BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The much anticipated Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridge is finally moving towards realization. Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Emil Kiram Sadain yesterday revealed that the procurement for the detailed design of the 32-kilometer Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridge will start by December
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez appears non-confrontational in his response to the remarks of Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas in response to his recent statements. Benitez said he and Treñas have been long-time friends and
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Rep. Greg Gasataya and nine others who were among the party of Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez during a recent trip in Japan, also tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return to Negros Occidental. Gasataya,
ICAE chief executive officer Sean Mahoney, Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Consul General Januario Rivas (seated) present the signed MOA, as Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz looks on.*Capitol PIO photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The search is now on for the incoming commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Visayas Command (VISCOM). This is due to VISCOM commander Lt. Gen. Robert Dauz retirement from the military service on November
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting the City Treasurer’s Office through the Office of the Mayor to strengthen implementation regarding the inspection, testing, calibration and sealing of all fuel pumps in all gas stations in Bacolod
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution congratulating and commending lawyer Raymundo Torres Pandan for winning the grand prize in the Novel Category of the 2022 Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for his novel, Bittersweetland, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod
We are reminded of this very important duty to train ourselves to have a proper focus in life in that gospel episode where Christ warned about people who were just immersed in their earthly affairs without giving any thought about
How time flies. The realization that my boy is graduating from Senior High School at the end of this schoolyear suddenly makes me feel old and terrified with the thought of having to deal with the urge to getting myself
The Philippine Statistics Authority reported that the country’s farm production made a rebound in the third quarter of the year, after contracting in the previous two quarters. According to the report, the country’s agricultural output grew by 1.8 percent compared
As per monitoring of Power Watch Negros, the application of the Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC) for a legislative franchise, as embodied in H.B. No. 9805, had already passed the preliminary phase of the complex legislative labyrinth in the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN There is no stopping from the provincial government of Negros Occidental as it pursues its bulk water project, amid opposition from members of the Silay City Sangguniang Panlungsod and sugar planters, as confirmed by Mayor Joedith
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
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
In a bid to enhance public transportation and promote eco-friendly travel options, the City of Bacolod, with the initiative of Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, will launch a green route dry run featuring electric jeeps (e-jeeps) starting May 15 until May
