If we live by our Christian faith, we know that holiness is the ultimate and constant purpose of our life. It is what we should pursue and achieve consistently and unrelentingly in anything that we do—from our thoughts and intentions,
Only four days to go before the country’s nationwide vaccination program is supposed to start. What a relief such news must be giving our people who have been living in constant apprehension over the possibility of infection, not knowing, or
Data from the Department of Tourism showed foreign arrivals last year plummeting to their lowest level since at least 1999, dropping to just 1.48 million, a downturn of 82.05 percent year-on-year. The tourism industry suffered a huge setback from the
The 16th Bacolaodiat Festival in Bacolod City has been cancelled due to Covid-19* Rods Palma photo
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Some 8,216 out of 23,545 establishments in Bacolod, or about 34.9 percent, have been registered in the city’s baCTrac system, as of this month. But Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for medical and data analysis of
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN / ADRIAN P. NEMES III Motorcycle-riding suspects killed two more alleged drug personalities in Bacolod City and Silay, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, even as police probers are still facing a blank wall on the identities of
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Active Covid-19 cases in Negros Occidental have shown a drop in the past several days, the Provincial Incident Management Team said yesterday. The active cases were from 90 on Feb. 2, 101 on Feb. 4, 98
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Farmers of the San Enrique Multi-Purpose Cooperative sold 7,790 kilos of clean and dry palay to the National Food Authority in Bacolod City Tuesday. Ronald Aluyen, supervisor of the JJ warehouse at Bredco port in
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Businessman Leo Rey Yanson and his mother, Olivia, have remained in control of the Rural Transit (Mindanao) Inc., following a stockholders’ meeting yesterday. In the election of the members of the board of directors, Leo Rey
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Drinking of alcoholic liquor in restaurants, hotels, and similar dine-in establishments in Bacolod City is now allowed from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has signed Executive Order No. 3, series of
Mayor Raymund Tongson congratulated and continued cheering for the contingent of Himamaylan City for the various competitions in the 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival this week, a press release from Himamaylan PIO said. “I am proud to see Himamaylanons showcase
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Despite the heightened registration campaign, Provincial Comelec supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria admitted that the 52,655 persons who applied for voter registration in Negros Occidental is still “below target.” The Commission on Elections target is to
Senator Imee Marcos with Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer and his wife, Rep. Juliet Marie Ferrer, at the opening of 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City.* GPB photo
That’s what we can gather from the readings of the Mass on Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter. (Acts 8,1-8; Jn 6,35-40) Whatever negative things we can encounter along the way, the good, which is a matter of believing
The readings of the Mass of the Third Sunday of Easter, Year B, (Acts 3,13-15.17-19; 1 Jn 2,1-5; Lk 24-35-48) tell us that it was out of ignorance that the people then crucified Christ, the very savior of mankind, but
The Abanse Negrense Negros Occidental Softball Team was recently named the champions in the Little League and Senior League categories, and first runner-up for the Junior League category at the Little League Philippine Series – National Finals held at Tanauan
