• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran is currently the acting mayor of Bacolod City, after Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez issued memorandum order 0080 designating him as acting mayor of Bacolod City from May 30 to June 6.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN No case of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been detected among the 31 towns and cities of Negros Occidental, as of this time, aside from Bacolod City, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson disclosed yesterday. “Again, there has
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The intervention and assistance of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is being sought in order to find immediate and timely solution on molasses spillage and foul odor from the Victorias Milling Company water treatment
The Bacolod City famous chicken dish was laid out on a 320-meter-long grilling station along the main road of a commercial area, cooked by some 70 concessionaires, to culminate the three-day Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival on Sunday night. The grilling
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN With the announcement of Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer that he will remain with National Unity Party, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said he is also sticking with his national party, the Nationalist People’s Coalition. Lacson and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two New People’s Army rebels have been tagged by the police as suspects in the summary execution of a farmer on May 25 in Sitio Colihao, Brgy. Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. The victim, identified by
The team from the Philippine Heart Center, with their counterparts from the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital, during their first cardiovascular surgical mission conducted at CLMMRH from May 29 to June 2.*
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) of business tycoon Enrique Razon will invest about P4 billion in the proposed Joint Venture Agreement with Central Negros Electric Cooperative, as about 1,000 barangay leaders in 61 barangays
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN No ASF (African Swine Fever) in hogs in Bago City, Negros Occidental, unless it is declared by the Agriculture Department’s Bureau of Animal Industry, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer said yesterday. This was the reaction of Ferrer
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Boat trips between Negros Occidental, Iloilo and Cebu provinces were cancelled yesterday due to rough seas, while classes at all levels today in Hinobaan town, have been suspended by Mayor Daph Anthony Reliquias Jr. Based on
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday formally announced his endorsement of the proposed Joint Venture Agreement between the Central Negros Electric Cooperative and IGNITE Power. After a meeting and a briefing from MORE Power operations
They did it. The Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco), Primelectric Holdings Inc., and Negros Electric and Power Corporation (NEPC) signed a joint venture agreement over the weekend, which is supposed to improve the delivery of services to Ceneco member-consumers. Since
VMA Global College High School department made headway in learning Korean Culture at a Korean-diversified display of skills and talents held at the campus gymnasium on May 26, a press release from VMA said. VMA principal Jose Batuigas opined that
Approved investments from foreign sources at the Board of Investments (BOI) posted a significant increase in the first five months of the year. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary and BOI managing head Ceferino Rodolfo told trade reporters in
Digital solutions platform Globe supports calls for the establishment of a national Connectivity Index Rating, which sets a standard for internet quality, as it stands ready to collaborate with the government to make this proposal a reality. According to a
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance institutionalizing the Bacolod City Feeding Program for undernourished children in barangays, public day care, kindergarten, and elementary schools, to combat hunger and undernutrition, was recently passed by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod. The ordinance authored
