• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Bacolod City logged two positive cases of African swine fever (ASF) yesterday after being free from the highly contagious hog disease more than three years since its outbreak was reported in the country. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alliance of multi sectoral groups in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental have openly declared their support to the proposed Joint Venture Agreement between Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and Ignite Power and Energy Holdings, Inc.
The world-renowned MassKara Festival dancers of Bacolod City will perform in New York City for the first time, during the 125th Philippine Independence Anniversary Commemoration Parade on June 4. The performers will be comprised of 22 dancers from the multi-awarded
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following the losses suffered by the New People’s Army in central Negros, nine more self-confessed rebels have surrendered to the 94th Infantry Battalion. The nine NPA rebels, members of the Central Negros 2 under the Komiteng
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday signed a Memorandum of Agreement with various schools and universities in the province, for the Student Internship Program with the Negros Occidental provincial government. The partner schools who joined the ceremonial signing were University of
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Members of the Negros Occidental Federation of Small Fisherfolk Associations (NOFSFA) will be celebrating the National Fisherfolk Day at the Provincial Capitol grounds on May 29 to call on the government to address several issues affecting
FESTIVAL OPENING. The three-day Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival opened last night, with the North Capitol Road in Bacolod City among its sites.* GPB photo
Pentecost Sunday ends the Easter Season and leads us back to what we call as Ordinary Time in our liturgical calendar, the timepiece that enables us to live sacramentally with Christ as he continues with his redemptive work through the
State think tank Philippine Institute for Developmental Studies (PIDS) said huge investments are required to fix the causes of power interruptions, which it estimates to cost the local economy P556 million per five-hour outage. It reported the causes of electricity
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The province of Negros Occidental sustained P13,784,650 million worth of damage to livestock and poultry from the El Niño phenomenon, following deaths of 14,598 chickens and other ruminants, as of May 13. In her report to
Grace Pharmacy president Ian Manuel T. Lo, representing the Dr. Manuel Lo Foundation, generously donated 20,000 five-kilo bags of rice to Bacolod City. The turnover rites were held yesterday at the Bacolod City Government, and the rice donations were received
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
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
Kabataan Partylist-Negros vehemently condemned the intimidation, psychological harassment, and constant illegal surveillance by the state forces to Florence Guzon, KPL-Negros’ Secretary General, a press release from the group said. Last April 25, state elements went to Guzon’s residence in Talisay
DEVOTION. Vendors selling devotional items across the San Vicente Ferrer Parish-Shrine, also known as “Vito Church” located at Barangay Vito in Sagay City, Negros Occidental.* Andrew Altarejos photo
