” MassKara sa Panaad” will receive P100,000 financial aid, announced Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday. Lacson said pavilions of LGUs at the Panaad Park need repairs, since it was not used
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Urban poor groups in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental expressed their vehement opposition to the proposed reclamation project covering 247-hectares along the shorelines of Zones 1 to 5, Barangay Banago, Bacolod City, in a joint position
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Barangay Mansilingan is still considered by the Bacolod City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (BCESU) a hotspot barangay, after registering 92 dengue cases as of August 27. The total reported dengue cases in Bacolod City is 707
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Roselyn Jean Pelle Command – Northern Negros Guerilla Front yesterday issued a statement claiming responsibility for the killings of a barangay captain and two civilians in Brgys. Lalong and Marcelo, all in Calatrava, Negros Occidental,
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A fire damaged a bank along Doña Juliana Avenue-Hernaez Street, Brgy. 33, Bacolod City noontime yesterday which the Bureau of Fire Protection estimated to have cost about P1,000. Initial investigation conducted by the BFP showed that
TOURISM WEEK. Performers at the San Carlos City Hall lobby as the city kicked off its tourism week celebrations.* San Carlos LGU FB Page photo
We should never underestimate the importance and indispensability of prayer in our life. It is what keeps us in union with God. And that union is what is meant for us if we truly would like to live as God’s
I was planning dinner over the weekend and discovered firsthand the impact of the many food shortages in this country when I found out there are no white onions available for Filipinos for some time now. I was thinking of
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Twenty Negrense artists opened a group art exhibition titled “Catharsis of Creativity” at Gallerie G, Villa Geronca Building, Rosario-Amapola streets, Bacolod City on April 13, which will run for a month. Guest of honor at the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Manhunt operations of Police Regional Office 6 against fugitives in Western Visayas have led to the arrest of 1,501 wanted persons in the first quarter of 2024, of which more than 50 percent were collared in
BEAUTIES. The presentation of Lin-ay sang Negros 2024 candidates during the opening ceremony of the Panaad sa Negros Festival.* Capitol PIO photo
Mayor Narciso “Narwin” Javelosa, Jr. congratulated all the athletes, teachers, and staff who represented Sagay City in the recently concluded Palarong Panlalawigan, during a courtesy call at the Mayor’s Office on April 18. Javelosa said he is grateful to all
Mobile provider Globe has significantly ramped up its efforts to combat cyber threats by deactivating and blocking an increasing number of SIMs engaged in malicious activities. In the first quarter of 2024 alone, the company blacklisted 36,549 SIMs from other
Archie and Elenita Arigorat accepted a copy of the resolution unanimously passed by the city council congratulating their daughter Ellen Joy Arigorat for being awarded Global Changemaker in Health IT, from Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran during the regular session
