• GILBERT P. BAYORAN More than a month after a P10,000 reward was offered for his immediate arrest, a supposed security guard who allegedly used a firearm to threaten agrarian reform beneficiaries in Talisay City on January 31, was reported
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Team Asenso-Bacolod and Team E.L. C.I.D. are scheduled to hold their opening salvos in two separate areas in Bacolod City tomorrow to start the 45-day campaign period for local candidates. The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Three days before being placed under the supervision of the Police Regional Office Negros Island Region, the operational capability of Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) and Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) got a boost from
A Madagascar nun, a resident of Victorias City, Negros Occidental, who, for more than 20 years, is known for her dedication to uplifting the lives of Victoriasanon children through feeding and scholarship programs, was conferred the Medal of Distinction during
That’s from Psalm 95,8 that is often used in many liturgical prayers. And rightly so, since we are notorious precisely for not listening to God but prefer to listen to our own selves and to the things of this world.
The Department of Education has rightfully warned that public schools are not allowed to engage in political activities nor campaign for candidates during graduation and moving up ceremonies. Memorandum 27 signed by Education Secretary Sonny Angara said teaching and non-teaching
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Seven remarkable women artists of Negros gathered for an art exhibition as part of Orange Project’s 20th anniversary celebration this year. Titled “Power and Growth: Women Artists of Negros,” the show opened on March 15 and
The Fil-Sino Michael Miranda Memorial Basketball Tournament has reached the final round of eliminations, with the first game on the docket was Heineken versus Asahi. Heineken got out to a strong start and took the lead, 30-17, after one quarter.
The City of Talisay, in partnership with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), successfully kicked-off the 3-day Asenso Talisay Financial Literacy Caravan on March 25 to 27, at the Rafael B. Lacson Memorial High School, Inocencio V. Ferrer Memorial School
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As the campaign period for local candidates is set to start March 28, the Commission on Elections yesterday said that campaign materials in barangay halls should be removed. Atty. Lionel Marco Castillano, Comelec regional director for
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Legal Office (CLO) is currently investigating two separate incidents involving the illegal dumping of garbage by closed vans along the Circumferential Road in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City. CLO spokesperson Atty. Vanessa Encabo said
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. An elderly motorist from Bacolod City was killed in a motorcycle mishap early morning on Tuesday along National Highway, Guanzon Street, Barangay Binicuil, Kabankalan City Negros Occidental. Police investigation revealed that a tricycle carrying fishes
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The demolition of government offices and facilities in Bacolod City has officially commenced to pave the way for the Manokan Country Redevelopment Project. Bacolod City Legal Office Spokesperson Atty. Vanessa Encabo said the project will affect
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amid rising global concern over the Nipah virus, Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero has urged health and border authorities to maintain strict vigilance and ensure that preparedness systems remain fully operational. While current health advisories place the
CHAMPION. Barangay Igmaya-an emerged as over-all champion in the 33rd Kali-Kalihan Harvest Festival in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on February 8* Andrew Altarejos photo
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A two-man show by Bacolodnon artists Zanzibar “Billy Boy” Abonado Jr. and Ayla “Ayla August” Abonado opened at the Art Cove, Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod on February 3. Titled “Polar Points,” the show features Ayla’s
