We need to constantly remember that we are nothing without God. God is everything to us. We should never dare to think that we can be on our own, relying simply on our own human powers, no matter how good
What a misnomer! They named it “IOTA”, but iota was the worst word for the destruction it brought. In the news yesterday was the occurrence of a hurricane which someone who must have a warped sense of humor named “IOTA”,
A new report from the International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent societies (IFRC) on global catastrophes since 1960 pointed out that the world has been hit by more than 100 disasters – many of them climate-related and affecting more
The Sicaba River that crosses Manapla and Cadiz City in Negros Occidental is up for rehabilitation of its physical and environmental state, under a collaboration between the Victorias Milling Company and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. A memorandum
Bacolod City is among the select local government units (LGUs) eligible to grant the 2019 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for its employees. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has informed Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia of this authority
Thirty-one more police personnel in Western Visayas tested positive for COVID-19, the Police Regional Office 6 reported. Police records showed that virus infected WV personnel rose from 126 on Oct. 28 to 157, as of Nov. 12. Of the 157
The return of locally stranded individuals to Ilog in Negros Occidental will be suspended for two weeks. This was after the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases-Western Visayas has approved the request of Ilog
The Bacolod City Business Permits and License Office (BPLO) is holding a mall campaign, called “BPLO On-The-Go” in the nine malls in the city for the processing of their 2021 business permits. “Our policy is to make it easy
Capitol employees may have an additional bonus in the form of Collective Negotiation Agreement incentives this Yuletide season. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz yesterday said that the Provincial Legal Office favorably endorsed on Nov. 16 the draft of the CNA
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Former Toboso Mayor Richard Jaojoco yesterday denied speculations that he is aspiring for a higher elected position, with regards to claims that in the elections next year, he will be running either for municipal vice mayor
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A Sanggunian Kabataan chairperson was declared dead on arrival at a government hospital, after he was electrocuted yesterday at his residence in Brgy. Bandila, Toboso, Negros Occidental. Toboso Councilor Richard Jaojoco identified the victim as Renan
One of our must-tries during our trip to Rome, now that our kids are already teenagers, is an aperitivo, which is similar to the American happy hour. Generally available between late afternoon and early evening, it is when Italians relax
OMEN. A solar halo, as seen from the Bacolod public plaza yesterday, which some say is a potential sign of rain that could follow in the next few days.* Andrew Altarejos photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The El Niño-induced drought continues to wreak havoc on rice and corn crops in Negros Occidental, as damage reported by the Office of the Provincial Agriculture has been placed at P214,150,252.20, as of May 3. In
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen have seized about P100,000 worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes on Monday night at a checkpoint in Brgy. 1 Poblacion, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. The confiscation was triggered after the police flagged down a black
