• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The 122 families displaced by the recent armed encounter between Army soldiers and remnants of the New People’s Army in Sitio Bairan, Barangay General Luna, Toboso, Negros Occidental, have started to return home as the site
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The encounters between New People’s Army rebel remnants and Army soldiers in Toboso and Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, will not affect the May 12 elections in those areas, Atty. Lionel Marco Castillano, Comelec regional director for
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The implementation of the Comelec gun ban has led to the apprehension of 84 violators in Western Visayas for the period of January 12 to March 18. A total of 90 firearms, explosives, and gun replicas
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded 1,338 dengue cases in Negros Occidental within a period of 45 days this year, an increase of 1,068 cases compared to 270 in the same period last year. From January
A total of 581 beneficiaries from all 23 barangays of E. B. Magalona received their Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) cash cards containing P6,000 in assistance under the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) Program, during the Cash Cards Distribution at
SAN JOSE. A celebration of the Feast of San Jose on March 19, where some Ilonggo families partake in a traditional ritual where the holy family, played by family members, is honored through singing, washing of hands, feeding, and donations.* Carlo Leonardia photo
In all our relationships, especially with God, the ideal condition to pursue and achieve is that of intimacy and ardor. While this would require tremendous effort and sacrifice, we should convince ourselves that pursuing it would be all worthwhile. Of
When I was much younger, one of the school subjects that I thought was useless in the Catholic school I was in was Values Education. Back then, I thought that the need to teach about values in a classroom setting
According to the Bureau of Immigration, traffickers are still using the country’s backdoor routes to lure more victims into working for scam hubs abroad. Three Filipinos allegedly lured to work as love scammers in Cambodia who were recently repatriated had
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A group art exhibition that brings to light the untold stories of women through powerful and evocative artworks, opened at the Dana Art Space at the FGS Yuan Thong Temple, Burgos Street, Bacolod City on March
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Following the report of strong financial performance over the past years, the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental has promoted three provincial government employees as heads of key divisions of its Economic Enterprise Development Department (EEDD).
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. With a strong commitment to expanding support for sectors in the minority, the City Government of Kabankalan has released the honorarium for Balik-Pagtudlo Volunteers in the community and is set to provide assistance to tricycle
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN P/Col. Timmar Alam is the new officer-in-charge of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NORPPO). Alam took over the NORPPO command from P/Col. Lito Patay, who was temporarily designated as provincial police OIC, following the administrative
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. A senior citizen was severely injured after he was shot four times by a laborer while attending to his farm animals on Sunday at Sitio Kaliban, Barangay Banogbanog, Isabela, Negros Occidental. Police said that the
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. A 17-year-old was killed over an alleged debt dispute on Thursday along the National Highway of Barangay Refugio, Calatrava, Negros Occidental. The victim was identified as alias Japoy, 17, a resident of Barangay 5, San
That’s what happened to St. John the Baptist. (cfr. Mk 6,14-29) Just because he did not want to lose face before his guests, King Herod finally chose to give in to the request of a dancing girl who, advised by
