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Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Negros Beat

Bacolod’s newest conundrum

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN THERE’S another conundrum in Bacolod City. This time, it’s all about the reclamation-slash-housing project. Barangay Banago’s 32,000 residents are in “quandary”. They...

Played by fate?

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN TRAFFIC, killings and illegal drugs (TKD) are becoming “insane” in Bacolod City. They mar Mayor Albee Benitez’s 100-day “honeymoon” period as...

Quintuple trouble

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN WHO said the early milling season in Negros can solve the current sugar crisis? Via press release, maybe, yes! But reality-wise,...

Why beg?

BY ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN BY THE way, I am a bit confused about the proposed housing program of the city government in Bacolod. Isn’t it...

15-centavo logic

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN HANGGANG saan aabot ang 15 centavos mo? A burning question! But for the embattled Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco), it’s a big YES! Why? Per Ceneco...

‘Simpleng itlog’

BY ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN I WAS a bit appalled by the news last week about a 57-year-old man who stole five trays of eggs at...

‘Bittering’ sugar once more

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN THE ongoing “Blaming Olympics” in the sugar industry leads to “bittering” sugar once more. Refined sugar is now at P98 to P106...

‘Nausog?’

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN THE “AstraZeneca brouhaha” in Bacolod City last week really “entertained” Bacolodnons. It even triggered a “media fiesta”. The quotable quotes employed...

Dino of Quinto Distrito

BY ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN WHEN Dino Yulo won as congressman of the 5th District in Negros Occidental during the May 9 elections, many raised their...

‘Healing’ thru art

BY ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN WHAT caught my attention during the 55th Charter Anniversary of Cadiz City on July 1-4 was the Cadiz - Sagay - Manapla...