November 16, 2020

Optimistic

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez recently stressed that “the worst is over,” with third quarter gross domestic product shrinking at a slower pace than the previous quarter.   “As we gradually reopen the economy with health interventions, our GDP performed much better.

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Biz digitalization pushed

          Industry stakeholders will participate on Dec. 3 in a virtual National Export Congress (NEC) on the theme “Digitalization Boost: Invigorating Export in the New Normal” to discuss how exporters can digitally transform different aspects of their business and sustain

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Where to find our strength

By Fr. Roy Cimagala To go directly to the point, we can only find our true strength in Christ. There’s no other—no, not in some drugs, therapy, physical stamina, genes, etc. These things only give, at best, some temporary relief.

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Armenia ceasefire

by Gwynne Dyer This time, the truce will last. The 2,000 Russian troops flying into Armenia this week and fanning out to police the ceasefire lines in Nagorno-Karabakh are being sent there for five years renewable, and neither Armenia nor

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The STAR shines on

Twinkle, twinkle DAILY STARReaders wondered where you areDid your writers go somewhere?Did the COVID give them scare?Ah, but STARS will shine and glowJust to bring the news to youLord, please bless this earthbound STARKeep it shining near and far!AMEN. What

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Early okay of P4.4B budget assured

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental is targeting to complete the deliberations of the proposed P4.4 billion budget of the province for 2021, before the end of this month.           This was after the SP Committee on Finance, chaired by

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My social bubble

BY EDOUARD GARCIA Nine months of the pandemic and I have created my own little social bubble with whom I could safely interact with and keep a bit of my sanity.           It certainly keeps me abreast of what’s going

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No state of calamity declaration yet – guv

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday reiterated that the province is not yet declaring a state of calamity, despite the damage to crops in Negros Occidental reaching P184.7 million, due to the drought, while also

Mayor lauds Himamaylan entries to Panaad competitions

Mayor Raymund Tongson congratulated and continued cheering for the contingent of Himamaylan City for the various competitions in the 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival this week, a press release from Himamaylan PIO said. “I am proud to see Himamaylanons showcase

NGCP: Red, yellow alert still up in Luzon, Visayas grids

The Luzon and Visayas grids were placed under alert status for the third consecutive day on Thursday, due to thin power supply. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) put the Luzon grid under red alert status from 3

Cadiz folk dancers top Panaad competition

CHAMPION. The “Sayaw sa Cuyo” dance performance of Cadiz City was declared champion in the 2024 Panaad sa Negros Folk Dance Competition at the Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod City on Wednesday* Andrew Altarejos photo

Christ gives himself to us completely

That’s what we can gather from what Christ said about himself being the Bread of Life. “I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eats of this bread, he shall live for ever; and the