The Bacolod City government is honoring its senior citizens by celebrating four women who have reached the remarkable milestone of 100 years old, a press release from the Bacolod City Communications Office said. They are Lourdes Panisales of Barangay Tangub,
That is what we are encouraged to pursue and to achieve, especially during this Lenten season. It only means that we should try our best, after due repentance, conversion and purification, that we acquire the very heart and spirit of
One of the things that has recently gotten my wife’s attention is how Bacolod City has new street signs that have new names for the numbered streets that most Bacolodnons and even transferees (a demographic she officially belongs to) have
The burden of the travel tax was first imposed upon Filipino travelers 70 years ago, in 1956, through Republic Act No. 1478, which created the Board of Travel and Tourist Industry. The fee was a minimum of P7.50 for travel
• ANDREW ALTAREJOS The City of Bayawan City, known as the Agriculture Capital of Negros Oriental, celebrated its annual Tawo-Tawo Festival, with several activities during the highlight of the festivities. This year’s theme is “25 years of Celebrating Life’s Harvests”.
The National Arts Month celebration 2026 officially opened on February 26, at SM North Block, in Bacolod City, with this year’s theme “Ani ng Sining: Katotohanan at Giting”, led by the Bacolod City Government under the leadership of Mayor Greg
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The city government has earmarked P50 million for the construction of its first-ever international-standard football pitch, with the groundbreaking scheduled this March at the Bacolod City National High School oval. Mayor Greg Gasataya announced the major
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The construction of an access bridge to serve as a primary gateway linking the 52-hectare Parkville development to Burgos Avenue in Brgy. Granada, Bacolod City, is now underway. Recently broken ground by SMDC Nature, the Parkville
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines (NACUSIP) yesterday demanded the removal of all members of the Sugar Regulatory Administration board, claiming that they abandoned the very people they swore to
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Lawmakers in sugar producing provinces shared the sentiments of industry stakeholders on the need for amendments to the Sugar Regulatory Administration charter, to regulate the importation of artificial sweeteners, which is causing harm and damage to
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance establishing child healthy zones in all public and private schools, and child development centers in Bacolod City, was passed on first reading by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday. The proposed ordinance authored by Councilor
The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City has approved on first reading a landmark measure seeking to institutionalize a compassionate, inclusive, and patient-centered healthcare support system through the proposed “Bacolod City Right to Care Ordinance of 2026.” Authored by Councilor Caesar
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The sugar production for crop year 2026-2027 is anticipated to drop by seven to nine percent nationwide, due to rising farm input costs, reduced fertilization, high fuel prices, and prolonged dry conditions that are affecting sugarcane
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized approximately 200 grams of suspected shabu valued at P1.36 million during a buy-bust operation early yesterday. The operation, conducted by the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) at Purok Lison,
Like years past, the BingoPlus Night 2026 promises to be an evening of glitz, glamor, and star power as the digital entertainment platform celebrates its fourth year on May 19. Befitting this year’s theme, “Step into the Next PLUS,” the
FIRE. A firefighter trains a hose from the top of a firetruck, as they respond to the fire at Purok Magnolia, Barangay 7 in Bacolod City, where 26 structures were affected and 81 families displaced.* Andrew Altarejos photo
