Our gospel reading last Sunday presented the parables of the wheat field, the mustard seed and the yeast. All three images underscore the incredible dynamism of the kingdom of God which starts small and gradually grows into something large and productive. The wheat field yields a rich harvest that fills the barn, the tiny mustard seed grows into a large bush and provides shelter for the birds, and the little yeast raises the dough that turns into a loaf.
The denial of ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal application by the House of Representatives is a “big blow to Philippine democracy,” Bacolod Bishop Patricio Buzon said yesterday.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 18 local government units in Negros Occidental were among the the 79 localities in Western Visayas that successfully passed the 2024 Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA) conducted by the Department of Interior and
Over 300 residents of Barangay Katilingban, Talisay City received gifts and healthcare services during a successful medical mission and shoebox gift-giving event on January 12, a press release from Lions Club said. The initiative, spearheaded by District 301 B1 Region
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amid the restiveness of Kanlaon volcano, the Negros Occidental provincial government yesterday justified the holding of the Panaad sa Negros Festival, slated for March 24 to 30. Recalling that the yuletide season was celebrated in evacuation
We obviously have to be governed by the rule of law. Without the law, we can only expect disorder and chaos, and all other forms of injustice. But we need to distinguish between the letter of the law and the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Police recovered more than P2 million worth of suspected shabu from eight arrested drug suspects in highly urbanized Bacolod City, and five component cities of Negros Occidental. A buy bust operation conducted at the Goldenfield Commercial
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Farmers have resumed the harvesting of mature sugarcanes within the six kilometer extended danger zone of Kanlaon volcano, after the Office of the Civil Defense lifted its suspension. Donato Sermeno III, Office of the Civil Defense
