BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Neophyte Mayor Benjie Miranda is open for a dialogue with members of the Sangguniang Panglunsod of Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, regarding issues raised on the non-hiring of city residents at the City Hall. Miranda stressed that
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental 4th District Rep. Juliet Marie Ferrer was named as chairperson of the House Committee on Justice, a day after the 19th Congress opened on July 25. Ferrer, a lawyer, will also serve as an
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Now it is clear. After weeks of negotiations, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson officially announced yesterday that La Carlota City Councilor Julius Martin Asistio will be the official candidate of Love Negros and the United Negros Alliance
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The numbers of combatants of the two New People’s Army guerilla fronts in central Negros have gone down by 50 percent, revealed yesterday by Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander. Pasaporte, who supervises the
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is urging Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to determine a location for the establishment of a new public cemetery in the northern side of Bacolod City. The resolution authored by Councilor Jude
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson administers the oathtaking of new officers of Negros Association of Chief Executives at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Four personnel of the Bacolod City Police Office received awards and commendations from the Police Regional Office 6 in recognition of their contributions to the over-all accomplishments of the Philippine National Police in Western Visayas. PCapt.
The observance of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons held its culmination Program yesterday at the Camp Alfredo Montelibano Sr. in Bacolod City. The activity was spearheaded by the Provincial Committee on Anti-Trafficking, Child Pornography and Violence Against Women
“The Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they
Agricultural groups welcomed the commitment of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to modernize farms and provide support to farmers through subsidized farm inputs in his first State of the Nation Address. Farm inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides, feeds and fuel are
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
Following an intense 2-day competition, Delimondo’s Gelimae Villanueva and Bianca Lizares ruled the 1st Governor Bong Lacson Beach Volleyball Tournament (Women’s Open Category) held at the resthouse of Jose G. Montalbo in Spur 14 Purok Langka, Brgy. Bunga, Don Salvador
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that the expectations for the 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival, was not only met, but even exceeded. Lacson, who spoke last night at the closing ceremony of the
We should not be too surprised and bothered by this phenomenon. Given our human limitations and weaknesses, this predicament can take place anytime and often. What we need to do is to go immediately to God, ask for pardon and
That’s “Go forth, the Mass is ended” in Latin. With these words, we are reminded that all of us who attend Mass are being sent forth the way Christ sent his apostles to “go into the whole world and proclaim
