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Inside Coca-Cola's ‘mega plants’ and their legacy of community impact
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (673+ words) Though much has changed over the 114 years that Coca-Cola has called the Philippines home, its facilities continue to inspire a sense of pride among the people who craft and deliver its iconic beverages. For generations, CCEAP's manufacturing sites have stood…...
Bacolod-produced films vie for Sinag Maynila awards
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (411+ words) Building on a historic season for local storytelling, director Charlene Mead Tupas and the Bacolod filmmaking community mark a significant milestone for Negrense cinema, showcasing local narratives to a wider audience. Following her victories at the Sine Negrense Film Festival…...
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Bacolod rewards NIRAAM winners with cash
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (186+ words) " THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Government distributed P4,167,000 in cash incentives to delegates following their overall championship sweep at the inaugural Negros Island Region Athletic Association Meet 2026. A total of 475 athletes were rewarded based on medal standing with each gold…...
Mayor lauds NHA housing at MassKara Village
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (236+ words) Bacolod Mayor Greg Gasataya expressed fulfillment as he welcomed the turnover of the first 104 housing units at MassKara Village in Barangay Sum-ag. The flagship socialized housing development by the National Housing Authority (NHA) is designed to give government employees and…...
SRA official urges mills to increase trucking allowance
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (161+ words) " GILBERT P. BAYORAN Sugar mills are urged to increase trucking allowance for sugar farmers, amid rising fuel costs, caused by the armed conflict in the Middle East. In a letter to sugar mills nationwide, Sugar Regulatory Board Member David Andrew Sanson…...
Transport sector seeks aid from Bacolod LGU
1+ week, 2+ day ago (226+ words) " THERESA MAE DULMAN Exclusion from the fuel subsidies, expired franchises, and the demand for a fuel price freeze were among the issues raised by various transport leaders during yesterday's dialogue with Bacolod Mayor Greg Gasataya. The transport groups detailed several…...
The moral calculus of budgeting
1+ week, 3+ day ago (461+ words) The P5,000 fuel subsidy currently being offered is, to put it bluntly, a token of misplaced priorities. For a jeepney driver traversing the streets of Bacolod from sunrise to sunset, that amount is exhausted in less than a week. It is…...
Festival villages, sites open for Sagay’s Sinigayan Festival
2+ week, 1+ day ago (396+ words) City and provincial officials led opening ceremonies of the seven festival villages and sites that showcase Sagay's local products, agriculture, arts, and community enterprises on March 16, a press release from Sagay PIO said. Sagay Mayor Leo Rafael "Bebo" Cueva, Governor…...
Protesters demand relief from fuel tax
2+ week, 1+ day ago (200+ words) " THERESA MAE DULMAN A coalition of transport and sectoral organizations staged a protest rally at the flyover in Barangay Bata yesterday, to demand the immediate suspension of fuel taxes. The mobilization called for a moratorium on value added tax and…...