Promoting chastity
This should be an ongoing concern for all of us. We should do whatever we can to promote it, fighting it out to live it properly ourselves and helping others to do the same. While it is not the most
This should be an ongoing concern for all of us. We should do whatever we can to promote it, fighting it out to live it properly ourselves and helping others to do the same. While it is not the most
One aspect that has been badly hurt by this COVID pandemic in the Philippines is education. Just when the Department was about to begin face-to-face classes after a seeming reduction in the number of COVID cases, a new variant has
Commission on Population executive director Juan Antonio Perez III recently expressed concerns that a baby boom would happen when the Covid-19 pandemic is over. In a recent interview, Perez said a spike in the number of Filipino babies born at
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City unanimously approved yesterday a resolution allowing Mayor Evelio Leonardia to enter into a multi-lateral agreement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Philippines Inc. for the purchase of vaccines against the coronavirus disease
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Talisay City in Negros Occidental is now under a state of calamity due to extensive damage brought about by the flashfloods that affected 4,661 families in 17 barangays. The Talisay Sangguniang Panlungsod approved yesterday the recommendation
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The 60 employees of the Bacolod City Water District who were terminated for job redundancy will seek reinstatement, Ceasar Beloria, one of their counsels, said yesterday. Beloria said they might file the appeal before Baciwa
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division reported yesterday that it has neutralized 85 armed New People’s Army rebels in regions 6 and 7, with 17 of them killed in gun-battles, last year. Of the neutralized rebels, 22
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Losses in livestock and agro-fisheries due to heavy flooding in the third district of Negros Occidental had already reached P20 million, as of yesterday. Provincial Veterinarian, Dr. Renante Decena, reported P3.5-million worth of damage to
AFTER THE FLOOD. A fisherman returned to the sea in Barangay Balaring, Silay City Wednesday* Nic Ledesma/CCN photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN & ADRIAN P. NEMES III Two suspects on a motorcycle shot and killed a probationer along circumferential road in Brgy. Pahanocoy, Bacolod City, yesterday morning. The victim was identified by the police as Noel Peraren, 54,
Third District Rep. Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez turned over three priority infrastructure projects to the Municipality of E. B. Magalona, costing a total of P17 million, in two separate ceremonies on March 17, a press release from E.B. Magalona said.
On the Solemnity of St. Joseph, celebrated on March 19, the readings of the Mass highlight the importance and indispensability of faith, which is first of all a gift of God who starts to share his life, nature and power
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The focused military operations of the Philippine Army against remnants of the New People’s Army in Negros Oriental and Capiz in Panay, led to more encounters on March 15, resulting in the recovery of firearms and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Island Region (NIR), once signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is expected to boost the economy of 5th district of Negros Occidental, yesterday disclosed Rep. Emilio “Dino” Yulo. Both House of Representatives
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting the Board of Directors of the Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA)-Primewater to study the possibility of suspending the imposition of minimum charges to water concessionaires with zero consumption. The resolution
Cobra Energy Drink secured a comfortable victory against the shorthanded Vitamilk, but it was the latter who raced to a 22-20 advantage by the end of the first quarter. Cobra Energy Drink, having the manpower advantage needed to fight back,