It cropped-up in an informal huddle of a small group of friends to find a tagline to represent then mayoralty aspirant Neil Lizares III and his team for the 2016 election campaign, Why not "GWAPO nga SERBISYO?” And so goes the name. This photo essay tells you what "gwapo" really means in GWAPOngaSERBISYO.

The choice of the tagline GWAPO NGA SERBISYO was instantaneous as "gwapo" correlates to the mestizo features of the standard bearer Neil E. Lizares

April 23, 2018

In behalf of City Mayor Neil Lizares, Assistant City Administrator Ismael Penado turned over cash assistance to 5 Talisay Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) returnees. Four of the beneficiaries received 20 thousand pesos for Balik Pinas Balik Hanap Buhay Program and one received 10 thousand pesos under Welfare Assistance Program.

TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

Mayor Neil Lizares III Cong. Albee Benitez (sitting-center) with the Department Heads of the City of Talisay. (photos Pio Talisay)

Mayor Neil Lizares III together with the different Department Heads of the City of Talisay met with Metro Third Cong. Albee Benitez in a whole morning session that included reports, updates and a friendly discussion with Cong. Albee on anything and everything about Talisay.

April 2, 2018

Mayor Neil Lizares through Executive Assistant for Peace and Order Jerray Bagtas orders the release of the monthly allowance of barangay tanods in the City of Talisay for the first quarter of this year.

Published in the SunStar Bacolod newspaper on March 15, 2018.

THE City Government of Talisay in Negros Occidental is opening to investors its 1,800-hectare-coastal property for a reclamation project.

Mayor Nilo Jesus Antonio Neil Lizares said a group which he refused to divulge, is interested in developing the property from Barangay Zone 15 to Bubog.

March 15, 2018

Congratulation and cheers to the graduates! Mayor Neil Lizares III is proud of you-all.

A total of 38 ICT Scholars Batches 41 and 42 successfully received their Certificates of Completion during their 40th Graduation Exercise in a simple but meaningful ceremony at the Dela Rama Hall, Talisay City Hall this afternoon.

Published in the SunStar Bacolod newspaper on March 14, 2018.
By Erwin P. Nicavera

Talisay City Mayor Neil Lizares. Erwin P. Nicavera Photo

THE City Government of Talisay has collected about P71 million in various taxes in the first two months of 2018, which is almost 17 percent higher compared to the figures for the same period in 2017.

Mayor Nilo Jesus Antonio “Neil” Lizares, who met with the officers of the Negros Press Club at his office in Talisay City Tuesday, March 13, reported that their local income from January to February last year was only about P61 million.

Published in the Negros Daily Bulletin newspaper on Tue, 03/13/2018

The City Government of Talisay headed by Mayor Neil E. Lizares III is grateful for the generosity, love and the untiring support to the city, most especially to the Hope GK Sibol Community by Ms. Anna C. Balcells together with other benefactors, Mr. And Mrs. Anthony and Denise Vandenhurk of Canada and Mr. Dan Oñate of New York. These people flew miles away from their homes just to visit and bring good news to GK Hope Village.

City officials of Talisay, staff, teachers, students and parents welcome benefactors Miss Balcells and the Vandenhurk and Oñate couples from Canada and New York.*

Thursday, March 8, 2018

One hundred and sixty Talisaynons, 80 from Barangay Zone 10, and the remaining 80 from Barangay Zone 16, were chosen as beneficiaries of the Department of Labor and Employment’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers, or TUPAD program, a press release from the city said.

Ma. Victoria Diwata Borines, Sr. LEO/Livelihood focal person, DOLE- Negros Occidental Provincial Office, with Ricky Guzon, provincial administrative head of Abang Lingkod Partylist, were present during the awarding of checks worth P279,280 yesterday.

A total of P375,000 was released by the city government of Talisay as educational subsidy for 100 scholars from the Carlos Hilado Memorial State College, and 25 from the Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas, for the second semester of school year 2018-2019, a press release from the city said.