A total of 225 new civil engineers from Western Visayas and other regions attended the face-to-face oath taking ceremony held at L’Fisher Hotel, Bacolod City on January 27, 2023. Professional Regulation Commission and the Professional Regulatory Board of Civil Engineering
Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo (right) and Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson greet each other, before their discussions on the proposed Negros Island Region in Dumaguete City.*
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Once a hotbed of insurgency 40 years ago, the municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto is now the top tourist destination of Negros Occidental, Mayor Marxlen dela Cruz disclosed yesterday. Dela Cruz, who led yesterday celebrations marking
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The killing spree of the New People’s Army continues, as it again claimed responsibility for the killing of another civilian they tagged as a military informant on January 30 in Sitio Subo, Brgy. Macagahay, Moises Padilla,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As the New People’s Army in the Visayas region, including Negros Island, continues to weaken, Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of the AFP Visayas Command, has vowed no let-up in focused military operations, coupled with the
The treasurer of the Isabela municipal government in Negros Occidental, is now being investigated by the police, for the missing cash and checks under her custody. Nenette Escarda, the Isabela municipal treasurer, reported to the police that she discovered several
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting respective private sectors – Globe, Smart, Dito Communications, and those analogous to them, to set up assistance booths for purposes of SIM registration at the Bacolod City Government Center. The
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution urging the Office of Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to implement City Ordinance No. 998, series of 2022, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday. Authored by Councilor Em Legaspi-Ang, the resolution said C.O.
Carlos Hilado Memorial State University will start accepting student applicants for AY 2023-2024 by the end of February. Graduating high school students and transferees must schedule an appointment to take the admission/entrance examination using the online portal which may be
February 2 is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. It commemorates that time when Mary and Joseph simply followed the law of the time to present the first-born to God for his consecration. (cfr. Lk 2,22-32) There was
The farm tour organized by the Philippine Sugar Technologists Association (PHILSUTECH) at La Carlota City and E.B. Magalona on March 9-10 featured bio fertilizers as viable alternative or as supplement to expensive chemical fertilizers, as well as the performance of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A former Army soldier, reported by authorities to be a main player in the assassination of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo, has surrendered on Friday to the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Negros Island, disclosed
For over a year, good access to water was just a dream for Bernardo Banal and families living along the Bacolod Circumferential Road in Hervias III, Villamonte in Bacolod City. Bernardo and wife Maria Daya said the onset of the
We all know deep inside that we should’ve addressed this issue long ago, but its already 2023 and most Negrenses are still highly dependent on single use plastics. Ninety-nine percent of Negrenses neither use nor own reusable bags when they
A 24-year-old resident of Cadiz City, Negros Occidental prevailed as the grand winner in the 1st Province-wide Visual Arts Exhibition by the provincial government of Negros Occidental, held recently in Bacolod City. Earl Von Salcedo bested other budding artists from
One of the signs that a person is advancing in age is how traditions are viewed. When we were kids, we would take part in family traditions without really knowing the meaning behind it. As we grow older, we try
