Playing catch up
June 28, 2024
Is this what it feels like to be desperately trying to catch up after being left so far behind and/or held back for so long? It has become clear by now that because of the priorities and the competencies (or
Is this what it feels like to be desperately trying to catch up after being left so far behind and/or held back for so long? It has become clear by now that because of the priorities and the competencies (or
The Department of Agriculture is streamlining regulatory processes as part of efforts to reduce food costs and create a policy environment that would attract investors to the sector, hopefully by next year. Agriculture Undersecretary Asis Perez said that complicated regulatory
The national government’s budget deficit widened to P174.9 billion in May this year from P122.2 billion in the same month last year, reflecting a 43.10-percent increase as government expenditure outpaced revenue collections. In a news release yesterday, the Bureau of
Victorias City Coliseum hosted business owners and entrepreneurs who gathered for the “DigiCities Masterclass,” a key event under USAID’s SPEED (Strengthening Private Enterprises for the Digital Economy) initiative, coinciding with World MSME Day, on June 27. The global observance, designated
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Health (DOH) and Commission on Elections have designated their respective regional directors for newly created Negros Island Region, taking the lead among other national government agencies. Dr. Razel Nikka Hao disclosed yesterday that
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN While the majority of La Castellana residents affected by the Kanlaon volcano phreatic eruption have gone home, the lack of water supply remains a perennial problem. Dr. Adriano Suba-an, regional director of Department of Health Western
The midnight fire at Barangay 10, Bacolod City, that affected a total of 34 families of mostly informal settlers.* Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez announced yesterday that the residential rates of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) have significantly decreased an average of P2.40/kWh for the billing month of June. In a statement, Benitez said
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The component cities of Cadiz and Bago in Negros Occidental have emerged as among the top 10 local government units in the country in this year’s Walang Gutom Awards of the Department of Social Welfare and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN About 3,250 police officers assigned at the Police Regional Office 6 in Western Visayas are up for transfer to the Negros Island Region. This is equivalent to 25 percent of the entire strength of the 13,000
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A policeman was injured after being shot during a buy bust operation on July 2 in Sitio Magkinigkig, Barangay Tan-awan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, which resulted in the apprehension of two drug suspects and the recovery
The Alliance of Children’s Ministries in Negros (ACMN) recently conducted a training of trainers at the Cosmopolitan Evangelical Church, Malaspina Street, Bacolod City. Titled “Understanding God’s Heart For Children”, the activity was attended by churches and fellowships in Negros Occidental
Death is the great equalizer of life; it respects no one. Rich or poor, young or old, important or insignificant… it spares no one. In today’s gospel we read the story of Jairus, a powerful member of the community, who
DRILL. Personnel of the municipal government of E.B. Magalona in Negros Occidental participate in the 2nd Quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill at the municipal hall yesterday.*
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri and Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson aired support for government plans to import refined sugar, while farmer groups have called for a data based, transparent and consultative importation plan. “Our production
Mayor Nicholas Yulo and Vice Mayor Ramon Torres led on Friday the blessing and inauguration of a P16.8 million Hazardous and Special Waste Treatment Facility at the vicinity of Bago City Hospital. Initiated by the City Environment Management Office (CEMO),