The state-of-the-art public terminal of Bayawan City is now the city’s Integrated Business Center, with the passage of an ordinance by its City Council. Aside from being an integrated terminal for all public vehicles, the integrated business center will house a pasalubong center, internet café, bakeshops, pharmacy, travel agencies, courier services, law offices, beauty salons, massage parlor, pawnshops and money changers. It already has a hotel on its second floor.

Senator Juan Ponce Enrile might think that Royalty Taxes only cause electric costs to rise but residents of geothermal energy producing local government units, like the town of Valencia, Negros Oriental, think that this is what makes electricity cheaper in their own localities.

“I would be nothing without knowing what GOD really wants for me…,” IRESSS PATRICIA O. BULOS tearfully declared  in the Silliman University Goodwill Ambassador (SUGA) Search finals challenge on September 25 in Café Antonio: a sermonette on the them “Thy Will Be Done”- one of the winning moments of this humble young talent who, along with the other Aspiring Ambassadors (AA) and their production team, (pressured with little preparation time, faith stories uncovered, ability to present a quality stage production) discovered with touches of elegance over a week-long run. All these made the event that capped the Youth Week celebration of Silliman Church decisions that is (or will prove to be) equally formative and, it being an avenue of working faith testimonies, far more determined, unyielding.

The Department  of Education its implementing a new program that was rolled out at a conference workshop of school heads, administrators, principals, supervisors, and division superintendents in Negros Oriental yesterday.