CELEBRATION. The Negros Occidental provincial government celebrates the 124th Philippine Independence Day at the Capitol Park in Bacolod City on Sunday, June 12.*
The Negros Occidental Football Association Under-19 team won the PFF U-19 Boys National Championship – First Division championship in Cavite on Saturday, June 4.*PFF photo
The first international full-length film shot on the mangrove island of Suyac, Brgy. Tabaao in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, has recently wrapped up production and is set to premier in 2023.*
THEY'RE BACK. Escalante City celebrated its 24th Manlambus Festival on Monday, May 30, after a lull caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.*Ronnie Baldonado photo
Mayor-elect Alfredo "Albee" Benitez who wants to convert waste into income generating products inspected Bacolod's dumpsite in Barangay Felisa on Friday, May 27. *Patrick Lacson photo
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was proclaimed president-elect by Senate President Vicente Sotto III and House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco in the presence of his family on Wednesday, May 25.*PNA photo
PROTEST. Dr. Chris Sorongon (right), who announced that Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has filed an election protest before the Comelec, was joined by lawyers Marcus Vaflor (left) and Jireh Alimon at a press conference at Planta Hotel in Bacolod City Tuesday, May 24.*
Team Philippines' first gold medal in boxing in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, was won by Rogen Ladon (center) of Bago City.*Photo from The CityBridge FB
OATHTAKING. Representative-elect Mercedes Alvarez (Negros Occidental, 6th District) takes her oath before a judge in Kabankalan City in the presence of her husband Dranreb Lansang, their twins, and her parents Rep. Genaro Alvarez and Dolly Alvarez.*Photo from Mercedes Alvarez FB
Pupils from Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental, were rushed to the Bayawan City District Hospital when they became ill after drinking fresh milk given to them during a DepEd feeding program Thursday, May 19.*Sta. Catalina PNP photo