BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Employees of the provincial government of Negros Occidental, except for job order and Contract of Service workers, may receive an additional bonus of not less than P50,000 this Christmas season, Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz announced
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A new government center, city hospital and housing projects for informal settlers are among the major infrastructure projects being eyed for implementation under the administration of Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez in Victorias City, Negros Occidental. “We
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Homicide charges were filed yesterday by the police against Ulysis Carampatana, one of the injured survivors in the armed confrontation at a restobar in Brgy. Singcang Airport, Bacolod City, on November 16, in connection with the
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental is vying for the EXCELL Awards of the Department of Interior and Local Government in Western Visayas for year 2022. Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz revealed yesterday that Negros Occidental is among the top
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution requesting Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to implement City Ordinance No. 995, series of 2022, or an Ordinance establishing the zero open defecation verification and certification team as supplement to C.O. No 881. The resolution
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Fire damaged a house in Purok Kaingin 1, Brgy. Punta Taytay, Bacolod City yesterday, at about 12:38 p.m. The Bureau of Fire Protection-Bacolod estimated the damage caused by the fire that started from the bedroom of
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another batch of beneficiaries from E. B. Magalona yesterday received their wages under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers (TUPAD). A total of 611 residents received P4,500
THE SETTING SUN. A peaceful sunset at the Tomongtong Mangrove Eco-Trail, EB Magalona, Negros Occidental.* Dennis John Reyes/CCN photo
In life, we have to learn how to give due attention and care to both the pressing things and the precious ones. In the end, we have to learn how to give due attention and care to all the different
One big local issue these days is the Bacolod transport crisis where the city’s traditional jeepneys are up against national government agencies the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board and the Land Transportation Office as they try to hold off the
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
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO “Transcendence,” an art exhibit that invites its viewers on a journey of spiritual awakening and inner transformation through the timeless symbolism of the lotus flower, opened at the FGS Yuan Thong Temple in Burgos Extension, Bacolod
ASSISTANCE. A member of the Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade helps deliver water, using water tankers and fire hoses, to the community at Purok Masagana, Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City.*
The local stock market continued to rebound on Wednesday, closing near the 6,600 level, while the peso moved sideways. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 65.95 points, closing at 6,572.75, while the broader All Shares also rose 16.56 points
Oil companies are set to adjust petroleum prices today. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil, and Shell said they would increase gasoline prices by P0.55 per liter and slash prices of diesel by P0.95 per liter.
About 575 Senior High School students of E. B. Magalona National High School attended a Career Guidance and Employment Coaching at their school on April 17. Mayor Marvin Malacon, Vice Mayor Eric Matulac, and Executive Assistant Matthew Louis Malacon also
