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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Negros Beat

Change ain’t sweet at all

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN TODAY, Bacolod City’s Mayor Albee Benitez will deliver his much-awaited State of the City Address (SOCA) before the members of the...

‘Dainty mission’

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN THE REVIVAL of the “White Mansion” or “Puti Balay” at The Upper East (TUE) in Bacolod City was, indeed, a “dainty...

A consequential endorsement

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN TODAY is the beginning of the six-day, three-week plebiscite for the much-talked-slash-controversial joint venture agreement (JVA) between Central Negros Electric Cooperative...

‘Shabulized’ Bacolod; ‘tiff-weary’ Negros

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN REALLY, the City of Bacolod and Province of Negros Occidental have “cancer illnesses” beyond cure. Shabu business continues to put the...

‘Do it with love’

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN THE HEAT is on! The much-talked joint venture agreement (JVA) between Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and Primelectric / Negros Electric and...

‘Impactful breakthrough’

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN INDIGENOUS peoples (IP) are the most economically-deprived an d marginalized sector in Philippine society. They live in faraway or secluded places....

(Em)powering consumers

BY ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN DEFINTELIY, there’s no short cut. The most-talked JVA (joint venture agreement) between Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and the Enrique Razon-led Primelectric/Negros...

But next, ‘unpalatable’ tax hike

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN FROM THE “unwanted” P4.4 billion loan now comes the “unpalatable” proposed tax hike in Bacolod City. This tax hike will include...

4 inches? It matters!

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN LET’S talk about crabs! Just recently, Mayor Marvin Malacon of EB Magalona town in the northern part of the province of Negros...

Anti-poor loan?

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN THE CITY government of Bacolod is currently engaged in crisis communication re: P279.3-million furniture and equipment (F&E) galore confusion. On May 19, City...