‘In a pickle’
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL-based Legacy Construction Corporation (LCC) is currently “in a pickle”. It topped the list of the country’s top 15 contractors that, according to...
Negros ‘pesti-val’
THE INFESTATION of red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) in Negros Island and the Western Visayas region remains uncontained to this day.
Despite notable efforts—including the...
Tale of drainage projects
ON AUGUST 4, Bacolod City’s Mayor Greg Gasataya held a press conference.He made a subtle revelation — slash warning — about two drainage projects...
‘Delicadeza’
LET ME begin this piece with the word delicadeza — a Filipino value rooted in a sense of honor and propriety.
Even Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
Cyclones versus corruption
UNDOUBTEDLY, President Bongbong Marcos’ fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28 was dominated by two themes: the widespread flooding across the...
‘I abstain!’
“I ABSTAIN!” These were the words of Bacolod City’s Lone District congressman Albee Benitez during the Speakership vote — a declaration that echoed through...
Intolerable silence
ONE OF the most talked-about stories in Bacolod City is the alleged mauling of a civilian in front of two policemen inside a billiards...
Beyond food packs, what else?
ON JULY 11–12, floods hit the northern part of Bacolod City and 16 villages in neighboring Talisay City. Five days later, another weather system...
Souring?
NEGROS BEATBy ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILANONE OF the more intriguing topics making rounds in Negros Occidental’s elite circles these days is the alleged falling-out between...
Unforeseen crisis for hemodialysis patients
ON JUNE 30, a dialysis center in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental ceased operations.At first, the news seemed routine. Gov. Bong Lacson even reassured...