WATCH: Gubernatorial Forum for Negros Oriental – Replay Now Available on YouTube Missed the last Gubernatorial Forum? Catch the full replay and hear directly from the candidates for Governor of Negros Oriental as they lay out their platforms, address pressing issues, and answer tough questions from the public. Know your candidates. Stay informed. Be involved.This […]
The Crowd & the Crossroad Nearly two thousand years ago, Jerusalem woke to a strange Paschal morning.The air was thick with rumor, the streets jammed with pilgrims, soldiers, traders—and a single, ancient question: Whom will you choose? Act I | The Governor’s Balcony Pontius Pilate, Rome’s uneasy prefect, stepped onto the stone balcony of the Praetorium. Before him surged a restless […]
Reflecting on choices The user wants a story reflecting the biblical parable of Pilate offering to release Barabbas or Jesus, linking it to the 2025 Filipino election (Halalan2025) and how people continue choosing the corrupt over those with true capabilities. I’ll need to revisit that Bible story, draw the parallel to today’s challenges with leadership […]
IPE REMOLLO FOR CONGRESSMAN2nd District, Negros Oriental IpeRemollo2025 | #LupadProbinsya | #GoodGovernance LEGISLATIVE AGENDA | ECONOMIC PRIORITIES Utilizing the natural bays of Bais and Tanjay Shipbuilding & Drydock facilities – job generation & local industry Cruise Ship Port Development – boost tourism & local economy Open up mountain barangays End insurgency Attract investors & tourists […]
Dumaguete City is one of the few local government units (LGUs) in the country with a DENR-accredited and compliant waste treatment facility — a rare distinction in the region. In fact, it may be the only such facility in Negros Oriental. Operated by a dedicated team and supervised by full-time on-site Sanitary Engineer Eula Berba, […]
KANLAON VOLCANO ERUPTS VIOLENTLY; ASH PLUME REACHES 4,000 METERS, ALERT LEVEL 3 REMAINS IN EFFECT April 8, 2025 | Negros Island, Philippines KANLAON CITY – Mount Kanlaon, one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines, erupted explosively at 5:51 AM today, April 8, 2025, sending a massive column of ash and gas approximately 4,000 […]
The King of Concrete: Si Pilimon’s Empire of Dust In Congressman Si Pilimon’s district, a freshly paved highway glistens under the midday sun, its blacktop smooth and unblemished. It’s the third time this stretch has been torn up and rebuilt in six years—each time declared “urgent” in the General Appropriations Act (GAA), each time a […]
April 6, 2025 When a former mayor turned congressman claims ignorance of the laws he once enacted—or worse, indifference to them—it’s not a lapse in memory. It’s a display of impunity that erodes the foundation of governance. Manuel “Chiquiting” Sagarbarria, now a congressman representing Negros Oriental’s 2nd District, recently addressed the controversy over a ₱3.3-billion […]
Hospital Project in Philippines Halted Over Zoning Violations Tied to Powerful Family April 5, 2025 | Dumaguete City, Philippines A ₱3.3-billion provincial hospital project in Dumaguete City has been stopped mid-construction after officials discovered it lacked critical permits, violating a zoning ordinance championed by the same political family now overseeing the effort. The controversy has […]
Third Batch of Dumaguete Seasonal Workers Arrive in South Korea under Sisterhood Program YEONGDONG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA — Fifty Dumagueteños have officially arrived in Yeongdong-gun, South Korea, as part of the Seasonal Worker Program facilitated by the Lupad Administration of Dumaguete City. This marks the third batch of local workers deployed this year through the city’s […]
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