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Kabankalan celebrates 50th Sinulog Festival

January 7, 2026

Kabankalan City is gears up for the 50th Sinulog Festival celebration, with the stage and kiosks now being prepared in the runup to the opening festivities on Jan. 9.

Search on for Dinagsa Queen 2026

January 7, 2026

The search for this year’s Dinagsa Queen of Cadiz City in Negros Occidental has started, with Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. and City Administrator, Atty. Michael Angelo Borromeo, meeting the 10 official candidates in a courtesy call at the City Hall 2 on Jan. 5.

San Carlos caps off Pasko sa Dakbayan

January 5, 2026

The city government of San Carlos capped off the Pasko sa Dakbayan 2025 festivities with the awarding ceremony of the Christmas Tree Design Contest at the City Auditorium recently.

243 couples wed in Sagay

January 5, 2026

For 243 couples, Sagay City’s Christmas gift came in the form of a marriage certificate, as the city held its biggest “kasalang bayan” yet at the Sagay City Gymnasium Dec. 22.

Bacoleña wins Miss Celestial Philippines 2025

December 20, 2025

Mimie Yap, a businesswoman from Bacolod City, was crowned Miss Celestial Philippines 2025 during its inaugural pageant held at Okada Hotel in Manila on Dec. 8.

Christmas Festival of Lights in Bacolod

December 15, 2025

The streets of Bacolod City burst with dazzling colors Dec. 13 as seven competing groups from STI–West Negros University (STI-WNU) paraded from Megaworld’s The Upper East to the Bacolod Government Center (BGC) for the 2025 Christmas Festival of Lights.

UCFI, NUServe deliver aid

December 8, 2025

The Universal Cultural Foundation Inc. (UCFI), in partnership with NUServe, the corporate social responsibility arm of NUSTAR Resort Cebu, turned over two batches of in-kind relief donations to the Cebu City government Nov. 17 and Dec. 1, during a handover ceremony at Cebu City Hall.

Moises Padilla mayor, festival earn Aliw Awards nominations

December 5, 2025

Moises Padilla Mayor Ella Celestina Garcia-Yulo secured two nominations while the town’s cultural celebration, the Magayon Hinuptanan Festival, earned a nomination under the Best Festival category in the 38th Annual Aliw Awards.

‘Light the World’ giving machines in Bacolod City mall until Jan. 5

December 5, 2025

The Light the World giving machines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were unveiled Dec. 4 at Robinsons Bacolod, and will receive donations until Jan. 5 next year for the benefit of three charity partners.

DOH-NIR, SM Bacolod mark World AIDS Day

December 4, 2025

The Department of Health-Negros Island Region, together with SM City Bacolod, provincial and city health offices, and other healthcare partners, hosted the observance of World AIDS Day Dec. 1 at the North Block of the mall.