There is no doubt that we need to revisit the true nature and purpose of marriage, since this basic human and Christian institution is now besieged with so many misconceptions and malpractices. What the gospel once narrated about some leading
The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), a United Nations supported global data network, reported that 14 percent of the world’s coral on reefs was lost between 2009 and 2018, an area equal to about 11,700 square kilometers. The report
An agri-fishery and exhibit dubbed as “LOCALLY SOURCED” Fair showcasing locally sourced and locally produced products opened yesterday at The Atrium, Robinsons Place Bacolod. According to the release, Negros Occidental Governor Bong Lacson, together with OIC Provincial Agriculturist, Dr. Dina
The recent increases in oil prices will have minimal impact on power rates, Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Gerardo Erguiza Jr. said yesterday. During the Laging Handa briefing, Erguiza said “very few” power plants in the country are fueled by
The Securities and Exchange Commission is calling on the public to secure their financial future by becoming smart investors, as it joins the celebration of World Investor Week from October 4 to 10. The World Investor Week is a global
Philippine Taipan Dr. Lucio C. Tan, through the initiatives of his son LT Group, Inc. President Michael G. Tan, recently fully inoculated 2,002 employees, third party service providers (3Ps) working for the ten Lucio Tan Group of Companies (LTGC) based
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has requested City Administrator Em Ang and Dr. Chris Sorongon to retain their services with the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) despite having filed their certificates of candidacy for councilor of Bacolod City
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The tandem of Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer is now being challenged by a woman claiming to be a visionary and a self-employed man. Maria Socorro Sibulan, a self-proclaimed visionary, yesterday filed
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday issued a memorandum setting up guidelines on the roll out and use of rapid antigen testing kits for expanded contact tracing and early detection measures, as COVID-19 active cases in Negros
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The firepower capability of police personnel assigned at the Himamaylan City Police Station in Negros Occidental got a boost from the high-powered guns donated to them by the local government unit. Himamaylan City Mayor Raymund Tongson
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Island Region (NIR), which is due for signing into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is “very advantageous” to the 5th district of Negros Occidental, Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo disclosed on Saturday. One of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An Army general yesterday challenged the Commission on Human Rights to condemn the killing spree of the New People’s Army of innocent civilians, which they have claimed responsibility for. In communicating with Chris Montano of the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Former Silay City Mayor Mark Golez yesterday announced that he is resigning from the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP) Laban, as he confirmed his intention of mounting a comeback in politics in 2025. Golez said that incumbent
A team from the DOST- Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), led by Fenina Osorio, paid a courtesy visit to Mayor Marvin Malacon on Monday, in the middle of their data collection for the National Nutrition Survey in Barangay Manta-angan,
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
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
