• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental won the bid to host the 2027 Organic World Congress, during the 21st OWC held in Taiwan from December 2 to 6. The OWC is dubbed as one of the biggest international events for
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Sugar Regulatory Administration is eyeing the regulation of the supply of sugar, which could help address the sharp decline of millgate prices, which is being blamed by some sugar producers on unscrupulous traders. “That is
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The highly urbanized Bacolod City in Negros Occidental was highlighted by the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, led by Senator Win Gatchalian, for its innovative security feature on PWD identification cards. The recognition came during
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Sugar Regulatory Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona yesterday warned the public against people using his name to solicit cash donations. In a press briefing, Azcona claimed that the ‘scam’ crops up when there is a ‘hot issue’
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Eight more job order workers of the San Carlos City government in Negros Occidental tested positive for use of illegal drugs, on Thursday disclosed Ana Liza Macaraya, the focal person of the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN More local government units in Negros Occidental have been declared by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) as 2024 Gawad KALASAG Awardees. Joining Victorias City and province of Negros Occidental are E.B. Magalona,
Senior officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reaffirmed their loyalty to the Constitution and the duly-constituted government of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. during a courtesy call on Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez at the House of Representatives
The distribution of land titles led by PENRO Negros Occidental and CENRO Bago was held under the Handog Titulo Program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. According to a press release, the program is a flagship initiative aimed
GREEN SPACE. The Bantayan Park Japanese Garden in Barangay Poblacion, Bago City was recently opened to the public on December 4. The facility is part of the city’s beautification project.* Bago PIO photo
“He touched their eyes, saying, ‘According to your faith, be it done unto you.’ And their eyes were opened.” (Mt 9,29-30) That’s what Christ told the blind men who begged him to cure them of their blindness. We need to
We obviously have to be governed by the rule of law. Without the law, we can only expect disorder and chaos, and all other forms of injustice. But we need to distinguish between the letter of the law and the
The Alliance of Concerned Consumers in Electricity and Social Services (ACCESS), led by its president Wennie Sancho, is urging the city and provincial government to activate the Price Monitoring Councils under RA 10623 which mandates the protection to consumers by
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Office of the Civil Defense wants the detailed contingency plans of local government units, especially La Castellana in Negros Occidental, in case of another eruption of Kanlaon volcano. Task Force Kanlaon chief Raul Fernandez, the
The Bacolod City Council has greenlit a P5-million financial assistance package for the much-anticipated 20th Bacolaodiat Festival, set to usher in the Chinese Lunar New Year from January 31 to February 2. Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, chair of the City
The Challenge Cup – Mundial 2024 Champions, University of St. La Salle Bacolod Boys Born 2010, will join the 15th SingaCup International Youth Football organized by Dynamique Konzepts Pte Ltd. which will kick off from November 1-8, 2025 in Singapore.
FEAST DAY. The image of St. Sebastian arrives at the San Sebastian Cathedral after a procession that capped yesterday’s feast day celebrations of the patron saint of the Diocese of Bacolod* Andrew Altarejos photo
