The Southwoods Academy will tentatively start their operation in Bacolod City on June 2009. The new school is a brainchild of businessman Ramon “Monet” Lacson who strongly envisioned establishing English proficiency, advance computer Literacy and environment consciousness among pre-school and primary students in Negros Occidental. According to Mr. Lacson the idea of opening a school [...]

Negros Occidenatal officials headed by Governor Isidro Zayco and Senior Supt. Manuel Felix, Negros Occidental police director destroyed confiscated illegal firecrackers in the Capitol Lagoon ground, Bacolod City. A total of P500,000.00 worth of illegal firecrackers was confiscated by the police in their campaign against prohibited and imported firecrackers. The said campaign is in support [...]

At least 5, 000 people witnessed the annual lighting of a giant Christmas tree in Bais City recently at the public plaza of the city. The 70 foot revolving Christmas stands in the middle of the plaza may considered as the tallest Christmas tree in the Negros Oriental. The making of giant Christmas tree in [...]

The Bacolod City Rotary Club conducted a medical mission last Saturday, December 6, 2008 at the Antonio Chan Memorial Technical Center in Brgy. Bata, Bacolod City a report from the Rotary Club. The medical mission was composed of a team of 40 volunteer doctors, dentists and nurses that help and provide medical assistance to the [...]

The Bago City hosted this years Soroptomist District Meeting which was attended by six clubs in the Western Visayas Region. The participating clubs includes Antique, Bacolod City, Iloilo, Kalibo and Silay City in Negros Occidental according to Soroptomist report. The guest of honor during the convention is no other than Negros Occidental Vice-Governor Dino Yulo [...]

The Department of Health and Philippine Health Association awarded the San Carlos City in Negros Occidental as they were declared winner and topped the Most Outstanding Local Health Board Award during the 76th PHHA Annual Convention held at the Club Filipino in San Juan, Metro Manila. The award was received by San Carlos City mayor [...]

The Negros Oriental will celebrate their Christmas with the annual Pinaskuhan Sayawit Festival Competition that will kick December 13, 2008 at the Sidlakaung Village, Brgy. Piapi  Dumaguete City. The said festival will run from December 2008 until January 1, 2009 according to Board Member Mariant Villegas, Chaiperson, Committee on Culture and Arts. The competition during [...]

In the recently first BPO Summit 2008 which was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Holiday Inn Pasig City last December 2 and 3, Bacolod City and other cities was included in the Top Ten Next Wave Cities for outsourcing in the Philippines outside of Metro Manila and Metro Cebu. Bacolod City grabbed the [...]

The sky of Bacolod City will once again be ignited by different colors of fireworks on the eve of December 13 and 20, 2008, it is because a free festival of family entertainment called “The PyroMagic, The Return” will be witness on the said date, this event was once again sponsored by the SM City [...]

The City of Silay will make a colorful Christmas celebration as they will stage a Christmas Village at the city public plaza. The switch-on and opening ceremony of the said Christmas Village will be on Sunday, December 7, 2008 and expected to be attended by the city officials and the people of Silay spearheaded by [...]