• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution expressing sympathy and condolences to the family and followers of the late Apostle Arsenio Tan Ferriol, founder and Chief Executive Minister of the Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch), who passed away on
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is arriving today in Negros Occidental, to distribute P83 million financial aid to more than 8,000 farmers and fisherfolk, who were severely affected by the El Niño phenomenon in the province. Each of the 8,315 beneficiaries,
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) awarded the local government unit of Himamaylan City a Certificate of Commendation for its implementation of the Electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS), a press release from Himamaylan PIO said. In a ceremony held at the
Christ said it very clearly. “It is not anyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven.” (Mt 7,21) Indeed, we always have
A new analysis by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies reveals that at least 53 out of 180 days, or three months’ worth of teaching time, was lost from class suspensions caused by extreme weather events and teachers’
The longest-running creative writing workshop in the country and Asia is back. Gathering twelve writing fellows across different genres from the different regions in the country, the 62nd Silliman University National Writers Workshop (SUNWW), which kickstarted Monday, June 24, at
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) sustained its gains for the third consecutive day, thanks to bargain hunters, while the peso closed sideways during mid-week trading. The PSEi closed Wednesday at 6,313.11, or 0.22 percent higher than the previous day’s
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Unscrupulous individuals are taking advantage of being employed by a firm accredited by the government to operate the Small Town Lottery, and are using STL results in illegal gambling operations. Furthermore, they are also using unauthorized
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN With the abundance of rains in southern Negros Occidental, which was badly hit by drought in the past several months, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said it appears that there is no need for cloud seeding
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday confirmed that he will endorse Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to be the first chairperson of the Regional Development Council of the newly created Negros Island Region. While
Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria and Provincial Treasurer Atty. Amy Grace Bolivar inspect the official ballots and non-accountable forms at a warehouse in Bacolod City.* Comelec photo
Water Watch Advocates – Bacolod City joined the nationwide condemnation of PrimeWater’s failure to deliver clean, sufficient and affordable water services to the Filipino people. “We, the consumers of Bacolod City, spearheaded by Water Watch Advocates, are compelled to express
The game between Gold Partner Truck and GoodYear Tires was a back-and-forth affair in the start, with the latter earning a one point edge at the end of the first quarter in Fil-Sino Bacolod Truckers Basketball Cup. Then the Golds
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A one-woman art exhibition titled “Shards of Dreams,” featuring the works of Negrense visual artist Ihvonie “Tey” Sevilleno in mosaic, linocut and painting, is ongoing at the Art Cove of Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod and
BURIAL. Army soldiers provide a decent burial to a NPA remnant killed in a gun battle on May 1 in Brgy. Humay Humay, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental.* PA photo
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Water Watch Advocates, representing water consumers of Bacolod City, filed a petition for the revocation of the joint venture agreement (JVA) between Baciwa and PrimeWater before the Office of the President. In his petition letter addressed
