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Newly elected NPC president Brian Morden and vice president Merlinda Pedrosa.* Andy Alvarez photoXFM 96.7 Bacolod station manager Brian Morden was elected president of the Negros Press Club (NPC) in a three-cornered fight on Saturday, January 21.Morden won with 36 votes against Rey Siason who garnered 30 votes and Erwin Delilan – 24 votes.The other winners are Merlinda Pedrosa (Sunstar Bacolod) - vice president, Prime Tejida (DyHB RMN Bacolod) - secretary, Max Macahilo (Negros Now) - treasurer and Elsie Jolingan (RPN DyKB Bacolod ) -auditor.The newly elected NPC officers being proclaimed winners.*Andy Alvarez photoThe directors are Jemlo Victosa (DyHB RMN Bacolod), Mae Singuay (Panay News), Marchel Espina (Sunstar Bacolod), and Alvin Grava (DyEZ Aksyon Radyo).NPC pa...

Seven Negros Occidental local government units (LGUs) received incentive funds worth P7 million each or a total of P49 million from the Department of the Interior and Local Government Tuesday, January 17.The turnover of the 2022 Seal of Good Local Governance Incentive Fund and Regional Roll-Out to Eligible LGUs of Negros Occidental was held at the provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City.The recipients are the cities of Talisay, Silay, Sagay, San Carlos, Himamaylan and Bago, and the Municipality of Hinoba-an.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson lauded the LGU awardees for their hard work, efficiency, and dedication to result-oriented public service, and their commitment to promoting transparency and accountability in government.“To our mayors, your sterling leadership serves as a...

The San Sebastian Cathedral-Parish of Bacolod and the City Tourism Office representatives meet to prepare for the procession.*The San Sebastian Cathedral-Parish of Bacolod and the City Tourism office are preparing for the procession of the image of Saint Sebastian in Bacolod City on Friday, January 20.The procession or the “Traslacion del San Sebastian” will start at 3 p.m. at the Sto. Niño Chapel in Magsungay, and pass through Purok 2 Punaw, Singcang Barangay Hall, Alfala Lumber, Fly Over, Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), Vecino, old Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, AP Cargo, Awing, Lopues San Sebastian, Old City Hall to the Bacolod Public Plaza, a city government Facebook page post said Tuesday, January 17.The procession will be followed by a cultural program and fireworks at t...

Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez is calling on the Bacolod barangay officials to convince unmarried couples to join the “You and Me sa 2023” mass wedding of the city on Valentine’s Day.The goal is to marry 2,023 couples, he said.The deadline for application to join the mass wedding has been extended to January 22.Those who are 23 years old and above and have been living together for five years can go to their barangay offices to be included in the list for the mass wedding.Couples who have lived together for less than five years, and wish to get married may visit the Office of the City Civil Registrar (OCCR) and apply for a marriage license if they want to join the mass wedding.The mass wedding will be at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds on February 14.The m...

Bago Vice Mayor Ramon Torres awith other local officials leads the ceremonial turnover of school supplies to more than 4,000 school children from five public schools in the city comprising the District IA at Vidal Cauntoy Elementary School in Barangay Dulao Tuesday afternoon, January 10.*Bago PIO photoThe Bago City government has started the distribution of school supplies worth P5.54 million to more than 23,000 public school children, from Kindergarten to Grade 6, in the city.Vice Mayor Ramon Torres along with other local officials led the ceremonial turnover of customized school supplies to over 4,000 school children from five public schools in the city comprising the District IA at J.L. Araneta Elementary School in Barangay Taloc Tuesday morning, January 10, a press release from...

Jo Koy at the Alangilan National High School on Friday.*Gervie Jude Tolimao photoFilipino-American stand-up comedian and actor Jo Koy and his family quietly slipped into Bacolod Friday, January 6, for the inauguration and blessing of a road he donated to a public school in the city.Jo Koy’s six-hour visit to the city only became public when fans spotted him at a coffee shop Friday and started posting photos on social media.He was accompanied by his son Joseph Herbert Jr., sister Gemma Herbert Simmons and other relatives.Jo Koy with students of the Alangilan National High School on Friday.*Gervie Jude Tolimao photoThe actor-comedian, whose real name is Joseph Glenn Herbert, and his family went to the Alangilan National High School for the blessing and inauguration of an ...

About 12,000 targeted indigent senior citizens in Bacolod will avail of P500 monthly social pensions each starting 2023 or a total of P6,000 a year.The qualified indigent senior citizens do not need to apply for coverage as they have already been identified in a survey conducted by the Department of Social Services and Development Office, Pacita Tero, DSSDO head, said on Thursday, January 5.Senior citizens qualified for coverage must not have any other sources of income or pension, no family supporting them and cannot fend for themselves, she said.Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, in his first 100 days report, said targeted for assistance are about 12,000 lest privileged senior citizens.The Department of Social Welfare and Development is providing assistance to 5,800 ...

Gelline Gayaran Alunan in her new car.*Romeo Subaldo photoA 22-year-old jobless saleslady won the Toyota Vios grand prize at the Bacolod City New Year’s countdown raffle draw.An excited Gelline Gayaran Alunan of Purok Paho, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod, claimed her car at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) on Tuesday, January 3.She and her family were watching the raffle draw at the BCGC on New Year’s Eve online from their home when it was announced that she won, Alunan said.“We all jumped up and down in joy, we were so happy…it is hard to describe how I felt,” she said.“Our New Year’s celebration became much more fun after that,” she said.Alunan did not expect she would win the car since thousands of Bacolodnons had also joined the raffle.Her job as a sale...