That’s how our charity should be. It should not just be a consequence of purely human empathy, sympathy and compassion, although these help a lot in living charity. It should not just be a matter of human altruism and philanthropy.
No warning or threats about the pandemic could keep the devotees of the Black Nazarene in Manila from going through with their annual devotions, and thousands still flocked to the Church in Quiapo on His feast day. It could be
The country’s agricultural sector will feel the effects of consecutive destructive typhoons at the end of 2020 and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) has projected the sector’s performance for January to March
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia, national president of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), has called for a special online general assembly of city mayors on Jan. 12, to meet with the vaccine czar of the National Task Force
BY ADRIAN P NEMES III Johnson & Johnson (J&J), an American multi-national corporation, is set to conduct the third phase of the clinical trial for its coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine in Bacolod City this week. Dr. Adonis Guancia, principal investigator
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN More infrastructure projects were damaged by the latest flashfloods that hit eight cities and towns in northern Negros, with Silay among the hardest hit, and now recommended to be declared under a state of calamity, too.
Troops from the 79th Infantry Battalion help in the rescue and evacuation of residents affected by flooding in northern Negros Occidental* 79th IB photo
A councilor of the municipality of Sta. Catalina in Negros Oriental was shot by suspects on motorcycles and died hours later at a hospital yesterday. An initial report from the Sta. Catalina Police Station said Rhode Anthony Vulfa Melodia was
Business confidence in Bacolod City remains high despite the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said yesterday. After its first week of opening on Jan. 8, the city government’s Business One-Stop-Shop (BOSS) had already registered 7,531 businesses. This
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A self-confessed team leader of the Regional Strike Force (RSF) of the Komiteng Rehiyonal-Negros-Cebu-Bohol-Siquijor surrendered to the 16th Scout Ranger Company in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Friday, and brought with him two high-powered
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson called on athletes of the province who will be part of the delegation of Western Visayas to the Palarong Pambansa in Cebu on July to “contribute medals” to the cause of the region. Lacson
• ANDREW ALTAREJOS About 168 newly registered medical technologists took their oath as professionals, presided by Dr. Marilyn Cabal-Barza, chairman, Professional Regulatory Board of Medical Technology of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), at SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City Monday.
Negros Occidental has the biggest share of the food packs distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development to El Niño-affected families in Western Visayas. Negros Occidental received 37,367 food packs, followed by Antique with 33,054 packs, Iloilo with
Property giant Megaworld is ramping up its leasing portfolio until 2030 in order to reach 3,000,000 square meters of gross leasable area (GLA) for both Megaworld Premier Offices and Megaworld Lifestyle Malls. This is 52 percent higher than the company’s
• CARLO LEONARDIA When one thinks of the new Bistro Group restaurants in Bacolod City, the first to come to mind would probably be Italianni’s and TGI Fridays, as that is what they are most known for. However, the group
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following the declaration of a state of calamity in Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental, the Department of Trade and Industry has approved its request to implement a price freeze on basic commodities. Mayor Benjie Miranda requested
