By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental no longer has any issues with AstraZeneca over its coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines amid a statement coming from Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo “Albee” Benitez that he is not keen on paying the P98-million remaining balance for the vaccines the city government had …
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Back on the streets of Iloilo City, Antique, Roxas, Kalibo, Bacolod City, and Dumaguete after pandemic pause
Jehovah’s Witnesses Resume Public Ministry Two Years After Going Virtual Bacolod City – July 7, 2022. If you happen to be in Bacolod Public Plaza or New Government Center (NGC) this week, you may notice that a pre-pandemic fixture is back on the sidewalks: smiling faces standing next to colorful carts featuring a positive message …
Albee pushed for LCP president, but wants to prioritize Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo “Albee” Benitez is currently being pushed by a group of local chief executives to become president of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP). However, in a press conference held yesterday, Benitez said he would very much prioritize working on the city issues, such …
Elite Lab, Bacolod Tay Tung rule Silay basketball tourney
By Adrian Stewart Co Iloilo City-based Elite Lab and Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts ruled the 1st Mayor Joedith C. Gallego Invitational Basketball Tournament on Sunday night, July 10, at the NGVSSC Gym in Silay City, Negros Occidental. Led by Most Valuable Player (MVP) awardee Irele Galas, the Elite Lab captured the 21-under category …
No opposition in Siquijor’s inclusion in new NIR
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo “Albee” Benitez said yesterday that there is no opposition over the inclusion of Siqujor island to the proposed new Negros Island Region (NIR). Benitez was among several mayors in Negros Occidental who were invited to attend last Friday’s meeting at the Malacañang palace by President …
LACSON BACKS FULL F2F CLASSES IN NOV.
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is not against the plan of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to fully resume face-to-face (F2F) classes in all levels by November of this year. In a phone patch interview with the governor, he said if Marcos wants the full resumption of F2F …