BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya proposed House Bill 8648, calling for the swift purchase of vaccines against Covid-19. Gasataya, who is the vice chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, also proposed HB 8649 to expedite
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The granting of amnesty to all rebel groups is a welcome development for Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Carlito Galvez. Galvez said the granting of amnesty sends a clear and strong message that the government
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The BaCTrac system’s privacy is protected and safe, Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for medical and data analysis of the Bacolod Emergency Operations Center, assured yesterday. Sorongon made the assurance to allay fears of city residents
Explosives Ordnance disposal team members preparing for the detonation of a 800-pound vintage aerial bomb in Brgy. Guimbalaon, Silay City yesterday* PNP photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen and Bantay Dagat members arrested 11 fishermen and five minors for illegal fishing at the Sagay Marine Reserve Area in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, Wednesday night. Intercepted were six fishing boats with 16 crewmembers, all
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two local government employees in Negros Occidental and four others were arrested for illegal possession of firearms and suspected shabu, the police said yesterday. Policemen arrested Edie Gumban, an employee of the municipal government of Toboso,
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Two farmers from Ilog sold 215 bags of palay to the National Food Authority warehouse in Brgy. Dancalan in the town, and warehouse supervisor Maverick Misajon said more farmers have signified their intention to also
Old habits die hard. A ruling by the Court of Appeals (CA) reversed a lower court decision and granted the annulment of the marriage sought by the wife of an admitted serial womanizer. In an 11-page decision dated Feb. 8,
We have to brace ourselves for the challenges of the world of growing diversity that we are living in. It is not only growing diversity that we have to contend with. It is also a complicated one. That’s because, aside
It has been a week now since the peace in Myanmar was disrupted by a coup, not by civilian politicians but by the military! So now they say that the country is under “Martial law”. Ah, but it is a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The province of Negros Occidental sustained P13,784,650 million worth of damage to livestock and poultry from the El Niño phenomenon, following deaths of 14,598 chickens and other ruminants, as of May 13. In her report to
“That they may be one, as we also are one.” (Jn 17,11) Words of Christ just before he entered into the culminating act of human redemption, expressing his greatest desire for us. We have to realize that this is the
Philippine shares continued to decline to end the week as investors remained cautious due to elevated inflation and interest rates, while the peso moved sideways. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went down by 30.53 points to 6,511.93. All Shares
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As the La Niña phenomenon inches towards the country, expected to be felt by the middle of this year, damage caused by drought to agricultural crops in Negros Occidental continues to rise, currently valued at P302,224,913,
The gospel of the feast of St. Matthias on May 14 tells us about how much God loves us, where we can find that love and how that love gives us also the complete joy. (cfr. Jn 15,9-17) “Jesus said
“The sun does not apologize for being hot and the rain does not apologize for falling” – Anonymous The weather bureau PAGASA predicted that the month of May would bring the highest heat index under the lingering El Niño phenomenon.
