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
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is leveling up its engagement with the Philippine Government Employees Association (PGEA) in a move to further improve the collaboration of both institutions for the benefit of government employees nationwide. “We are committed to
BEACH LIFE. People enjoying the summer along the beaches of Barangay Talaban in Himamaylan City, over the weekend.* Andrew Altarejos photo
As per monitoring of Power Watch Negros, the application of the Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC) for a legislative franchise, as embodied in H.B. No. 9805, had already passed the preliminary phase of the complex legislative labyrinth in the
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
“The health of our planet depends on the health of its ecosystems, and sustainable agriculture is key to maintaining that health.” – Jules Pretty The drought is expected to end soon but not without a devastating impact in agriculture, estimated
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The month long anti-illegal operations in Negros Occidental, including the highly urbanized Bacolod City, has led to the arrest 246 persons, according to reports of the Police Regional Office 6. Among the arrested suspects, a total
