Few losers accept defeat
As if our troubles were not enough worrying about this newly discovered virus that China has gifted the world, we also cannot help worrying about the very strange turns in our climate. Has it always been like this? Seems I
As if our troubles were not enough worrying about this newly discovered virus that China has gifted the world, we also cannot help worrying about the very strange turns in our climate. Has it always been like this? Seems I
That’s right. We need to declare an unrelenting war against our self-indulgence which has become a very formidable problem we all have. Yes, this has always been a problem to us, but these days it is much more so. With
The overall ranking of the Philippines dropped three spots to eighth this year from fifth last year in the 2020 Global Microscope of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s financial inclusion score, despite improvements spurred by the government’s need to promote digital
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The Bacolod City Social Welfare and Development Office will distribute P31,310,000 in emergency cash subsidy to residents starting tomorrow until Saturday. City Social Welfare and Development head Pacita Terro said the amount will be distributed
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN P/Brig. Gen. Rolando Miranda, the newly-installed regional police director of Western Visayas, yesterday vowed a relentless anti-drug campaign, and tasked regional and provincial police to go after High Value Individual drug personalities. Miranda, in his acceptance
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Rep. Francisco Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) said yesterday that raising the age in determining statutory rape, from 12 years old to below 16, widens the shield of the law in protecting minors from sexual predators
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental is not lowering its vigilance against the Covid-19 pandemic with the resumption of flights between Cebu and Bacolod, and Bacolod and Manila. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said the provincial government
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested by the police in the cities of Bacolod and Cadiz in Negros Occidental Tuesday, that yielded more than P41,000 worth of suspected shabu. Police Station 8 operatives nabbed Fellix Pahamutang
Mayor Evelio Leonardia signed Executive Order No. 76, series of 2020, congratulating and commending Dr. Patrick Joseph Mabugat for placing second in the November 2020 Physician Licensure Examination. “Patrick Joseph Mabugat is a source of pride for the City of
West Visayas State University claimed the overall champion title during the recently concluded Culture and the Arts Conference and Festival 2024 held on March 25, a press release from the university said. Besting 10 other participating members of the Regional
Two of my primary advocacies focus on women and children with special needs. I am delighted that my personal celebration of Women’s Month included two activities where I reunited with young women, and children with special needs on separate occasions.
“Sugar is the sociopath of foods, it acts sweet but it is really poison” – Karen Salmansohn Some sugar mills close earlier than expected. Why do some sugar mills close their milling operations for the year 2023-24 by the end
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two persons died on March 25, one as a result of a shooting incident in La Carlota City, while a 56-year-old jobless man drowned in Pontevedra, all in Negros Occidental. Initial police investigations showed that a
Philippine finance app Gcash, through its GForest feature, is the 2023 National Winner of the Energy Globe Award in the Philippines. According to a press release, the recognition serves as a testament to GCash’s commitment to environmental sustainability and its
HOLY WEEK. The faithful flock to San Sebastian Cathedral yesterday as Palm Sunday ushers in the beginning of the observance of the Holy Week* Andrew Altarejos photo