Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson presides over the PPOC meeting, attended by PCol. Rainerio De Chavez, NOCPPO chief, Provincial Planning Development Officer Ana Marie Lucasan, Col. Victor Llapitan, 303rd IB deputy commander, DILG provincial director Teodora Sumagaysay, and Col. Leroy Daanton, 302IB deputy commander, at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN S&R Membership Shopping is set to open its doors to Negrenses on April 8, at the Reclamation Area in Bacolod City. This was announced by Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, who met yesterday with S&R
The Philippine Open Government Partnership (PH-OGP), chaired by Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, recently brought its 6th National Action Plan (NAP) to Cebu. With around 250 participants from different sectors in Region VII, including more than
The women-led shoreline cleanup volunteer project of Sipalay City, the top beach and diving destination in Negros Occidental, bagged one of the major prizes in the Green Destinations Top 100 Story Awards at the Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB) Berlin 2024 in
Eighteen local government officials, city and municipal personnel, and CSOs (civil society organization) representatives from Tabaco City and the Municipality of Del Carmen visited the Tomongtong Mangrove Eco-Trail in Barangay Tomongtong E. B. Magalona on Monday, as part of their
Lawmakers led by Deputy Majority Leader for Communications Erwin Tulfo of ACT-CIS Partylist on Tuesday said government aid programs such as Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Card and Rice Distribution (CARD) Program will
Imagine that! The giver of all good things, who is already all perfect and from whom nothing would be lost if we would not only mind him but also offend him, makes this appeal for us to return to him.
As some Filipinos continue to be a sore loser over our collective failure to bag a Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert deal, I have become more and more convinced that even if we did have the budget to bribe the
Heatwaves and floods inflict greater economic pain on rural women than men because climate change intensifies existing inequalities, the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization said in a new report. Scientists say the effects of rising temperatures are already being
My fellow Catholics, we are smack in the middle of the Lenten Season. In parts of Europe, people celebrate heartily before the start of Lent, commemorated by Ash Wednesday. In the German-speaking region (i.e., Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and parts of
We should not be too surprised and bothered by this phenomenon. Given our human limitations and weaknesses, this predicament can take place anytime and often. What we need to do is to go immediately to God, ask for pardon and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that the expectations for the 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival, was not only met, but even exceeded. Lacson, who spoke last night at the closing ceremony of the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental and Bacolod City are hosting the 2024 Western Visayas Regional Athletics Association meet on May 2 to 7, where a total of 4,756 athletes and officials all over the region are expected to participate.
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.
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO McDonald’s Philippines launched its Crave & Claim campaign in Bacolod City, featuring exclusive deals and discounts that customers could avail of exclusively on the McDonald’s App until April 30. The campaign was launched by McDonald’s Philippines
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The National Electrification Administration (NEA) ordered the dismissal and forfeiture of benefits of two former general managers and 12 members of the board of directors of the Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO), due to improper fund
