BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Good news for bounty hunters. The reward for the arrest of suspects behind the assassination of Provincial Consultant Mariano Antonio “Marton” Cui has been increased by the provincial government of Negros Occidental from P500,000 to P1.5
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Manila-Bacolod flights will be increased to three times per day, starting November 15 until end of the month, announced yesterday by Provincial Inter Agency Task Force action officer Rayfrando Diaz. Each airline company, including Cebu Pacific,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer yesterday assured that the proposed P5.7 billion budget of the provincial government of Negros Occidental for 2022, will be approved during the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session next week. “We are on schedule or
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod unanimously approved for third and final reading the P3.25 billion executive budget of Bacolod City for 2022, during its regular session Wednesday. The P3.25 budget is 25 percent higher than last year’s
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Confederation of Sugarcane Planters’ Association (CONFED) yesterday issued a warning that food security is now being threatened by importation and soaring prices of fertilizers, that hurt farmers. “Farmers need help from government to address soaring
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A consultation with mayors and leaders of Love Negros and United Negros Alliance will be made as to whom they will support for the 2022 presidential race, Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer yesterday said. But Ferrer, who
AMAZING. This waterfalls in Brgy. Abaca, Cauayan, Negros Occidental, is about 30 minutes of travel from the town highway.* Pusoy Maquiling photo
That gospel episode where Christ drove away those who converted the temple area into a market place (cfr. Jn 2,13-22) reminds us of what is known as righteous anger and of our duty to love the Church, not only as
One nice thing about the unofficial campaign season is the country’s ambitious local officials seemed to have suddenly found their balls/brains after years of being totally and silently subservient to the whims and caprices of the almighty boomer command known
The controversial sale of shares in the Malampaya deep water to gas power project has prompted calls for the government to pursue a probe that will look closely at the buyer’s financial and technical capability to make sure the transaction
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The order of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to remove non-tariff barriers, aimed at bringing down rising domestic prices of agricultural products, has alarmed sugar farmers who said that it will threaten to flood the country with
On the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker on May 1, we are reminded of the crucial role our ordinary work has in our life. We need to convince ourselves more strongly that our work, whatever it is but as
Last Sunday’s gospel gave us a glimpse of Jesus’ intimate relationship with his disciples through the much-loved image of the Good Shepherd (who knows his sheep and lays down his life for them). This Sunday we are given another equally
One recent development in Metro Manila, when it comes to how our car-centric transportation system is developing, is the news that the Metro Manila Development Authority is considering the removal of EDSA’s bike lanes. This interesting because the provinces usually
A hundred political prisoners in Negros island will hold another 24-hour fast on Friday to call on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) National Office to press on with its initial efforts for a thorough and impartial investigation on the
Here comes the SUNN. The State University of Northern Negros (SUNN), formerly known as Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology, was officially inaugurated, with Renante Egcas as first university president, in a ceremony at the SUNN Hotel in
