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The officers and members of the Association of Tourism Workers of Negros Occidental (ATWoNO) held their early Christmas giving and sharing activity in Barangay Tomongtong, E. B. Magalona, Saturday. Fifty indigent families of Tomongtong received five kilos of rice each, during a program at the barangay's covered court, a press release from EB Magalona said Monday, Nov. 27. ATWoNO President Juanily Pedrosa said the funds came from the personal contributions of their members. "Christmas is Love, and to love is to care and share. Through this simple sharing activity, we hope to encourage others to share, too, especially this Christmas season," Pedrosa, also the tourism officer of Cadiz City, said. She added that this was the first outreach activity of ATWoNO as a newly registe...

The crowd at the Bacolod North Public Cemetery*Andrew Altarejos photo The Police Regional Office-Western Visayas said that the celebration of All Souls’ and All Saints’ Day in the region was peaceful, noting a 42.25 percent decrease in crime incidents from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 compared to the same period last year. They recorded zero incidents related to the celebration of Undas 2023 inside private and public cemeteries and columbaria, making it generally peaceful, the PRO-6 reported Monday, November 6. Records showed that there were 108 crime incidents from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 a 42.25 percent decrease from 187 on the same period last year. On the eight focus crimes, the police recorded 15 incidents, or 62.5 percent lower than last year’s 24 incidents. PRO-6 Director, Brig.r Gen...

Vice Mayor Ramon Torres (second from left) with the judges awards the cash prize and trophy to Enriqueta Montilla de Esteban Memorial High School in Pulupandan town headed by its principal, Elizer Pineda (third from left), for being the champion in the 12th Bago City Invitational Fancy Drill Competition held at the Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Coliseum and Cultural Center Sunday, November 5.*Bago PIO photo For four years in a row, the Enriqueta Montilla de Esteban Memorial High School (EMEMHS) has remained undefeated in the fancy drill competition hosted by the Bago City government. The fancy drillers from Pulupandan town secured their fourth consecutive win during the 12th Bago City Invitational Fancy Drill Competition held at the city’s Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Coliseum and Cultural...

Himamaylan Mayor Raymund Tongson* Mayor Raymund Tongson said his birthday wish is for peaceful Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Himamaylan City on Monday, October 30. “I am calling all my colleagues in the service to ensure the peaceful and undisturbed campaign period up until the day of the polls,” Tongson said. The BSKE is a time for the adults and senior elected officials to serve as good role models to the youth SK candidates and voters, he said. “This is our chance to become good examples to our future leaders,” the mayor said. Tongson celebrated his 50th birthday on October 20.*

May’s Organic Garden owners May Aileen Uy (third from left) and Ramon Uy (center) with (from left) JCI Bacolod Executive Vice President and Project Chair Aljon Candelasa, May’s Organic Garden manager Jane Balontong, JCI Bacolod president Josel Osal, vice president Mary Chell Hinojales and director Daisy Talapiero during the Memorandum of Agreement signing for a one-year partnership at May’s Organic Garden.* The May’s Organic Garden has partnered with Junior Chamber International (JCI) Bacolod Inc. to hold a Halloween kids party for a cause that will benefit a community of indigenous people (IP) in Barangay Katilingban, Talisay City. Dubbed “Spooky Trick or Treat,” the activity will be held at May’s Organic Garden at Barangay Pahanocoy in Bacolod City from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on October...

Murcia Mayor Gerry Rojas, with Vice-Maytor Johnny Reosura, SB Members Hernan Alintana, JR Gravino, Pidong Villarosa and Philip Belleza and other municipal officials, led the inauguration and turnover of the newly-refurbished Manokan Country Food Stalls.* Mayor Gerry Rojas recently led inauguration and turn over of the newly-refurbished Manokan Food Court in Murcia town to the Manokan Country Tenants Association. He urged the tenants to maintain the peace and order, as well as the cleanliness in the area, which now has comfort rooms for men, women and persons with disabilities, so that more guests and clients will patronize the food stalls, a press release from Mucia said Thursday, October 5.. During the program, the mayor inducted the new officers of the Manokan Country Tenants A...

After a hiatus during the pandemic, VMC Foundation, in collaboration with Victorias Milling Company Inc. (VMC) is re-launching its annual VMC Interschool Art Competition which is now on its eight year, with the theme “My Role in Society.” The competition is open to all elementary and secondary students in the Province of Negros Occidental. Since its inception, the VMC Interschool Art Competition has become a platform for budding talents to be discovered and provides them a venue to be recognized, a press release from VMC said. Part of the nurturing of talents is the annual Summer Art Workshop where winners get an opportunity to be mentored by experts in the field of visual arts and inculcate in them the love and preservation of Negrense heritage. The competition which started...

The grand cultural show of the third and fifth districts of Negros Occidental attracted mall goers and capped the district variety shows as part of the 23rd Negros Occidental Tourism Week Celebration at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City on Friday, Sept. 22. The event entitled “Pasigarbo de los distritos Tres y Cinco” included performances by the Sidlak Kadalag-an Dancers who won fifth place in Aliwan Fiesta 2023 Festival Dance Competition, Bailes de Luces of La Castellana, the Kabataang Silay Ensemble Rondalla of Silay City, Pilipinas Got Talent Season 1 grand finalist Reyshagne Joy Luntayao of Hinigaran, Juvenile Latin Dance Sport dancers of Himamaylan City who won during the 2023 Palarong Pambansa, the Murcia Tinabuay Dancers, among others, a press release from the ...