• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Illegal gambling financiers in Negros Occidental should watch out. Atty. Renoir Baldovino, National Bureau of Investigation Bacolod District office chief, yesterday said they have already identified some illegal gambling financiers in Negros Occidental. Baldovino said that
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A P50 million Water District Rehabilitatiion and Waterline Improvement project is soon to benefit Kabankalan City residents in Negros Occidental, following its groundbreaking on April 15, which was led by Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The drought brought about by El Niño phenomenon continues to wreak havoc on rice and corn crops in Negros Occidental, where as of April 12, the value of the damage has been pegged by the Office
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN United Negros Alliance president, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer, yesterday said that they have already made their choice on their vice gubernatorial bet, the running mate of Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, that UNegA will field during the
BEST OF FESTIVALS. The Sidlak Kadalag-an Festival of Victorias City was named champion in the city category of the Panaad sa Negros Best of Festival Dances competition on Monday.*Andrew Altarejos photo
Power Watch Negros secretary-general Wennie Sancho will file a complaint against CENECO employees who were allegedly involved in nefarious activities that resulted in power outages on March 26 and April 11 in Bacolod City, said a press release from the
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday called for a prompt and peaceful resolution to the recent seizure by Iranian authorities of a Portuguese-flagged container ship, which included four Filipino seafarers among its crew, a press release from the House of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) can have a sigh of relief as the raising of the amount for their conditional cash grants is now being pushed in Congress. 4Ps party list Rep. JC
That’s what we can gather from the readings of the Mass on Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter. (Acts 8,1-8; Jn 6,35-40) Whatever negative things we can encounter along the way, the good, which is a matter of believing
Experts have been warning of a possible epidemic of EVALI, or electronic cigarette or vape-associated lung injury, in the Philippines, where the tobacco industry is targeting less discerning and curious young people. The Global Youth Tobacco Survey in 2019 showed
An oil price rollback on Tuesday will snap the six straight weeks of increase in gasoline prices. This, as Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, Seaoil and Shell announced Monday that they will cut gasoline prices by P0.25 per liter and
ASSISTANCE. A member of the Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade helps deliver water, using water tankers and fire hoses, to the community at Purok Masagana, Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City.*
In sports, the journey from obscurity to excellence is frequently compared to the refinement of a rough diamond into a sparkling gem. Although my column’s title is a cliché, I am not particularly fond of using clichés. However, I am
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The arrest of three suspected remnants of the dismantled New People’s Army Northern Negros Front (NNF), including two minors, on April 25 in Sitio Humayan, Brgy. Pinowayan, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, led to the confiscation
• 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
The Philippine Statistics Authority – Negros Occidental joined forces with the Bacolod City National High School’s Class of 1999 in a two-day Giving Back Project for students, faculty, and staff of the school starting on April 18, as part of
