BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Provincial Inter Agency Task Force action officer Rayfrando Diaz reported yesterday that about 417,000 of the 1.8 million Negrenses targeted for inoculation have already been vaccinated as of this time. The Department of Health-Western Visayas Center
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Sugar producers yesterday expressed concern over the sharp increase in the price of fertilizer, particularly urea, which they said may result to low farmers’ productivity and affect government’s food security program. The National Federation of Sugarcane
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The proposed resumption of passenger bus trips between two Negros province may not be possible, as of this time, as Negros Oriental is on COVID-19 Alert Level 4, while Negros Occidental remains under Alert Level 2.
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod City government will roll out the vaccination of minors with comorbidities on November 5 at the Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital (Riverside Medical Center) in Bacolod City. Em Ang, Emergency Operations Center-Task Force
Central Negros Electric Cooperative, together with other electric cooperatives and local government units (LGU) in Negros and Panay, sought the intervention of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to review the high charges brought about by the damaged Cebu-Negros submarine cable
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Members of the Philippine Agricultural Commercial Workers Union (PACIWU) United KCI Labor Union are planning to stage a labor strike against a bio-fuel firm in Talisay, Negros Occidental if no settlement is reached with the management
The MassKara (Festival) spirit lives on even amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia made the pitch as he led officials during the launch of the City Tourism Office’s newest tourism promotional video at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central
It’s true! Where there is love, there is also some kind of forcefulness, an abiding state of being driven despite the variations of our bodily and other earthly conditions. Where there is love, we can only echo what Christ himself
Cemeteries, memorial parks and columbaries all over the country will be closed on October 30 to November 2 as a measure to prevent potential super spreader events on this year’s All Saint’s Day long weekend, when Filipinos traditionally visit the
“That they may be one, as we also are one.” (Jn 17,11) Words of Christ just before he entered into the culminating act of human redemption, expressing his greatest desire for us. We have to realize that this is the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN There is no stopping from the provincial government of Negros Occidental as it pursues its bulk water project, amid opposition from members of the Silay City Sangguniang Panlungsod and sugar planters, as confirmed by Mayor Joedith
“The health of our planet depends on the health of its ecosystems, and sustainable agriculture is key to maintaining that health.” – Jules Pretty The drought is expected to end soon but not without a devastating impact in agriculture, estimated
That’s what Christ told Peter after telling him what to expect as the rock on which Christ would build his Church. (cfr. Jn 21,19) “Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and
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
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Christian Artists National Various Arts Society (CANVAS) in partnership with the Bacolod AI Artists Association and the Bacolod City Public Library, held an art show, music concert, and poetry reading in celebration of Mother’s day
