• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) yesterday said that it is now in the process of collating figures from sugar mills to determine the actual volume of sugar that needs to be procured from outside by the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Stressing that it was merely the sentiment of its members, the Sangguniang Bayan of San Enrique passed a resolution declaring a state of calamity, due to recording more than 1,800 hog deaths in the municipality, Vice
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A fact finding committee has been organized to probe the molasses spillage incident of a sugar milling company at the Malihaw River in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, where a foul odor affected more than 200 families,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN / CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO She may have lost in the presidential race, but former Vice President Leni Robredo yesterday said the “fight is not over, for good governance.” Robredo, who attended the first general assembly of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN United Negros Alliance secretary Salvador Escalante yesterday raised the possibility that UNegA members may join the newly organized political movement- Kilusan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP), which is applying for accreditation with the Commission on Election as
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Families of four New People’s Army rebels who recently died in a gun battle with Army soldiers in Brgy. Trinidad, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, have availed of burial and financial assistance from the City Task Force-ELCAC,
An Air Force Blackhawk helicopter supports the focused military operations of the Philippine Army in central Negros.*62IB photo
“I gave them your word, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.” (Jn 17,14) These words are part of the priestly prayer Christ said just before
Earth’s surface temperature is on track to rise 2.7 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels by 2100, which will push more than two billion people – 22 percent of projected global population – well outside the climate comfort zone that has
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Negrense Artists Circle, Inc., opened a group art exhibit titled “Fleur De Vie” on May 18 at McCafe, McDonalds Upper East, Bacolod City. “Fluer De Vie” or flower of life, is an exhibit with an
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following the losses suffered by the New People’s Army in central Negros, nine more self-confessed rebels have surrendered to the 94th Infantry Battalion. The nine NPA rebels, members of the Central Negros 2 under the Komiteng
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Local officials in Negros Oriental have assured the public that pork and pork products are safe to eat, despite confirmed reports of ASF infection in Dauin and Sibulan towns. A statement issued by the provincial government
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Four suspects are now locked up in jail in Negros Occidental, following their arrests on Monday for illegal possession of firearms and violation of RA 9165, also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Army has lauded its 3rd Infantry Division for a job well done in Western and Central Visayas, for launching focused military and intelligence operations that effectively weakened the capabilities and influence of the New
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Chikiting Ligtas campaign of the Department of Health, which is supposed to end May 31, has been extended to June 16, with 117,949 children remaining for vaccination in Western Visayas. Negros Occidental, on the other
That’s what the story of the blind man, Bartimaeus, teaches us. (cfr. Mk 10, 46-52) As the gospel narrates, when he heard that Christ was passing by, he immediately called for Christ. In spite of being told by Christ’s disciples
