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Negros Beat

An urgent concern for sugar industry

AS USUAL, the landing of Sen.  Imee Marcos in Bacolod City was highlighted by a “pasabog” that, again, left the media in a “shock...

NIR not a walk in the park

BY ERWIN 'AMBO' DELILAN EVERYONE initially thought that after the Senate's victorious passage of Senate Bill (SB) 2507, the Negros Island Region (NIR) Bill, on...

Ain’t stupid

I HAVE to admit that after almost 31 years in the media and public relations (PR) practice, April 7, 2024 was the first time...

Safety first: ‘Heroism’ beyond description

By ERWIN 'AMBO' DELILAN I WAS so happy to read the story re: “ISO 45001-2018 for Occupational Health and Safety Excellence for the Gotianuns-led Filinvest...

Stepher and his ‘American Dream’

BY ERWIN 'AMBO' DELILAN THE NEGROS community is rejoicing with the recent news that a Grade 12 student from Negros Occidental High School (NOHS) in...

Science and politics behind cloud seeding

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN CLOUD SEEDING is one of the “hottest” topics in the province of Negros Occidental right now.Amid high/hot temperatures, almost all politicians...

‘Mariteses with benefits’

BY ERWIN 'AMBO' DELILAN ON MARCH 20, I got a chance to talk to Sipalay City’s Mayor Gina Montilla-Lizares via Zoom.Our topic was kinda about...

‘White Castle’ no more?

By ERWIN 'AMBO' DELILAN ILOILO CITY has the Jerry Treñas - Jam-Jam Baronda sudden “political divorce”. Will Bacolod City have the same political thing happening...

Stating the obvious

BY ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN IT IS QUITE appalling to hear Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) chief, Pablo Luis Azcona, publicly lamenting the current sad state of...

Candidness

By ERWIN 'AMBO' DELILAN SENATOR IMEE Marcos was probably “born genius”. The way she speaks, the way she delivers her piece, the way she enunciates...