• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following the appointment of Dr. Mary Ann Maestral as Department of Health undersecretary, Negros Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday named Dr. Francis Gabriel Relota as the new chief of the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH)
PrimeWater Bacolod, together with its joint venture partner, Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA), yesterday signed a bulk water supply agreement with Bacolod Bulk Water Inc. (BBWI), to provide additional water supply in Bacolod City. According to a press release, the
Speaker Martin Romualdez yesterday expressed gratitude to a group of local rice traders who signified their commitment to help the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. lower the price of rice by as much as P9 per kilo by July
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution enjoining the participation of all city government departments, educational institutions, the 61 barangays, and all residents of Bacolod City to the celebration of the “National Disability Rights Week” from July 17 to 23, was
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has earmarked P6 billion in emergency loans for GSIS members and pensioners affected by the Mount Kanlaon eruption, El Niño, and Typhoon Aghon. In a news release on Tuesday, the GSIS said a total
The Office of the Barangay 33 Council in Bacolod City recently held its Katipunan ng Kabataan (KK) Assembly, a press release from Barangay 33 said. Invocation of the assembly was led by Agape Family Center Pastor Miriam Bayles followed by
COOPERATION. Japan Coast Guard vessel PLH 02 TSUGARU being welcomed on Monday, at the BREDCO Port in Bacolod City, by Coast Guard personnel of Japan, Indonesia and Philippines, the 4-day MARPOLEX 2024* Gilbert Bayoran photo
“Beware of false prophets! (Mt 7,15) That’s what Christ told his disciples. These days, this warning assumes a most urgent character, since we cannot deny that we are having many people who are presenting themselves as prophets and yet their
The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) appealed to parents and pageant organizers not to hold beauty contests for minors, saying it puts them at risk of being sexually objectified or targeted by predators. Angelo Tapales, executive director of
Bacolod’s very own Marvin Alob, a coach and fitness advocate, once again demonstrated his prowess in the sport of bodybuilding, by securing multiple top victories at national competitions held in Cebu province. Alob recently brought home four significant victories, including
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A 47-year-old man, known by the alias ‘Emer,’ was arrested on the afternoon of March 1 after allegedly setting fire to his own home in Purok Kawayan, Barangay Bunga, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental. Police responded
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A 19-year-old ended up in a jail cell after he was apprehended during a drug buy-bust operation conducted by Bacolod Police Station 6 in Purok Gonzaga, Brgy. Taculing, on Saturday, February 28. The suspect, identified as
“There’s a hell lot of politics in football” – Tommy Docherty This year marks the 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup hosted by United States, Canada and Mexico – a first time tri-nation hosts arguably the biggest event that
A Cebuano scholar from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman urged global action on agrarian reform and pro-poor food systems at an international conference in Colombia, which over 400 academics and rural advocates attended alongside a major UN-facilitated multilateral
That’s Jesus Christ, of course. That image of him is highlighted in that gospel episode where Christ, tired from his journey, stopped by a well in Sichar and met a Samaritan woman whom he later converted simply by talking about
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has issued a warning to the public against engaging in illegal betting activities as the 2026 Negros Island Region Athletic Association Meet (NIRAAM) enters its peak days. During a press
