Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, Rep. Greg Gasataya, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, DOH regional director Adriano Suba-an, Uswag Ilonggo Rep. Jojo Ang, Gloria Gensoli and DPWH regional director Nerie Bueno at the groundbreaking rites of Bacolod City General Hospital.* Alejandro Alvarez photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez yesterday defended the tapping of consultancy services of three provincial government executives, stressing there is “no cost to the city government, or pro bono basis.” Ever since Day 1, the provincial government
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The members of the Board of Directors (BOD) of Central Negros Electric Cooperative should explain in the public hearing why they abetted in passing the resolution for the approval of the Palm Conception Power Corp. contract
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Wearing of face mask is still a must at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City. This was stressed by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, in response to the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The members of the Bacolod City Public School Teachers Federation (BCPSTF) launched a signature campaign reiterating their call for salary increase of teachers, in line with the celebration of World Teachers’ Month from September 5 to
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Health- Western Visayas reported that dengue cases in Region 6 has been on the downward trend over the past four weeks. The decrease was attributed to the speedy action and intensified campaign of
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday led provincial government and security officials in marking the 77th Negros Island Victory Day celebration at the Provincial Capitol Park and Lagoon in Bacolod City. The annual activity was attended by the members of the
It’s a daunting challenge, no doubt, but if we have to be truly consistent to our Christian identity, we better learn, with God’s grace and our earnest efforts, to love the unlovable. This is what we are practically told, nay,
World leaders united briefly and offered homage to Queen Elizabeth II, after the world’s longest-serving monarch died at her Scottish home at the ripe age of 96. Her passing was not unexpected, as the oldest ruling monarch in British history
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Negros Museum in Bacolod City is hosting an all-women Korean art exhibition from April 19 to 22. Bacolod Councilor Em Ang, chair of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on History, Culture and Arts, was guest of
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said he would spearhead an investigation in aid of legislation into the widening gap between farmgate and retail prices of rice and other basic goods as soon as the House of Representatives resumes its session on
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two suspected New People’s Army rebels, who are remnants of the dismantled Northern Negros Front, were captured on Thursday by Army soldiers and police troopers in Brgy. Pinowayan, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental. 2Lt. Dan Carlo
The Philippine Statistics Authority – Negros Occidental joined forces with the Bacolod City National High School’s Class of 1999 in a two-day Giving Back Project for students, faculty, and staff of the school starting on April 18, as part of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has issued an executive order creating a task force against vandalism. In his executive order dated April 23, Benitez said that the proliferation of acts of vandalism has been observed in different
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.*
