• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday assured patients that hemodialysis center at the Don Salvador Benedicto Memorial District Hospital in La Carlota City will reopen in two weeks time. Patients earlier expressed alarm at the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Legal Office is investigating three employees of the Provincial Veterinary Office, for allegedly accepting payments, in exchange for speeding up the release of permits. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that a show cause
Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya yesterday announced accelerated preparations for the festival, focusing on infrastructure improvements and community engagement, a press release from the Bacolod City Communications Office said. During a press conference held yesterday, Gasataya revealed that he formally
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Miguel Angelo Yulo, a grandson of former Mayor Emilio Yulo Montalvo and the son of Negros Occidental 5th district Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo, formally assumed office as mayor of Isabela, Negros Occidental, on July 7. “I
MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has inked a new power supply agreement that will add 6.6 megawatts (MW) of clean energy to its renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requirement. The agreement was signed between MORE Power president and chief
STILL RESTIVE. A seemingly peaceful Kanlaon Volcano, as photographed from Murcia, Negros Occidental, remains under Alert Level 3, still under the shadow of the threat of a sudden explosive eruption.* Andrew Altarejos photo
With the way the world us currently developing, with so many things coming out that can easily grab our attention and interest, we really would need to hone our skills at sifting and discerning, since these developments can easily give
One of Silay City’s forgotten treasures is its old port, located in Barangay Mambulac, which is supposedly the first constructed on the island of Negros, and during its heyday, was one of longest in the country, if not in Asia.
According to a report on credit card borrowing across the region by Singapore-based fintech firm Roshi Pte Ltd., credit card debt in the Philippines is at a “critical” risk level as the typical borrower owes more than four times their
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO “In art, imagination does not stay still. A child may have no riches, no power, no crown, only his art and limitless imagination that runs untamed.” Sagay-based visual artist Christopher Fernandez of Topiko’s Art opened his
