By Fr. Roy Cimagala That’s right! If we are truly and consistently Christian, fear would have no place in our heart other than that wonderful gift of the Holy Spirit himself that is the fear of the Lord, which is a healthy kind of fear. The fear of the Lord is the fear of offending …
Monthly Archives: March 2024
More ASF-hit hog raisers in NegOcc to get cash aid
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An additional 1,800 hog raisers in Negros Occidental affected by African swine fever (ASF) and hog cholera last year will receive financial assistance from the provincial government. Chiqui Gonzales, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office head, said they allocated a budget of P10 million in assistance for 5,000 affected hog raisers. …
Over 30-K Himamaylanons affected by dry spell
By Mae Singuay More than 30,000 residents in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City were affected by water shortages due to the ongoing drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon. Based on data from the Himamaylan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), a total of 30,825 residents or 8,507 families in Barangays 3, Carabalan, Su-ay, Buenavista, …
Military vows to prevent resurgence of NPA in cleared communities
The Visayas Command (Viscom) said on Saturday, March 2, that military operations will now be focused on preventing the resurgence of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in communities already cleared of insurgency. Lt. General Benedict Arevalo, Viscom chief, said in a statement that after the devastating blows against the CPP-NPA …
DA to provide agri inputs in El Niño-affected areas
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will distribute vegetable seeds in Western Visayas and Ilocos Regions as well as planting materials for high-value crops that require less water in the Zamboanga Peninsula to help farmers recover from the damage and losses due to the dry spell stoked by El Niño. The DA, in collaboration with …
Over P1-M ‘shabu’ seized
By Jen Baylon More than P1 million worth of suspected shabu was seized in a drug buy-bust operation at Barangay Mambulac in Negros Occidental’s Silay City on Friday, March 1. The operation led to the arrest of 58-year-old widow Mary Ann Lim, a resident of the village’s Purok Ipil-ipil. The city police’s drug enforcement team …
Commission calls for stronger measures protecting battered women
The Provincial Commission on Women (PCW) in Negros Oriental called for tighter measures to protect the welfare of battered women as it kicked off on Friday, March 1, the month-long celebration of National Women’s Month this March. PCW Vice Chair Phoebe Tan told reporters in an interview that there is a perceived rise in the …
Negros Occidental language, IT center to get capability upgrade
The provincial government-owned Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC) is seeking an upgrade into a higher digital learning facility with its impending transfer to a bigger campus in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City this year. Ma. Cristina Orbecido, vocational school administrator, said in an interview that they would work on the requirements once …
Blackwater upsets TNT for 2-0 start in PBA
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Blackwater Bossing registered their second victory in as many games in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup as they pulled off an 87-76 stunner against the TNT Tropang Giga at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday night, March 2. Jeth Troy Rosario was a thorn in the side of his …
DLSU dominates Ateneo in UAAP women’s volleyball
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers reaffirmed their dominance over the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles with a 25-12, 25-22, 25-19 win in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Saturday night, March 2. This marked the …