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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental will ask for three million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, after the national government announced that it will take care of 70 percent of the country’s population, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday. Lacson, who
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
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
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
WATERSPORTS FEST. Fireworks signal the opening of the First Bacolod Watersports Festival yesterday, at the 800-meter seafront of the Bacolod Baywalk Recreational Park, where various water sports activities such as bancarera, beach volleyball, boat tug-of-war, and paddling, among others, will be held until April* CGSamillano photo
Victorias City is among the seven cities in the Philippines that will be part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Cities for Enhanced Governance and Engagement (CHANGE) Project. On March 12, Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez signed the
The Department of Education (DepEd) Negros Occidental recently held a coordination meeting with the counterpart committee chairs from the provincial government of Negros Occidental, Bacolod City government, and DepEd Division of Bacolod City for the upcoming 2024 Provincial Athletic Association
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following its approval by the Philippine Senate, the Negros Island Region bill is now almost finished, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. disclosed yesterday. Abalos, who attended the series of activities in Victorias
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has announced his intention to seek reelection as mayor of highly urbanized Bacolod City. Right now, I’m staying put, Benitez said when he made the announcement on Saturday, during a press briefing
The Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) member-consumer-owners (MCO) Federation registered their opposition to House Bill No. 9805, which seeks to grant a franchise to Negros Electric and Power Company (NEPC) through a joint-venture agreement between Prime Electric and CENECO, through