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Friday, January 31, 2025

Negros Beat

Greatness in oneness

BY ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN THE FIGHT against the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is no ordinary cause. It “shocked” the world. According to the World Health Organization...

Oh, wow, Silay!

By ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN SILAY CITY is literally sparkling this holiday season. Amid the health pandemic, this little “Paris of Negros” awakened Silaynons’ spirit of hope...

Appalling, unthinkable

BY ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN IT’S QUITE baffling to hear that Abang-Lingkod party-list’s Rep. Stephen Paduano, also known as (Carapali Luahalti or “Caraps”), is reportedly supporting...

Like copping ‘gold’

BY ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN PREVIOUSLY, public considered Bacolod City College (BCC) a “paaman nga eskwelahan”. But 24 years after its “unwanted” conception and birth amid a...

Embers of neutrality

BY ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN BACOLOD City politics seems to be getting hotter and weirder. Last week, Mayor Bing Leonardia declared “war” against his long-time political ally...

Great things about ‘tsinelas’

STUNNING and meaningful! This is the story about tsinelas (slippers) that, for me, (really) “shocked” the world. It happened in Washington, District of Columbia in...

Politics of ugliness

BY ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN PITIFUL! A total of 447 job order (JO) workers in Isabela town are languishing from non-payment of their salaries for almost...

An excellent proof

BY ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN SO TIMELY! Quite relevant! Above all else, an excellent proof! This is Bacolod City’s very recent citation from the Philippine Chamber of...

Moment to rejoice

BY ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN WHETHER OR NOT next year’s polls will push through, Bacolodnons have every bit of reason to rejoice still. Both the Department of...

Political hyperbole

BY ERWIN ‘AMBO’ DELILAN AS ELECTIONS 2022 draw near, it is but common to hear lots of so-called political hyperbole. As many election pundits say, political...