President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. promised that the government will continue to upskill and reskill the technical expertise of Filipino workers to help them keep up with the increasing involvement of artificial intelligence in the digital economy, as he also expressed
Social Security System (SSS) President and Chief Executive Officer Rolando Ledesma Macasaet called on members to take advantage of the SSS savings program that will allow their invested money to grow and earn a higher return yearly. In a press
The local index and currency continued to strengthen on the week’s last day of trading, following the central bank’s statement that inflation is expected to ease by the second half of the year. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The proposed plan of the Department of Agriculture to import at least 200,000 metric tons of refined sugar in September this year, garnered opposing views from various groups of sugarcane farmers. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel being welcomed by Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya, among other local officials, at the UNO-R parade grounds in Bacolod City.* GPB photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Forty-three more barangays in Negros Occidental, have been declared as insurgency free, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson disclosed yesterday. Lacson said each insurgency-free barangay is proposed to receive P10 million worth of infrastructure projects under the Support
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The two new Army battalion commanders in Negros Occidental were ordered to sustain the stability of internal peace and security in Negros Island, following its declaration of a status of Stable Internal Peace and Security. In
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The cases of dengue in Bacolod City are trending lower, compared to cases recorded during the month of June last year. Records from the City Health Office, covering the period of January 1 to June 15,
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez inaugurated on Tuesday another legacy project of the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., a cancer center in the City of Manila named after the Speaker’s father, a press release from the House of Representatives
Nothing is lost if we dare to ask God for some miracles or some special and extraordinary favors. If God sees that it would really be for own good, he will surely grant it. If not—and he can only be
As the Pride Month celebration came to a close during the weekend, Mayor Raymund Tongson reminded Himamaylanons that inclusivity in the southern Negros city goes beyond the month-long celebration of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) community, a press
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel being welcomed by Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya, among other local officials, at the UNO-R parade grounds in Bacolod City.* GPB photo
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez inaugurated on Tuesday another legacy project of the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., a cancer center in the City of Manila named after the Speaker’s father, a press release from the House of Representatives
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Armyworms continue to wreak havoc on corn and sugarcane plantations, now affecting 40 barangays in 10 towns and cities of Negros Occidental. As of June 27, the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist reported that a total
Nothing is lost if we dare to ask God for some miracles or some special and extraordinary favors. If God sees that it would really be for own good, he will surely grant it. If not—and he can only be
The Himamaylan City Government is reactivating the Barangay Bantay Peste Brigade in response to the fall armyworm infestation affecting sugarcane plantations and cornfields in the area, a press release from Himamaylan PIO said. On Thursday, the city government conducted a
