DRIVING THOUGHTS Pinky Concha Colmenares It’s not the ideal time to do a long road trip but if you have to visit the family patriarch, it is the ideal way with today’s limited travel restrictions that require minimal travel documents. We opted to drive to Bacolod City from Quezon City weeks...
BACOLOD CITY - The provincial government of Negros Occidental has set new curfew hours to be observed in light of the decreasing number of COVID-19 cases in the province. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson issued Executive Order (EO) No. 21-50 which mandates that curfew hours for persons aged 18 and...
BACOLOD CITY - Fully vaccinated residents here will have the convenience of traveling in and out of the city as the city government unveiled the BACuna Card that will primarily serve as a "passport" for domestic travel. A sample of Bacolod City's BACuna Card. (Photo courtesy of Bacolod City PIO)...
BACOLOD CITY - The Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF) has clarified that non-essential visit of minors or persons under 18 years old to shopping malls and other establishments is not allowed here as the city is still under Alert Level 4. (Philippine News Agency) This, after authorities...
Medical professionals and religious groups in Negros Occidental expressed their support for Vice President Leni Robredo's presidential bid during the latter's visit in the province on Friday, Nov. 5. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) The Negros Doctors For Leni, Missionary Benedictine Sisters of...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA on Sunday, Oct. 3, said Bacolod City, including several other areas in Negros Occidental, are facing a new surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, likely driven by the more contagious Delta variant. “The seven-day average in new...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has allotted over P4.4 million budget for the province's tourism recovery program as part of efforts to boost tourism activities in Negros Occidental. (Photo by Roland Hechanova on Unsplash / MANILA BULLETIN) In a recent virtual ceremony, Tourism Secretary Bernadette...
Over P221 million cash assistance for more than 44,000 tourism workers in the Western Visayas have been approved by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to assist them amid the ongoing pandemic. (Photo from Department of Tourism / MANILA BULLETIN) A...
DESTINATION: ART Aresonio “Nick” Lizaso, NCCA Chairman and CCP President Last year in February, I brought the CCP’s Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra to Bacolod City for a two-day free public concert for Bacolodnons at the request of Mayor Evelio Leonardia , who initiated the project. As I...
