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The Negros Occidental Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) kicked off 2017 Environment Week with a ceremony at the Negros Occidental Multi-Purpose Activity Center, yesterday. PEMO head, Atty. Wilfred Ramon Peñalosa, encouraged those gathered to protect the environment and thanked those who advocate for conservation. Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Negros Island Region (DENR-NIR) administrative division …

The founder of Bob’s Restaurant, Conchita Sicangco, was one of four recipients of this year’s Ang Banwahanon award, the highest honor given by the Bacolod City government to outstanding citizens. Also recognized were Franklin Demonteverde, founder of the Negrense 200 Foundation, Inc.; Armando Guevarra, organizer of the Negros Kabarkada Painters Association, Inc. (NEPAKA); and Atty. …

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) recently launched its first Knowledge Resource Collection (KRC) at the Bacolod City Library. In a speech by BSP-Negros Occidental Manager Job Nepomuceno, he said the KRC aims to establish a facility for information and knowledge sharing, which he called “one of the key elements supporting the National Strategy for …

Sagay Water District (SWD) general manager, Engr. Manfred M. Fuentesfina, led the recent inauguration of a 12 ton per day seawater desalination reverse osmosis system refilling station in Barangay Molocaboc, Sagay City. A project of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), through Sagay City government, and funded through the Bottom-Up Budgeting (BuB), is …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Milo Little Olympics is seeking athletes between the ages of seven and 17 to take part in the Visayas regional finals, set to take place from August 24 to 27 in Cebu City. The competition will be divided into two divisions: the secondary division, which is open to Grades …

The founder of Bob’s Restaurant, Conchita Sicangco, was one of four recipients of this year’s Ang Banwahanon award, the highest honor given by the Bacolod City government to outstanding citizens. Also recognized were Franklin Demonteverde, founder of the Negrense 200 Foundation, Inc.; Armando Guevarra, organizer of the Negros Kabarkada Painters Association, Inc. (NEPAKA); and Atty. …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 1,200 Bacolod City residents attended a general orientation yesterday at Bacolod Tay Tung High School after qualifying for the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) scholarship. City Councilor Ricardo Tan, chairman of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) Committee on Livelihood, said the program aims to provide proper education and …

Romulo was former executive secretary, finance secretary, foreign affairs secretary, and budget secretary. Romulo is also an adopted son of Bacolod. When he was senator, he was declared adopted son of Bacolod on April 4, 1990 for being “very responsive, receptive, accommodating, and facilitative to the needs of the people of Bacolod City and Negros …

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Negros Island Region (BJMP-NIR) and the Cadiz City Police Station recently recaptured the second of three inmates who had escaped the Metro Bacolod District Jail-Special Intensive Care Area (MBDJ-SICA) through a joint operation. After being on the run for 10 days, Noli Diga, who is in jail on drug-related …

Philippine National Police (PNP) Negros Island Region (NIR) director, Police Chief Superintendent Edmund Gonzales, said police are focused on sealing areas of NIR following the recent terror attack in Marawi City. He said the Visayas region is close to Mindanao and the PNP and other government troopers should be 100 percent prepared. He also urged …