November 26, 2021

S-PaSS issue now settled – Diaz

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The S-PaSS issue is now resolved and settled. The declaration was made yesterday by Provincial Inter Agency Task Force action officer Rayfrando Diaz after the Department of Interior and Local Government in Western Visayas issued a

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Leonardia addresses League of Cities meet

Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday enjoined the country’s top city executives to work closely together to emerge triumphant in the continued battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Leonardia, the current national president of the 145-member League of Cities of the Philippines, also

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Return of Clark-Bacolod-Clark flights eyed

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The resumption of Clark-Bacolod-Clark flights is now being eyed by the provincial government of Negros Occidental, after allowing 21 flights per week for three airline companies. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz yesterday said that he and the

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Advocates call for power sector reform

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Hundreds of clean energy advocates and representatives of labor, youth, and consumer groups marched together on November 24 to decry current policies and systems in the power sector that promote destructive and costly energy while failing

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Rotary turns over isolation tent

The Rotary Club of Metro Bacolod (RCMB) turned over an isolation tent to Dr. Frank Tumaning and Anton Monfort, head for Operation and Chief Administration Officer, respectively, of Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital last November 4. The project was

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Some eschatological considerations

We should not be surprised that as we end the liturgical year, the readings of the Mass these days focus on the end times. They are not meant to scare us but rather to encourage us to be properly prepared

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Thanksgiving

If we were Americans, it would’ve been Thanksgiving yesterday and today would be Black Friday. What makes Thanksgiving strange is that although Filipinos usually want to imbibe in everything American, very few of us would’ve been bothered with celebrating it

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Sustainable tourism recovery

A recent report of the International Labor Organization showed that five countries – namely Brunei, Mongolia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam – lost a third or roughly 1.6 million tourism-related jobs last year. ILO said employment losses in tourism were

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Solo exhibit: ‘Art by LD’

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A solo exhibit titled “Art by LD” featuring the works of graphic/visual artist Leizel Lacsao-Dator opened at the Art Association of Bacolod-Negros (AAB-N) recently and will run until December 7. The exhibit features 31 pieces of

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Charter change and agriculture

“We must plant the seeds of change and nurture them daily through our actions and choices.” – Kari Martinez Since the promulgation of the 1987 Philippine constitution, attempts at changing it just never die down. During every dispensation of power

We are all capable of betrayal

While this is something that we should try our best to avoid, we cannot deny that in spite of our best efforts, we are still capable of betrayal, treachery and infidelity. In fact, every sin that we commit, no matter

Speaker reiterates unwavering support for Armed Forces

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday told soldiers that a grateful nation and its leaders have not overlooked their sacrifices and crucial service, assuring them of his unwavering commitment to see to it that they are well-equipped and taken care

Beware of our bad reactions to things

We are now in Holy Week. And the gospel of the Mass for Monday of Holy Week (cfr. Jn 12, 1-11) speaks of how Judas, the traitor, reacted badly when Mary, the sister of Martha and the resurrected Lazarus, anointed

5 drug arrests yield P300K in shabu, guns

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The apprehension of five drug suspects, including a woman, on March 23 in Negros Occidental, led to the confiscation of more than P300,000 worth of suspected shabu and unlicensed firearms, according to reports of the Negros