I literally broke into tears when I woke up the day after Maria Ressa won the Nobel Peace Prize. Can you imagine what that means? Dahlinks, the world finally knows Filipinos can have brains! We’ve been deluged with globally known
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental is expected to start the deliberation of the proposed P5 billion budget for 2022 by the third week of October this year. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that they
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The lack of personnel hampered the conduct of the expanded contact tracing through the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) all over the province, admitted Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday. The ongoing massive vaccination activities in all towns
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has recorded 12 new cases of delta variant of COVID-19 in Bacolod City. Dr. Chris Sorongon, EOC deputy for medical data and analysis, yesterday said three of the patients come from
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN An Army intelligence operative was found dead yesterday at the BREDCO Port in Brgy. 12, Bacolod City. He was identified by the police as Jimmy Peña of Capiz province. P/Col. Joseph Thomas Martir, officer-in-charge of the
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Seven insurgency-cleared barangays in Escalante City, Negros Occidental got brand-new, heavy-duty farm tractors, through Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) of the National Task Force in Ending Local Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia congratulated yesterday Bacolodnon Justine Valero Cientos for placing number 4 in the Chemical Engineering Licensure Examination last October 3 to 5. Justine’s performance in the PRC-administered licensure examinations certainly serves as an
GLOOMY. An early morning sight at the National Highway along Don Salvador Benedicto amidst the foul weather in recent days.* Rafael Vidaurrazaga Tan/CCN photo
If we understand that prayer is what keeps us always in contact with God who is the very essence of love, then we should realize that we indeed need to pray all the time. Prayer should not be understood merely
Did I read it right? An item flashed on TV the other day said that Joe Biden is not popular with black Americans. However, I did not see any follow-up story explaining why that is so. In this day and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Diocese of Dumaguete, which issued an appeal to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to veto Senate Bill 2507 that seeks to create Negros Island Region (NIR), alleges that it violates the 1987 Constitution. The President earlier
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson announced yesterday that the provincial government of Negros Occidental will undertake the solarization of seven of its main buildings, starting this year. Speaking yesterday at the Provincial Stakeholders’ Consultative Power Summit at
We should never take for granted the crucial role of the Holy Spirit in our life. He is God who continues to guide us, to abidingly intervene in our life, prompting us about what to think, say and do. This
Headline inflation settled at 3.8 percent in April this year, significantly lower than the 6.6 percent recorded in the same month last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday. The headline inflation last month was within the government’s
Marvin Alob, a former janitor at a local bank, has transformed his life from cleaning floors to standing atop the podium as a certified coach and bodybuilding champion. At 46-years-old, he defies age stereotypes and proves that with determination and
OMEN. A solar halo, as seen from the Bacolod public plaza yesterday, which some say is a potential sign of rain that could follow in the next few days.* Andrew Altarejos photo
