Photo of the Day
May 20, 2024
DRAINAGE. A drainage project is currently ongoing in front of a row of heritage homes along J. Pitong Ledesma Street in Silay City.* Carlo Leonardia photo
DRAINAGE. A drainage project is currently ongoing in front of a row of heritage homes along J. Pitong Ledesma Street in Silay City.* Carlo Leonardia photo
GOVERNORS. Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson and Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria at a meeting yesterday at the Negros Oriental Provincial Capitol in Dumaguete City.* NegOcc Capitol PIO photo
ASSISTANCE. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson distributed a total of P415,000 cash assistance to 47 families affected by recent fire incidents in Negros Occidental, and 17 Child Development Workers from various local government units, who retired from last year, at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo
BOOKWORMS. Preschoolers at the National Child Development Center in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental peruse the recently donated books from the Regional English Language Office – U.S. Embassy, through the office of Neg. Occ. Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez.* Kiko Benitez FB photo
DEVOTION. Vendors selling devotional items across the San Vicente Ferrer Parish-Shrine, also known as “Vito Church” located at Barangay Vito in Sagay City, Negros Occidental.* Andrew Altarejos photo
BEACH LIFE. People enjoying the summer along the beaches of Barangay Talaban in Himamaylan City, over the weekend.* Andrew Altarejos photo
Coast Guard personnel rescuing six fishermen from a capsized boat off the coastline of Silay City in Negros Occidental.* PCG photo
LAZY AFTERNOONS. People are still staying indoors up from midmorning to late afternoons as they try to avoid the high temperatures these days, as shown by the almost empty bandstand area of the Bacolod City Public Plaza.* Emma Leonardia photo
Consul General Zhang Zhen of the People’s Republic of China in Cebu, and Consular Attache Liu Mingyang, pay a courtesy visit to Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City, yesterday.* Capitol PIO photo
AID. Displaced residents of Brgy. Carol-an in Kabankalan City, avail of free medical checkup and medicines during a pulong-pulong organized by the 94th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army, following two armed encounters in their barangay on Monday.* PA photo
ASSISTANCE. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson distributed a total of P415,000 cash assistance to 47 families affected by recent fire incidents in Negros Occidental, and 17 Child Development Workers from various local government units, who retired from last year, at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo
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