• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (NOCCI) reiterated its support for the creation of the Negros Island Region, expressing also gratefulness to the announcement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., that he will sign
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Police personnel in Western Visayas have been repeatedly reminded of the “no-take policy” in the campaign against illegal gambling, which prohibits all PNP members from taking any money from illegal gambling operations, as they would face
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amidst the high heat index in Negros Occidental, the Department of Education – Division of Himamaylan City is finalizing plans to shorten class hours in the different schools under its jurisdiction, Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson disclosed.
• 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 The sales of vendors at the Panaad sa Negros Festival hit P16,359,940.50 within six days of the event at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City, from April 15 to 20. The LGU Pavilions remained
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Wednesday afternoon (United States time) paid a courtesy call to United States Rep. Ami Bera of California’s 6th District at his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., where the American legislator offered beer and
The Municipality of Murcia further beefed up its fleet of ambulances and patient transport vehicles after it turned over two brand-new patient transport vehicles to Brgy. Lopez Jaena and Brgy. Cansilayan on April 17. “The health and welfare of Murciahanons
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Office VI and the City Government of Himamaylan partnered to bring aid to families affected by the ongoing drought in the southern Negros Occidental City, said a press release from Himamaylan PIO.
Lin-ay sang Negros 2024 Kyla Rose Romarate (center) of Victorias City, together with her court, 4th runner-up Gelisa Marie Nangan of Hinigaran, 2nd runner-up Patricia Ysabel Galapino of Ilog, 1st runner-up Zoe Clarisse Limson of Cauayan, and 3rd runner-up Roshyn Kate Jamantoc of Talisay City (left to right).* Capitol PIO photo
We have to continually listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit who always intervenes in our life. And that’s because it is actually the Holy Spirit, more than us, who shapes and directs our life, who deepens, widens, if
On the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker on May 1, we are reminded of the crucial role our ordinary work has in our life. We need to convince ourselves more strongly that our work, whatever it is but as
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following its endorsement by the Committee on Public Services chaired by Senator Grace Poe, consumer group Power Watch Negros yesterday urged the Senate to fast track the granting of a legislative franchise to the Negros Electric
Whose duty is it to modernize the country’s public transportation system? Should it have been the traditional jeepney operators and drivers, who were basically, by default, somehow left in charge of a cultural icon and the undisputed “king of the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson announced yesterday that the provincial government of Negros Occidental will undertake the solarization of seven of its main buildings, starting this year. Speaking yesterday at the Provincial Stakeholders’ Consultative Power Summit at
The Bacolod Film Festival is now accepting script submissions with the theme “Stories with a Smile,” or those with a “potential to inspire laughter, warmth, and a renewed appreciation for the brighter side of life.” The filmfest, set for September
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Incumbent Mayor John Rey Tabujara appears to be unfazed by reports that he will be challenged in the Cauayan mayoralty race in the elections next year. Tabujara confirmed that he will be seeking his third and
