As economies feel the impacts of climate change, calls for measures that will put a price on emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are heightened now more than ever. The Department of Finance is studying carbon pricing instruments and
It’s amazing how St. Paul and his companions weathered all kinds of trials and challenges just to proclaim the Good News about Christ and our salvation. Even when he was mocked by non-believers, he just persisted in preaching, trying his
According to the 2022 Countryside Bank Survey (CBS) report released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas last week, vulnerabilities to natural calamities and harvesting uncertainties remain the most common problems that banks face when extending credit to agriculture, which hampers
The story of Paul and his companion, Silas, going to many places to preach and to convert many people, and in the process met severe opposition also and were, in fact, imprisoned and later released in a miraculous way, somehow
One of our must-tries during our trip to Rome, now that our kids are already teenagers, is an aperitivo, which is similar to the American happy hour. Generally available between late afternoon and early evening, it is when Italians relax
World Health Organization member states that have spent the last two years drafting an international accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response still don’t have anything to show for all the work, prompting the WHO chief to beg those countries
We should never take for granted the crucial role of the Holy Spirit in our life. He is God who continues to guide us, to abidingly intervene in our life, prompting us about what to think, say and do. This
All the readings this Sunday speak of love – God’s love. Each reading is so replete with spiritual richness, that I am overwhelmed and at a loss on how to justly unpack such precious gems. And so, I decided to
Power rates are expected to rise in May due to the extreme heat and the recent power shortages that has seen the national grid operator place all regions in the country under either red or yellow alert as multiple power
This is what we can get from the readings of the Mass on the 6th Sunday of Easter, Year B. (cfr. Acts 10,25-26.34-35.44-48; 1Jn 4,7-10; Jn 15,9-17) The true love that can only come and is a sharing of the
Negros Occidental, represented by St. John’s Institute, captured the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Elementary Girls Volleyball title on May 6 at the Montalbo Gym in Bacolod City. In the elimination round the Negros Occidental girls defeated Capiz in
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The week-long anti-drug operations of the police in Western Visayas has resulted in the apprehension of 98 drug suspects and the recovery of almost two kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated market value of P13,226,000.
Kabataan Partylist-Negros vehemently condemned the intimidation, psychological harassment, and constant illegal surveillance by the state forces to Florence Guzon, KPL-Negros’ Secretary General, a press release from the group said. Last April 25, state elements went to Guzon’s residence in Talisay
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), the largest political party in the country, has forged an alliance with Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) to further promote people’s interests under the Bagong Pilipinas program of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., a
Coast Guard personnel rescuing six fishermen from a capsized boat off the coastline of Silay City in Negros Occidental.* PCG photo
In a bid to enhance public transportation and promote eco-friendly travel options, the City of Bacolod, with the initiative of Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, will launch a green route dry run featuring electric jeeps (e-jeeps) starting May 15 until May
