• ANDREW ALTAREJOS The 33rd Kali-Kalihan Harvest Festival and 43rd Founding Anniversary of the Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto officially opened on February 3 at the municipal gymnasium. DSB Mayor Nehemiah Joe de la Cruz led the opening ceremony for
• 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
In a heartfelt show of solidarity, the Rotary Club of Bacolod-Marapara (RCBM), together with its international partner, the Rotary Club of Kyoto-Fushimi (RCKF) in Japan, and the Moises Padilla Business Group of Agrivet Supplies, recently mobilized relief efforts to support
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Renowned international visual artist Wayne Lacson Forte opened his fourth solo exhibition at The Negros Museum, Bacolod City yesterday, which is set to run until April. Titled “Chromatic Narratives”, the show features for the first time
Bacolod Arts, Cultural & Heritage Inc. (BACHI) enters its 53rd year in 2026 with renewed energy and vision. The officers and board of directors recently convened to map out a calendar of events leading up to its Emerald Anniversary in
A proud milestone was celebrated at the Sugarland Hotel in Bacolod City as 44 newly licensed civil engineers from across Negros Occidental formally took their professional oath in a meaningful ceremony led by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). The new
Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) is bringing the admission testing closer to graduating senior high school students of northern and southern Negros Occidental, a press release from CHMSU said. The Office of the Guidance Services will conduct a series
SM Foundation, in partnership with SM City Bacolod, extended assistance to families affected by a residential fire in Barangay 10 through its Operation Tulong Express (OPTE) program. The relief activity was conducted following the fire incident that occurred on January
It was my first time setting foot on Siquijor, and I arrived carrying the usual first-timer’s mix of curiosity and half-believed stories. What I didn’t expect was that the island would feel less like a destination and more like a
Everyone, but me. And now, January is almost over. How is everyone doing with their New Year’s resolutions? Me? I have none. I’ve never liked making New Year’s resolutions, mainly because I know I could never keep them. Lose weight?
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Authorities are currently working to identify a man whose dead body was discovered in an empty lot in Bangga Adam, Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City, yesterday morning, March 5. The discovery was made around 5:00 a.m. by
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental and Bacolod City government have established their respective help desks to assist Negrenses whose families are Overseas Filipino Workers, amid escalating armed conflict between the United States – Israel, and
REOPENED. The floating cottages at the Lapus-Lapus–Macaoagao Local Conservation Area in Sagay City, which officially reopened following rehabilitation efforts after being damaged by Typhoon Tino last year.* Lapus-Lapus Floating Cottage photo
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution enjoining the City of Bacolod to participate and support the activities in observance of Women’s Month for the whole month of March, was recently approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod. Authored by Councilor Celia
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN With some local government units in Negros having adopted a four-day work week to cushion the impact of fuel prices hikes, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero also urged private companies
In celebration of National Arts Month last February, a group art exhibit titled “JOHN 3:16 – Grateful for God’s Amazing Love,” was launched at the CEMPCO Building along Mabini Street, Bacolod City. The exhibit was hosted by the Christian Artists
