BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The proposed P4.9 billion budget of the provincial government of Negros Occidental for 2023 was submitted yesterday to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan by the executive department for approval. The proposed budget is lower by P766,355,918 compared to
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Through the Bacolod City Comprehensive Health Program (BacCHP) introduced by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez, patterned after the successful Negros Occidental Comprehensive Health Care Program (NOCHP) of the provincial government, the admission of indigent patients in
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) topped highly urbanized cities and provincial police offices in Western Visayas, receiving numerous awards during the 121st Police Service Anniversary held yesterday at
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The more than 6,000 job order workers employed by the previous administration of Bacolod City will be trimmed down to 2,700 next year, to compensate for the P300 million reduction of its National Tax Allotment in
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Fuel Subsidy Ordinance lapsed into a local law and is subject to implementation after Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez neither signed its approval or vetoed it, 10 days since the Mayor’s Office received the approved
The 15 candidates vying 2022 MassKara crown – Jhela Mae Velasco, Helcie Jamili, Chattea Cajucson, Franches Anne Laquibla, Yvonne Catamco, Jan Marie Bordon (not in photo), Frances Marie Monsale, Kara Daniela Villarosa, Alyssa Marie Villanueva, Alexandria Margarette Colmenares,Eirine Juliane Granada, Sandale Masangcay, Kristel Mae Nacionales, Janine Gelera and Teresa Brunner.*GPB photo
We have to be more aware and more willing to carry out our Christian duty to evangelize, to go out into the whole world, preaching the Good News, and baptizing people, as Christ himself clearly told his disciples. (cfr. Mk
Genuinely good news has been hard to come by these days, and this week it was ironic that one of its rare sources came from the horrific war in Ukraine that was started on February 24, 2022, by the mad
The IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines, Inc. (Ibpap) recently urged the Philippines to follow India’s footsteps of allowing businesses registered in economic zones to keep work from home setups without losing tax incentives. “It’s high time the
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Six-year-old Gabriele Camarines was guest of honor at the opening of the solo exhibit dubbed “This is Not a Drill” at the Artfull Gallery in Bacolod City last September 8. The month-long exhibit, featuring the works
In a heartwarming display of community spirit and appreciation for motherhood, McDonald’s The Upper East and Megaworld Bacolod recently organized a special event to celebrate Mother’s Day, a press release from the organizers said. The event titled “Celebrating Motherhood: A
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) claims that accusations of “red tagging” are only meant to deflect underground organizations’ “terrorist-grooming” efforts where select individual victims are systematically recruited and radicalized through
• CARLO LEONARDIA When one thinks of the new Bistro Group restaurants in Bacolod City, the first to come to mind would probably be Italianni’s and TGI Fridays, as that is what they are most known for. However, the group
ASSISTANCE. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson distributed a total of P415,000 cash assistance to 47 families affected by recent fire incidents in Negros Occidental, and 17 Child Development Workers from various local government units, who retired from last year, at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Social Welfare and Development reported the distribution of P68,572,529 worth of humanitarian assistance to 325,469 families affected by the El Niño phenomenon in 2,360 barangays in Western Visayas, as of May 7. The
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade strongly condemned the killing spree of innocent civilians carried out and admitted by the New People’s Army in Negros Occidental. These acts of violence are not only abhorrent, but also a
