• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another batch of 369 families, composed of 1,250 individuals, in the barangays of Cabagna-an and Sag-ang in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, have returned to their respective homes, according to an official of the Municipal Disaster Risk
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Even without issuance of RONO (Resolution Of No Objection) by the Silay City government, the bidding for the P2 billion Bulk Water Project of the Negros Occidental provincial government, scheduled on June 27 will proceed, according
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Armyworms were also reported to have attacked corn crops in three more local government units in Negros Occidental. Nilo Basco, coordinator of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist Crop Protection, disclosed on Friday that armyworms hit
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The National University (NU) recently opened in Bacolod City, its 11th campus in the country, and notably, its first located outside Luzon. The school building is an eight-story structure, with parking lots from the second to
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office has again topped the campaign against illegal gambling in Western Visayas, in terms of arrested violators, from June 1 to 15. Of the 204 illegal gambling violators, NOCPPO accounted for
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is providing claim benefits to the family of Paglaum Village Elementary School deceased public-school teacher and others injured due to a bus accident in Negros Occidental, after returning from a team-building event in Sipawan Island,
RUINS. What remains of a smokestack of a mill where sugar cane juice was probably processed into muscovado sugar, found in the middle of sugarcane fields along the road in Barangay Libas, Isabela, Negros Occidental. Many such structures dot the island’s landscape, either forgotten or just waiting to be rediscovered.* Andrew Altarejos photo
If we truly are firm believers and followers of Christ, we have every reason to find meaning and joy in all the suffering, trials and challenges we can encounter in our earthly life. And that’s because Christ has conquered everything
“If agriculture goes wrong, nothing else will have a chance to go right.” – M.S. Swaminathan Barely a year has passed since Francisco Tiu Laurel was sworn into office as Secretary of the Department of Agriculture. It may be unfair
A 2022 global assessment by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that ranked 15-year-old students worldwide in producing and evaluating original ideas that would translate into effective solutions put the Philippines at 63rd out of 64 countries, or the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Central Negros Electric Cooperative has lauded the Negros Power for the help extended to them in the repair and rehabilitation of its two substations yesterday in Bacolod City. We have successfully rehabilitated the Reclamation and
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) awarded the local government unit of Himamaylan City a Certificate of Commendation for its implementation of the Electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS), a press release from Himamaylan PIO said. In a ceremony held at the
Speaker Martin Romualdez yesterday expressed gratitude to a group of local rice traders who signified their commitment to help the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. lower the price of rice by as much as P9 per kilo by July
EXERCISE. The BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) will represent the Philippine Coast Guard in the Regional Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) 2024, with the Japan and Indonesia Coast Guards, within the territorial waters of Bacolod City, from June 24 to 28.*
Christ said it very clearly. “It is not anyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven.” (Mt 7,21) Indeed, we always have
“Beware of false prophets! (Mt 7,15) That’s what Christ told his disciples. These days, this warning assumes a most urgent character, since we cannot deny that we are having many people who are presenting themselves as prophets and yet their
