• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two more local government units in Negros Island have placed their respective areas under a state of calamity, due to the prevailing drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon. During its regular session on Thursday, the
PANAAD COSTUMES. Sagay City (left) won the Best Colorful, while Talisay City (right) won the Best Indigenous, in the Panaad Festival Costume Competition on Thursday at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City* Andrew Altarejos photos
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN League of Cities of the Philippines national chairman, Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez on Friday called on Vice President Sara Duterte to consider stepping down from her Cabinet post. The call of Benitez came after
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Six more self-confessed New People’s Army rebels surrendered to the 11th and 61st Infantry Battalions in Negros and Iloilo, respectively, according to reports of the Philippine Army. Three of the six NPA rebels surrendered to the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Residents of Isabela in Negros Occidental that are PAG-IBIG members may soon avail of housing through a project facilitated by the municipal government, Mayor Irene Montilla disclosed yesterday. Montilla, her son, Vice Mayor Juan Miguel Montilla,
Archie and Elenita Arigorat accepted a copy of the resolution unanimously passed by the city council congratulating their daughter Ellen Joy Arigorat for being awarded Global Changemaker in Health IT, from Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran during the regular session
To be truly Christian, we should really have the very heart of Christ. We should have his attitude toward all possible conditions our life can find itself in, irrespective of whether these conditions are favorable to us or not. This
“The long and winding road that leads to your door will never disappear” – The Beatles The genuine agrarian reform advocates, rural development workers, and small producers lost one of its prime movers. Arnel Ligahon, “Tibo,” as he is casually
The Energy Regulatory Commission is investigating why several power plants remained offline on Thursday, prompting the continued issuance of red and yellow alerts in Luzon and Visayas. “Based on our findings, we will formalize the investigation to determine compliance or
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has endorsed, as of May 9, an initial set of 21 candidates, coming from a mix of political parties, running for various elected posts in Negros Occidental, including highly urbanized Bacolod
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked the help of League of Governors to push for the candidacies of Alyansa senatorial aspirants – former Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Adrian Villaflor has filed a complaint on May 6 against a teacher, before the Commission on Elections, allegedly for engaging in partisan political activities, which is a violation of the Omnibus Election
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Baciwa Employees Union called for the revocation of the joint venture agreement (JVA) between Baciwa and PrimeWater, and the end of the privatization of all water utility firms. Leny Espina, BEU president, said they believe
The Philippine Sugar Technologists Association (Philsutech) will hold its 71st Annual National Convention this coming August 11 to 15, at the Waterfront Hotel, Lahug, Cebu City with the theme “Resilient Together: Leveraging Technology and Policy Synergies for the Growth of
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A visual artist and former educator has converted her home in Talisay City, Negros Occidental into an art gallery where she is currently holding her third solo art exhibition. Pablita Nava said she opened an art
