January 20, 2021

Rebound and abound

Welcome to the new year! Cebu Landmasters chairman and chief executive officer, Joe Soberano III, describes 2021 as “the year of the rebound and abound”. These words not only echo the aspirations of a business community battered by the unexpected

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God Bless the Philippines!

One hundred million vaccinations in his first 100 days. That was the promise of then presidential candidate Joe Biden to the American people who promptly voted for him, rejecting incumbent leader Donald Trump who had not shown much interest in

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Learning crisis

Advocacy group Philippine Business for Education is pushing for a comprehensive set of reforms to address a learning crisis in the country. “Our students, as reported by three international learning assessments, are ranked among the lowest in the world in

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San Carlos gives loan assistance

The San Carlos City government, through Mayor Renato Gustilo, turned over three checks, worth P60,000 each, to registered associations, at the City Mayor’s Office yesterday. The three groups that received the assistance facilitated by the Cooperatives and Livelihood Development Office

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Gov’t addressing high food prices

The government has readied immediate and medium-term solutions to help tame the increase in the prices of food items, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave the assurance, as prices of agricultural products and other food items remain high

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SSS Bacolod closed for disinfection

The Social Security System temporarily closed its Bacolod branch located at Lacson Street for two days for sanitation and disinfection as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus disease 2019 (CoVid-19) pandemic, its advisory said yesterday. Normal operations will resume tomorrow,

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Djokovic hit, Australian Open tensions run high

Australia’s Nick Kyrgios dismissed world number one Novak Djokovic as a “tool” as a backlash grew against tennis players flown in for the Australian Open during a raging pandemic. Kyrgios joined a wave of criticism of the Serb for reportedly

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Fight sport athletes in ‘Calambubble’ 99% complete

Almost everyone called up to the national team training for three combat sports are now at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba City in Laguna, Philippine Sports Institute national training director Marc Velasco said yesterday. During the Philippine Sportswriters Association

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My garden in Bacolod

When I look out of my courtyard in Paris, France, it’s easy to get homesick for Bacolod. Although there’s a beautiful garden just across my street in a downtown chateau, it’s not accessible to me night and day. One has

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Kiko hopeful NIR signed into law by April

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As the Negros Island Region bill, which has already been approved by the House of Representatives and Philippine Senate, soon finds it way to Malacañang, Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez said he is

Water shortages in 11 Himamaylan City brgys

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Eleven of the 19 barangays of Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental are experiencing water shortages, according to Mayor Raymund Tongson. Tongson disclosed that the extreme heat brought on by the El Niño phenomenon has caused even

‘Trabaho Para sa Bayan’ IRR signed; focus on high-quality jobs

The country’s labor market is exhibiting signs of steady progress amid domestic and external risks, boosted by a historic low 3.1-percent unemployment rate in December 2023. On Tuesday, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) led the signing of the

The cross is necessary in our life

We have to realize that we need the cross. Whether we like it or not, the cross will be unavoidable in our life due to our wounded human condition. We should, therefore, develop the proper attitude toward it, and that

Victorias included in USAID governance project

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

Photo of the Day

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