BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and policemen yesterday seized about P3.5 million worth of suspected shabu in separate buy operations in cities of San Carlos and Silay, Negros Occidental. The arrest of Emil Mariano
In the Gospel, there is a part where Christ laments about people seemingly knowing a lot of things and yet failing to read the signs of the times and, thus, failing to make proper judgments and unprepared to meet our
The ASEAN Digital Generation Report 2021 of Geneva-based World Economic Forum has found micro, medium and small enterprises in the Philippines as more inclined to shift their activities to digital platforms compared with their counterparts in Southeast Asia. Either MSMEs
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has encouraged elementary, high school, and college students of Barangay 8, Bacolod City to study well in order to have a brighter future. “Education is the greatest equalizer. Even if a person is rich, if he
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 has lauded both the Bacolod City Police Office, as well as Negros Occidental and Iloilo Police Provincial Offices for being the biggest contributors in the campaign against loose firearms, wanted persons,
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The executive director of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF), yesterday said they are monitoring persons who have come into close contact with a returning Filipino overseas worker from Bacolod City hit by B.1.1.318 variant of
The Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office) in cooperation with the Art Association of the Philippines (AAP), the oldest artist organization in the country is inviting entries to the “First Philippine Postal Corporation Art Competition 2021” to be held at the
The incident commander of Negros Oriental’s Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) is discouraging people from taking alternative medicines and supplements against coronavirus disease 2019 and instead have themselves vaccinated. “It is sad to note
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Geosan County, Republic of Korea, represented by Lee Cha Young, for the development of organic agriculture advocated by both governments. The MOU
A leader of the House of Representatives yesterday thumbed down the “politically expedient” solution of either suspending or trimming the excise tax on petroleum amid rising pump prices, as it would be “economically disastrous”. Deputy Speaker Bernadette Herrera said the
The Luzon and Visayas grids were placed under alert status for the third consecutive day on Thursday, due to thin power supply. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) put the Luzon grid under red alert status from 3
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two unidentified gunmen shot a businessman dead on April 18 at Sofia Gonzaga Street in Brgy. Estefania, Bacolod City. The victim, who was identified by the police as Elson Casalan Cepeda, of East Home 2, Brgy.
In the gospel of the Mass on Monday of the Third Week of Easter (cfr. Jn 6, 22-29), we are told about how more and more people, after learning about how Christ managed to feed 5 thousand people with a
We have to learn the art of how to stay on course in our life so that we do not get distracted, confused, entangled and lost. For this, we have to be clear about what the real and ultimate purpose
To be truly Christian, we should really have the very heart of Christ. We should have his attitude toward all possible conditions our life can find itself in, irrespective of whether these conditions are favorable to us or not. This
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Six more self-confessed New People’s Army rebels surrendered to the 11th and 61st Infantry Battalions in Negros and Iloilo, respectively, according to reports of the Philippine Army. Three of the six NPA rebels surrendered to the
