If the surge in measles and pertussis cases in the country isn’t enough, the World Health Organization has also sounded the alarm over the rising incidence of viral Hepatitis in the Philippines, as a WHO report placed us 9th among
We should always feel the need to always strengthen our belief in Christ. That’s because with all the things that we have to grapple with everyday, there’s always the tendency to set Christ aside and to fall into depending on
As the world grapples with global crises, particularly hunger and malnutrition, the World Food Program is urging the private sector to help governments in solving those problems. “We can no longer depend on governments to do everything. We just can’t.
This is a great challenge for us! Since we are God’s image and likeness, we should also try to assume the very same attitude God has towards sinners, or towards anyone with whom we have some differences and conflicts. And
Ranked as the most disaster-prone country for 13 years, the Philippines also emerged as the ninth-most earthquake threatened nation worldwide, experiencing 581 quakes in 2023 alone, according to a study by Utility Bidder, a UK-based energy consultancy company. Among these
The readings of Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter (Act 4,32-37 / Jn 3,7-15) somehow reminds us of two things: we need to live Christian poverty which demands all from us, and for that to take place, we need
In the recently released World Bank report “East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) Economic Update,” the Washington-based lender said top companies in the region have been “falling behind productivity” against the best firms in richer economies since the 2000s, especially
That’s from the first reading of the Mass of the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. (cfr. Is 7,14) It’s a prophecy about the long-expected Redeemer. It somehow already describes the Messiah as both God and man. As such,
On the evening of Easter, Jesus appears to the apostles gathered inside a locked room for fear of the Jews. He greets them, “Peace be with you!” Peace is the first gift of the risen Lord. It is the first
The national government has called on the public to practice “small measures” to conserve water in their households, such as limiting bidet usage, as the nation faces the double whammy of a rapidly dwindling water supply and a strong El
A total of 134 applicants for student driver’s permit in E.B. Magalona and neighboring cities, finished the two-day Theoretical Driving Course Seminar conducted at the town’s Public Plaza on April 25 and 26. The applicants yesterday received a certificate of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The order of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to remove non-tariff barriers, aimed at bringing down rising domestic prices of agricultural products, has alarmed sugar farmers who said that it will threaten to flood the country with
The Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM), the oldest primary NGO in the country, through its Negros and Iloilo Offices, in collaboration with its partner, the Panay-Negros-Guimaras Crab Fishers Alliance (PANEG-CA), have spearheaded the first ever Regional Advocacy Mission in Western
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Visayas Command (VISCOM) is monitoring the unauthorized presence of a China-flagged Research/Survey Vessel named SHEN KUO, that was observed on April 30 in the vicinity of Sulat, Eastern Samar. It was first sighted in Rapu
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The United Negros Alliance (UNegA) is set to hold its general assembly this month, as the political party gears up for the elections on May next year. Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr., the UNegA secretary
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez is extending the suspension of face-to-face (F2F) classes on May 2 and 3 on all pre-schools up to senior high schools, in all public and private schools in Bacolod City, as
