May 2010

Curtain Call: Yellow Fellows, All

Published on: 31st May, 2010

By Millie L. Kilayko
We started the website www.negrosfornoy-mar.com as we began to kick-off our campaign for Noy and Mar. The site became available online for the world to see just after we finished up our celebration of Noynoy’s birthday on February 8 and opened up the Heroes’ Headquarters – Negros Occidental’s first Noy-Mar Volunteer [...]

Santacruzan is a fashion event here

Published on: 31st May, 2010

* SANTACRUZAN here, Santacruzan there.
* WE have one sponsored by the Bacolod Cultural Foundation.
* THEN, we have the sputtering of similar events down to the barangay levels.
* THE Queen of Peace Parish will have its own today, too.
* BUT, such events seemed to have lost much of its religious significance through the years.
* SOME people [...]

The human flag… It’ll back!

Published on: 31st May, 2010

BACOLOD CITY, May 31, 2010, Philippine Time – * BARANGAY 7 Chair Bing Sibug was stabbed by Erwin Lacorte, a 20 year-old who was under the influence of liquor, right inside Bing’s house.
* BING reportedly scolded Erwin earlier and the 20 year-old must resented it.
* BING is currently recuperating at the Riverside Medical Center.
* YES, [...]

Suddenly, Albee

Published on: 31st May, 2010

Nobody knows exactly when it started , but the buzz  turned up last year, reverberating in a provincial political landscape littered with tired old names, pretenders and wannabes . There’s this successful and intelligent young man who is joining Negros politics and he is armed with more than just charm and resources. Initially thought [...]

Ado about grand entrances

Published on: 30th May, 2010

* CENECO sets District II-Bacolod South Elections for the Board
Director on July 3.
* IT’S about time.
* IT’S about time we elect directors who more forward-looking and less
parochial in their thinking.
* DEFEATED congressional candidate John Orola celebrated his 60th
birthday recently.
* THE party was held at the Sugarland Hotel ballroom at 7:30pm.
* ON the dot, the lights [...]

“I’m the people’s idol”

Published on: 30th May, 2010

BACOLOD CITY, May 30, 2010, Philippine Time – * MANY look forward to
whatever the city government is hatching up for the Independence Day
celebration next month.
* SO successful was the human flag formation last year that this
should hopefully be made part of the civic-military parade this year
again.
* IN line with the celebration, the city government is [...]

Bacolod Today

Published on: 30th May, 2010

Luz Dato Lacson passes away

Published on: 29th May, 2010

* THE traditional Santacruzan will be held tomorrow at 5pm.
* IT will start at Rizal Elementary School (Araneta Street), turn to
Gonzaga Street, then turn again to Gatuslao Street, turn to Rizal
Street and end up at SM City North Wing Entrance.
* FLOWERS will be offered to the Blessed Virgin Mary by the sagalas.
* SAGALAS will be [...]

Abanado… who?

Published on: 29th May, 2010

BACOLOD CITY, May 29, 2010, Philippine Time – *  NOW, it’s Isabela town’s turn.
* DEFEATED candidates Ma. Lourdes Nava, runningmate Francis Yulo and
seven of her partyments for councilors filed an election protest
before the La Carlota City Regional Trial Court.
* ARE there some more who can not accept the people’s verdict?
* ONE of the two prosecutors [...]

Let’s see your campaign expenditures

Published on: 28th May, 2010

BACOLOD CITY, May 28, 2010, Philippine Time – * MILITARY man and Sipalay City mayoralty candidate Gary Alejano also wants a recount of votes in some clustered precincts.
* HE couldn’t accept the fact that he lost the election.
* HE forgot that he joined the game much too late during the [...]

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