Negros Occidental provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, yesterday introduced the Culture Hub Passport that can be used by visitors on a tour to various attractions within the provincial capitol vicinity in Bacolod City. Visitors will be given a Negros Occidental Culture Hub Passport and get a stamp for every site/attraction that they will visit. Passports …
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Commercial sex worker gunned down in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A commercial sex worker was declared dead on the spot after she was gunned down by motorcycle-riding gunmen outside the Bredco Port, part of Purok Lampirong in Bacolod City’s Barangay 2, yesterday afternoon. Police identified the fatality as Renalyn “Mayang” Maming, aged between 23 to 24 years old, and a …
‘CINCO DE NOVIEMBRE’ CELEBRATION NegOcc gov’t to honor COVID-19 frontliners
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental will honor the province’s frontliners during the celebration of the “Cinco de Noviembre” tomorrow morning. Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said they consider all of the province’s frontliners in the fight against COVID-19 as heroes and they will be awarded due to their contributions …
750 farmers in Silay disaffiliate, withdraw support from NFSW
A total of 750 farmers disaffiliated and withdrew their support from the National Federation of Sugarcane Workers (NFSW) and conducted a mass condemnation rally held at Barangay E. Lopez in Silay City, Negros Occidental last October 30, 2021. Members and key leaders of Hacienda Pula-Silay Agrarian Reform Cooperative; Purok Sunshine, AIDSISA Agriculture Workers Association; Purok …
Big turnout for Bacolod’s pediatric vaxx drive noted
It looks like Bacolod City is headed for another record-breaking output as the local government resumed yesterday its pediatric vaccination campaign conducted simultaneously in three vaccination centers. Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for medical, data analysis and management of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF), said that a total of 920 minors, aged 12 to 17, …
God’s word is not just word
We have to put ourselves as one more character in any episode that God’s word presents to us. This is always possible since God’s word is eternal and will always remain relevant, alive and active, in any period of time. Neither is God’s word just an idea, a doctrine, an ideology. It’s not just a …
Business is not just about ROI
“In the past, when we buy a piece of land for development, say 100,000 square feet, we build 100,000 square feet, we don’t leave any space for trees! When I argued that trees are needed for the environment, my father would counter that trees don’t make money for us! That is the problem for many …
Negrense jins shine in world taekwondo expo
By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Occidental-based taekwondo jins made their presence felt with medal finishes during the recently-concluded 14th World Taekwondo Culture Expo. Negros Taekwondo Union-Tiger New Gen (NTU-TNG) had the most medals at four among Western Visayas-based taekwondo squads in the virtual tournament held from October 22 to 26. Winning gold medals for the …
‘Double gift’ for Bacolodnon guard Kib Montalbo
By Adrian Stewart Co Apart from winning his first-ever Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) championship with the TNT Tropang Giga, Kib Montalbo has one more thing to celebrate. The 6-foot Montalbo has recently received his diploma with the De La Salle University (DLSU), while the Bacolod City-native guard has graduated with a degree in Business Management. …
Drunk passenger nabbed for attempting to pay bus conductor with gun
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A drunk passenger was nabbed on All Saints’ Day, November 1, after he allegedly attempted to pay a bus conductor with his own firearm in the town of Don Salvador Benedicto in Negros Occidental. Police identified the arrested as 53-year-old Martin Guiquin, a resident of Barangay Sta. Rosa in Murcia …