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
• ANDREW ALTAREJOS About 168 newly registered medical technologists took their oath as professionals, presided by Dr. Marilyn Cabal-Barza, chairman, Professional Regulatory Board of Medical Technology of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), at SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City Monday.
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO “A mother is the heartbeat of her home, the pulse of her family’s existence.” In honor of all mothers, a group art exhibit titled “Handog kay Nanay” opened at the second level of Robinson’s Place Bacolod
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Former Silay City Mayor Mark Golez yesterday announced that he is resigning from the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP) Laban, as he confirmed his intention of mounting a comeback in politics in 2025. Golez said that incumbent
Yesterday we celebrated the feast of the Ascension of the Lord. The Acts of the Apostles tell us that after his resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples, presenting himself alive to them by many proofs and giving them instructions for
In its commitment to continue delivering quality education and exceptional service, STI West Negros University inaugurated its new School of Basic Education (SBE) building along Hilado Street, Barangay 18, Bacolod City, yesterday. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and unveiling of the building
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 reported that it arrested 29 drug suspects and recovered P5.1 million worth of suspected shabu in Western Visayas, during 24-hour police operations on May 10. Of the 29 arrested suspects, seven
