September 2021

The great value of spiritual childhood

The gospel of St. Luke 9,46-50, shows us how being childlike in spirit would enable us to accept Christ as he is as well as to accept everybody else irrespective of how they are. It’s a great lesson we have

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Another ‘Oratio Imperata’?

At last! The noted Pinoy sense of humor has come to the fore, and some people have now gotten to making jokes about the raging pandemic. That is the trait that has saved our people from the most difficult of

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Recovery for all

The results of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas third quarter 2021 Consumer Expectation Survey show that more families of overseas Filipno workers are turning to investments as cash remittances are growing at a faster rate of six percent this year

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NGP hits the half-century mark

Reaching a golden year speaks volumes about focus, hard work, patience, commitment, and courage to upturn challenges. Only a few can achieve a half-century mark as it entails hard work and commitment to reach this level. Success is attained as

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Pinoy travel plans on hold

Travel plans are falling in the Philippines, with 22 percent of adults planning to travel over the next three months, down from 35 percent a month ago, according to Finder.com’s Travel Index, a press release said. This is the lowest

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COVID hits more medical frontliners including PHO

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN More Negros Occidental provincial government frontliners have been hit by COVID-19, including Provincial Health Officer Dr. Ernell Tumimbang. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday that the infection of some medical technologists and encoders assigned at the

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Gasataya bares preparations for BCGH

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya yesterday said he has requested Health Secretary Francisco Duque III for additional help from the Department of Health (DOH) in line with the situation in Bacolod City and the current rise in

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Lacson, Ferrer to file COC Oct. 1

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson is expected to take the lead among elected provincial officials in filing their Certificates of Candidacy on October 1 before the Commission on Elections. Lacson said that he has assigned

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Damage to agricultural crops in province now P.5B

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The havoc created by the ongoing drought on Negros Occidental continues, as the value of the damage to agricultural crops has been reported at more than P502 million, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration and Office

Coastal cleanup at Punta Taytay beach

About four tons of trash were collected along the coastal barangay of Punta Taytay following the coastal cleanup drive initiated by Abomar Equipment Sales Corporation with student volunteers on Friday, May 3. More than 200 volunteers from Sum-ag National High

Hell and high water

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration has recently announced that the worst of the El Niño heat may be over, but with the caveat that Filipinos should now brace themselves for an expected La Niña, which could make

Watami bets on Bacolod food scene

• 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

Lakas-CMD, PFP forge alliance

The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), the largest political party in the country, has forged an alliance with Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) to further promote people’s interests under the Bagong Pilipinas program of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., a

Saravia farmers receive equipment

Various farm equipment were turned over to the members of two farmers’ associations in Barangay San Isidro E. B. Magalona yesterday by E.B. Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon’s consultant Ramie Babac and Municipal Agriculturist Efren Garcia Jr., according to a press