The Bacolod City Animal Welfare Task Force, chaired by Mayor Evelio Leonardia, will hold the first-ever Animal Welfare Summit tomorrow, at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds. The event, on the theme “Making Bacolod A Friendly and Safe Haven for
AWARDS. The Central Negros Electric Cooperative Inc. bagged 18 awards in the 42nd Philreca annual general membership meeting via zoom online conferencing, and received by Board president Jojit Yap, directors Antonino Panique, Fr. Ernie Larida, and Eugenio Velasco Jr., and the management and union officers yesterday* Ceneco photo
That gospel parable about the talents (cfr. Mt 25,14-30) should remind us that we have to be truly responsible in handling the many blessings, talents, endowments, resources, etc., God has given us. We should make them bear fruit and avoid
“We will hunt you down and make you pay”. The words were quoted from United States President Joe Biden, apparently as his reaction to the acts of the Taliban who are believed to have caused the deaths of Americans in
Aside from Covid-19, the world is also battling a fast-spreading “infodemic” and health experts are calling on the public to practice “good information hygiene” against all kinds of false information, especially those related to the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Nina Castillo-Carandang,
The Department of Health has already asked for additional funds for the Covid-19 special risk allowance (SRA) of 17,000 more healthcare workers. Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said yesterday that the initial P311 million worth of SRA has been downloaded to
International travelers who wish to enter the Philippines will be required to register through the OneHealthPass portal beginning September 1, Malacañang announced yesterday. This was after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has given its
Local government units will be at the forefront in determining the quarantine status in their areas as part of the country’s possible shift to granular lockdowns, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said yesterday. “What will happen here in our shift of
The Department of Agriculture approved yesterday the Certificate of Necessity to Import 60,000 metric tons (MT) of fish in the last quarter of the year. This was recommended by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, in coordination with the
Job opportunities await qualified overseas Filipino workers in Brunei, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office said yesterday. Labor Attaché Melissa Mendizabal, in a virtual forum, said skilled and non-skilled Filipino workers are very welcome to work in the host country, as
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 reported that it arrested 29 drug suspects and recovered P5.1 million worth of suspected shabu in Western Visayas, during 24-hour police operations on May 10. Of the 29 arrested suspects, seven
Farmers in the 5th district of Negros Occidental have availed of P11.8 million in rice and corn agricultural inputs, from the provincial government headed by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson. Lacson and Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo, assisted by Mayor Rogelio Raymund
Yesterday we celebrated the feast of the Ascension of the Lord. The Acts of the Apostles tell us that after his resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples, presenting himself alive to them by many proofs and giving them instructions for
With the celebration of Pentecost Sunday, we are reminded that the Holy Spirit is always with us, always intervening and directing our life toward its proper end and its fullness or perfection. He is leading us toward how we should
• 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
BEACH LIFE. People enjoying the summer along the beaches of Barangay Talaban in Himamaylan City, over the weekend.* Andrew Altarejos photo
