‘Apolitical’ Panaad sa Negros festival opens
March 25, 2025
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and the mayors of Negros Occidental ring the bell to signal the official opening of the 29th Panaad sa Negros Festival at Brgy. Mansilingan in Bacolod City.*
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and the mayors of Negros Occidental ring the bell to signal the official opening of the 29th Panaad sa Negros Festival at Brgy. Mansilingan in Bacolod City.*
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Veterinary Office reports that since September 2023, it has not monitored any resurgence of African Swine Fever (ASF) cases in Negros Occidental. Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Placeda Lemana said the local government units with ASF
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN With the Panaad sa Negros Festival theme “The future unfolds,” Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday rallied Negrenses to showcase the best of Negros Occidental to the world. Stressing that Panaad sa Negros has always been more
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Police seized about P1,190,000 worth of suspected shabu from five suspects who were separately arrested on March 21 in Bacolod City and E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental. In a statement, the Bacolod City Police Office reported the
Director Roger Ray Manzano of the Extension and Community Services of Carlos Hilado Memorial State University was recently elected as the chairperson of the Extension Managers’ Council, the new governing body for extension programs of state and local universities and
The vibrant spirit of Panaad sa Negros Festival 2025 came alive yesterday as the Province of Negros Occidental officially opened the festival grounds at Panaad Park, signaling the grand opening of all city and municipal booths and pavilions, including the
A number of precious considerations can be drawn when we consider the significance of this Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, when the Son of God gets conceived as man in the virginal womb of Mary. One is that
With elections coming up and Rodrigo Duterte’s incarceration at the Hague sending his rabid supporters into overdrive, expect a deluge of fake news, misinformation, and disinformation to barrel down our way in the coming months as politicians and their dynasties
The Department of Social Welfare and Development will come up with a real-time monitoring mechanism of its Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita (AKAP) program fund and its recipients to ensure transparency in utilization just as the campaign period for
One woman’s dedication has brought meaningful change to local farmers and their communities in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental. Ruby Tania Cruz, the chief executive officer of DC Cruz Trading, Inc., has transformed her ideals into action, creating the Negros
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amid continued restiveness of Kanlaon Volcano, Mayor Rex Jalando-on has prohibited mass gatherings at the public plaza and the oval of Doña Hortensia Salas-Benedicto National High School, in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental. The executive order
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Health Office reported that it recorded 1,692 dengue cases, with seven deaths, from January 1 to April 19 this year, which is an increase of 341.78 percent compared to 303 cases logged during the
Given the temper of the times, we really need to incorporate these attitudes, virtues and practices into our system. In other words, we need to live temperance now that we are wallowing in a very intoxicating addicting world of the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN With more than two weeks to go before the May 12 elections, the Commission on Elections in Negros Occidental is in full swing for preparations for polling centers for the 12,479 voters affected by the Kanlaon
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• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Sidlak Victorias Global City will soon rise in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, with the simultaneous blessings of three landmark projects that are envisioned by its government leaders as new a growth area for the local