Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson (2nd row, extreme left) with Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos and other LPP members during its 2nd General Assembly in South Cotabato on Sept. 30.* Rey Josue II photo
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Power Watch Negros Advocates yesterday scored Central Negros Electric Cooperative for the early Christmas bonus it has given its employees. One day after the holding of the 44th Annual General Membership Assembly (AGMA) Sunday, Ceneco congratulated
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN For failure to secure permits to operate, seven water refilling stations in EB Magalona, Negros Occidental, have been closed, on orders of Mayor Marvin Malacon. Malacon said they have found out that the seven water refilling
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN With dengue cases in Negros Occidental gradually decreasing in the past several weeks, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Ernell Tumimbang expects it to go down further by December. PHO logged 76 new cases as of September 24,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office will send 181 police personnel to augment the manpower requirements of the Bacolod City Police Office, in securing the MassKara Festival in Bacolod City, from October 10 to 23, its
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN League of Provinces national president Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. aired proposals for the executive department to allocate at least 20 percent of the National Expenditure Program to development projects proposed by local government units. This was aired
CSupt. Jerry Candido, BFP Region 6 regional director, was the guest of honor and speaker at the blessing of the Bacolod City Fire Station’s EMS Ambulance “Bravo 93” at the BFP Pahanocoy Fire Sub-Station, at NHA Village, Brgy. Pahanocoy, Bacolod
This is what we should aspire for. This is what we are meant to be. Unless we become contemplative souls, there’s no way we can be with God who is everything to us. Without him, we can only be at
As the country with one of the world’s longest coastlines, stretching more than 36,000 kilometers, and 70 percent of municipalities facing large bodies of water, the Philippines should be preparing for the impact of rising sea levels, which the Philippine
For the 75th anniversary of Philippine-French diplomatic relationships, the Philippine Embassy held an exhibit of fashion designer John Ablaza’s “La Petite Couture” at the impressive Hall of Marriages of Paris’ posh Mairie de 16eme in the presence of H.E. Ambassador
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday afternoon (United States time) sought the expansion of joint military exercises in the Philippines, appealed for an increased United States (US) foreign military financing (FMF), and welcomed the Philippines Enhanced Resilience Act of 2024
In the gospel of the Mass on Monday of the Third Week of Easter (cfr. Jn 6, 22-29), we are told about how more and more people, after learning about how Christ managed to feed 5 thousand people with a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that they have enough security forces to secure the visitors at the Panaad sa Negros Festival site in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, where the opening ceremony was attended
Power Watch Negros secretary-general Wennie Sancho will file a complaint against CENECO employees who were allegedly involved in nefarious activities that resulted in power outages on March 26 and April 11 in Bacolod City, said a press release from the
Senator Imee Marcos with Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer and his wife, Rep. Juliet Marie Ferrer, at the opening of 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City.* GPB photo
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance establishing the Bacolod Waterfront Park, providing for park hours, permissible and prohibited activities, and providing penalties for violations, was passed on first reading by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) Wednesday. The ordinance authored by
