January 16, 2021

The need for regular retreats

From time to time, we should withdraw from our usual activities and concerns, and go into what is called a spiritual retreat where we try to get a closer if also global picture of the current state of our life.

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They don’t know People Power

Three more days and then it will be January 20. It will be the feastday of St. Sebastian, patron saint of Bacolod City. As far as I can remember, this day has always been celebrated, not only by Catholics, but

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The business community

The Philippine Business for Social Progress, a prestigious organization that gathers business leaders across the country to create various efforts for sustainable development and poverty reduction is calling on the business community to address the need for more livelihood opportunities

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P400M allotted for hog repopulation

The Department of Agriculture would roll out P400 million for the repopulation of hogs in the country to mitigate the impact of the African swine fever (ASF). In a virtual briefing, Reildrin Morales, executive director of the DA’s National Meat

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Farmers receive food subsidy, cash from DA

The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas has started distributing cash and food subsidy vouchers, worth P5,000 each, to qualified marginal farmers in the region, as part of the government’s aid during the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic. The assistance

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Remittances’ contribution to GDP declining

An economist cited a likely lesser contribution of remittances on the Philippines’ annual output given the continued strengthening of the local currency, which, in turn, translates to lower remittance value in peso terms. In a report yesterday, ING Bank Manila

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Consolidated travel guidelines to city out

Negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results, BaCTrac identification card, and online health declaration form are now required for all travelers to Bacolod, as the city government acts to control the spread of Covid infections. Mayor Evelio Leonardia, in

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Flood damage reaches nearly P60-M: official

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Losses in the agro-fisheries and livestock industries in Negros Occidental due to severe flooding on Jan. 1 and Jan. 9 have reached nearly P60 million. Provincial Agriculturist Japhet Masculino said yesterday that losses to rice

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Guv favors Cha-cha for economic provisions

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The resurrection of the proposed Charter Change, as far as economic provisions are concerned, got the support of Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson. But every time the economic provisions are being introduced as reason for

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Beware of our bad reactions to things

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Palm Sunday and the Holy Week

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GRASS FIRE. Volunteer firefighters prioritize a fuel depot as they respond to a grass fire at the BREDCO Port area yesterday.* Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade photo

Vandalized

When an anonymous reader sent a text message to the office, requesting that attention be brought to the issue of vandalism, which is becoming a problem once more, I was happy to oblige for several reasons. The first reason is

No water shortage in Bago and La Carlota

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Although they admitted that the drought affected the water level in their respective local government units, Bago City Mayor Nicholas Yulo and La Carlota City Rex Jalandoon declared in separate media interviews that there is no