June 24, 2022

High sugar prices blamed on greedy traders

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Greediness of some sugar traders triggered the high prices of sugar in the market, disclosed UNIFED president Manuel Lamata yesterday. Lamata said that some traders are hoarding sugar to manipulate the market “as if there was

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Negros Occ. SP issues RONO for LNG plant

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental has issued a RONO (Resolution Of No Objection) to the Reliance Energy Development Inc. (REDI), a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation, which is constructing a Liquified Natural Gas plant

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NTA budget cuts till 2024

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental local government units have to tighten their belts as the reduction of their shares from all national tax collections, will not only be next year, but also up to 2024, according to Governor Eugenio

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Bacolod City unveils improved parks

Bacolod Mayor Evelio will lead the unveiling of three projects under the Green, Green, Green Program today which include a children’s playground and Zen garden behind the Bacolod City Government Center.*

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993 firearms recovered in Region 6

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 reported yesterday that it recovered 993 assorted guns in Western Visayas, with the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office recorded the highest number of persons arrested for illegal possession of firearms, within

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Financial assistance for 27 former rebels

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Twenty-seven former rebels yesterday received a total of P770,000 financial assistance from the Department of Interior and Local Government, under its Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program, at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City. DILG provincial director

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Mercy the ultimate truth in charity

“What man of you that hath an hundred sheep: and if he shall lose one of them, doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the desert, and go after that which was lost, until he find it?… I say to

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Expressway experience

As part of a recent family trip to Metro Manila so my wife and kids could finally have face-to-face time their parents and grandparents, respectively, after more than three years, we went on a road trip to Baguio City. The

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Nursing the healthcare system

Filipino nurses are reportedly taking advantage of the reopening of economies abroad and relaxed border restrictions to seek employment overseas, and the wave of resignations comes at a bad time as the country anticipates another COVID-19 surge. Faced with low

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Strut your style

An empowered woman should not only be someone who knows how to articulate her aspirations, realize her plans and provide for what she needs but should also exude confidence emanating from her uniqueness and beauty as an individual. A woman’s

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Sugar prices rise to P2800 level, UNIFED lauds DA, SRA

The United Sugar Producers Federation of the Philippines (UNIFED) is thankful that prices of sugar have gone up to the level that farmers are comfortable with and thanked Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, and Sugar Regulatory Administrator Pablo Azcona for

Negros, Capiz encounters yield firearms

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The focused military operations of the Philippine Army against remnants of the New People’s Army in Negros Oriental and Capiz in Panay, led to more encounters on March 15, resulting in the recovery of firearms and

Isabela artists display work in Bacolod gallery

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An all-male art exhibition featuring the works of four visual artists from Isabela, Negros Occidental, opened at Gallerie G in Bacolod City Saturday, and will run for a month. Titled “Facets of Life”, the exhibit showcases

First PONY Visayan baseball championships held in Sagay

The City of Sagay has recently making significant strides in paving the way for the revival of baseball as a re-emerging sport in the province of Negros Occidental, where, as part of its annual Sinagayan Festival, it hosted the 1st

SP reso warns against open burning

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution requesting all Punong Barangays of Bacolod City to inform and educate their constituents on the prohibition of open burning under R.A. No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, as a way of

The strong faith of St. Joseph

On the Solemnity of St. Joseph, celebrated on March 19, the readings of the Mass highlight the importance and indispensability of faith, which is first of all a gift of God who starts to share his life, nature and power