Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) booked a net income of PHP24.8 billion in the first half of the year supported by healthy loan growth, recovering margins, robust trading income, and improving cost efficiency. Pre-provision operating profit in 1H 2025
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance promoting heat safety and preventing heat-related illnesses amidst the rising heat index in Bacolod City, was recently approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on first reading. Authored by Councilor Em Ang, the resolution said
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Occidental provincial government has deployed additional emergency room (ER) nurses to hospitals under its management, as part of ongoing efforts to enhance healthcare services and improve emergency response capabilities across the province. Provincial Administrator
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO “Echoes of Geckos” is a solo exhibition featuring the works of Bacolod-based artist Arnel Villaceran which opened at G-Space Gallery, Art District, Mandalagan, Bacolod City on May 29 and will run through June 30. Villaceran grew
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Commission on Elections in the Negros Island Region (COMELEC-NIR) dismissed circulating reports claiming that the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) scheduled for November 2, 2026, will no longer push through, describing it as
• THERESA MAE DULMAN About 113,000 public school students in Bacolod City will receive free school supplies for the academic year which will begin on June 8. Mayor Greg Gasataya announced the distribution will take place on the first day
The fourth edition of the highly anticipated UTP Elite Eight Playoffs is set to take place from June 4 to 9, in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Considered the flagship event of Unified Tennis Philippines (UTP), the Elite Eight Playoffs
