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The Bacolod Yuhum Foundation (BYF) on Monday explained why several   PBA All-Star Games ticket holders were not allowed into the University of Saint La Salle (USLS) Coliseum in Bacolod City on   Sunday night, March 14. The “ticket holders” posted photos and complained on social media about their not being allowed into the venue. “The closure of the gates during the PBA All-Star Games at the USLS Coliseum was a joint decision of the Bacolod Yuhum Foundation and the USLS Coliseum management as stipulated in our contract,” the BYF said in its statement. Closure of the gates happened around 6:30 p.m., about the time the official game started, it said. In all their posters and ticket selling booth, there were reminders that the gates would...

Rep. Mercedes Alvarez  (Neg. Occ., 6th  District)* Rep. Mercedes Alvarez  (Neg. Occ., 6th  District) said on Saturday, March 23, that  the proposed  Negros  Island Region  Act  met  no opposition during a  Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) meeting and she is hopeful that President  Ferdinand Marcos  will sign  it into law before his next State of  the Nation Address. The Lower House adopted the Senate’s version of the NIR Act and it is expected to be transmitted to Malacañang by April, she said.“It went through LEDAC without any opposition,” she said. The NIR Act, which is part of the LEDAC priority measures, proposes to bring the provinces of Negros Occidental...

SixtyFifth Destination Resort Hotel beside the Splash Park in Bacolod City* SixtyFifth FB page photo A new resort hotel in Bacolod City described as a place to escape the chaos and discover true relaxation has just launched its soft opening. SixtyFifth Destination Resort Hotel located across the street from the Bacolod City Government Center has 56 two-bedroom suites that are great for families wanting to relax and bond, and for friends to enjoy in-room parties.Each suite has two bedrooms with a living and dining room, kitchenette and balcony.  Its premium deluxe suites also have spas.  The SixtyFifth Destination Resort Hotel lobby and reception area* The hotel, owned by Fernando F. Gonzaga Inc., a property developer and manager, is also located rig...

Sen. Bong Go and Rep. Mercedes Alvarez (3rd and 2nd from right) at the Talaba Festival in Ilog town Saturday morning, March 23.*Andrew Altarejos photo Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go during the weekend visited some Super Health Centers funded through his office and distributed assistance in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City. Go, Senate Committee on Health and Demography chairman, said, of the 600 Super Health Centers all over the country, Negros Occidental is the recipient of 31. The latest to be constructed are located in Barangay Vista Alegre, Bacolod City,  Himamaylan City and Victorias City which were visited by Go during the weekend. A super health center is a medium-type of polyclinic that has dental, laboratory, X-ray, birthing, and o...

Members of the Moro National Liberation Front squatting on private property in Barangay Tinampa-an, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, have agreed to leave after Ramadan, Mayor Salvador Escalante said Sunday, March 24. Najah Laud of the MNLF Sawdara Field Marshall signed an agreement on Saturday with the Cadiz City government represented by lawyer Michael Angelo Borromeo and Julius Nuñez for the Philippine Bank of Communications that owns the property. The agreement states that the MNLF-SFM acknowledges that their organization has no legal right to own or occupy the land owned by PBCOM. MNLF-SFM also committed to remove all structures on the property and voluntarily vacate it at the end of Ramadan. Cadiz City has committed to provide financial assistance to ...

Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Sunday, March 24, that a private group’s tapping water from the Matab-ang River to address Bacolod City’s supply shortage will not have any adverse effect on the Negros Occidental provincial government’s planned bulk water project.Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez earlier said that a private group has expressed interest in  constructing the  Matab-ang River water supply and filtration facility targeted to draw 20 MLD (million liters per day) of water to be delivered to Baciwa-PrimeWater. Benitez said he is waiting for  the  private firm  to submit its letter of intent. “It will not have  any adverse effect on our  Bulk Water Project. Baciwa needs a lot of  water in the future,  as well as in th...

Expect a big time fuel price hike on Holy Week. An increase of about  P1.30 to P1.50 per liter  for diesel is forecasted to start Tuesday, March 26, until April 1, Unioil Petroleum Philippines said Sunday. Gasoline prices  are also forecasted to increase by P2.10 to P2.30 per liter, it added.  Fuel firms cut  the per liter price of diesel by P0.10 and hiked gasoline price by P0.10 per liter on Tuesday last week.*