BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Former Bacolod Councilor Caesar Distrito and two incumbent councilors of Bacolod City, who ran under the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), announced that they are joining the camp of former Negros Occidental 3rd District congressman Albee Benitez
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Reelectionist Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez yesterday strongly debunked accusations that they are transporting “voter registrants” from the 3rd district of Negros Occidental to Bacolod City, to boost chances of his elder brother, Alfredo Benitez, in winning
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has rallied his fellow elected officials to focus not much on politics, but on how to overcome and survive the COVID-19 pandemic, as the filing of Certificate of Candidacy for
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran yesterday said he respects the decision of Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya to run solo as the official candidate of the Nationalist People’s Coalition for congressman in Bacolod City. Gasataya earlier
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Sixteen soldiers of the 79th Infantry Battalion, who figured in an encounter with suspected New People’s Army rebels on September 30 in Brgy. San Pablo, Manapla, Negros Occidental, were conferred with medals, in recognition of their
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia is looking forward to forge close working relationship with Police Colonel Thomas Joseph Martir, newly-designated acting director of the Bacolod City Police Office, in the government’s fight against COVID-19. During the turnover of command Friday, Leonardia
The issue of divorce is one of the thorniest controversies facing society since the time of Jesus. Today, there is a bill on divorce pending in Congress. In the gospel, the Pharisees ask Jesus whether it is lawful for a
Some friends and relatives had been teasing me, “Why is your Star no longer shining everyday as it used to?” At first I was nonplused to find the words to counter them, but last night, I was able to answer
A global survey conducted by London-based global education platform T4 Education has found that schoolchildren form the Philippines’ poorest households have been hit hardest by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic as they suffer more in terms of “learning loss” compared to
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Army soldiers seized a temporary camp of the New People’s Army, following two encounters on October 1 in remote sitios of Brgys. Carabalan and Buenavista, Himamaylan City. The operations yielded high-powered firearms and explosives left behind
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The week-long anti-drug operations of the police in Western Visayas has resulted in the apprehension of 98 drug suspects and the recovery of almost two kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated market value of P13,226,000.
On the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, we are reminded that we should always have heaven in mind, for that is where we came from and where we are supposed to go as our ultimate destination and to
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division yesterday enjoined local government units (LGUs), businesses, landowners, small and medium enterprises, as well as the local populace to refrain from, desist, resist, and avoid by any means necessary the giving
BOOKWORMS. Preschoolers at the National Child Development Center in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental peruse the recently donated books from the Regional English Language Office – U.S. Embassy, through the office of Neg. Occ. Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez.* Kiko Benitez FB photo
“Behold, the hour cometh, and it is now come, that you shall be scattered every man to his own, and shall leave me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.” (Jn 16,32) These words
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
