By Dennis Gorecho Whips symbolize suffering — Christ in the hands of the Roman soldiers, and the cruelties to Filipinos under Spanish colonial rule. Filipino Catholics are known for having sincere, enormous and extreme expressions of piety considering that the country has the third-largest Catholic population in the world. The fervent devotion and faith shown by devotees became …
Monthly Archives: April 2024
Learn to look for Christ always
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We have to train ourselves to look for Christ always, beginning in the little ordinary things of our daily routine. By so doing, we can find him and start to enter into the dynamic of his love for us, which is what is proper to us. It is important that we …
Marcos Jr. vows continued support for agri sector, farmers
By JEN BAYLON President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has committed to supporting the agriculture sector and farmers following the distribution of 4,724 land titles to beneficiaries in Negros Occidental on Monday, April 8. Marcos urged the Department of Agrarian Reform to strengthen partnerships with other government agencies to efficiently identify beneficiaries and maximize the use of …
Over 20 kiosks demolished
By Mae Singuay More than 20 kiosks along Carmen Avenue in Bacolod City’s Barangay Alijis have been demolished during road clearing operations by the City Legal Office’s City Enforcement Team (CET). CET head Rey Demisana said most establishments demolished were stalls selling ready-to-wear clothes along the road. Demisana said the operations are in preparation …
Over P45-M illegal drugs seized in W. Visayas in March
The month-long campaign of various units under the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) confiscated around 6,709 grams of shabu and 42 grams of marijuana with a total estimated price of P45.62 million in March this year. PRO-6 data showed that for the whole month, the 194 police-initiated operations also apprehended 242 illegal drug personalities. …
Marcos urges stakeholders to identify energy locations in Visayas
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. called on all stakeholders to identify additional locations for energy storage systems in the Visayas region. Marcos said this in his speech during the ceremonial energization of the Cebu-Negros-Panay 230-kilovolt Backbone Project in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. “I implore all our stakeholders in the Visayas to strategically identify suitable …
PBBM: No need for nationwide state of calamity over El Niño
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said he does not see the need to place the entire country under a state of calamity due to El Niño. In an interview in Bacolod City, Marcos said the government is addressing the effects of the phenomenon at the local level, stressing that affected provinces are being impacted to …
Negros overcomes Marikina’s late run in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros Muscovados prevented the Marikina Shoemasters’ fourth quarter uprising to score a 73-62 victory in MPBL at the Orion Sports Complex in Bataan on Monday night, April 8. Leading by as much as 18 points at 63-45 early in the fourth quarter, the Muscovados were stunned by a huge …
Isabela West Elem School shines in Palarong Panlalawigan
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Isabela West Elementary School bucked the odds to capture the elementary boys’ volleyball championship in the 2024 Palarong Panlalawigan recently held in Bacolod City. The Municipality of Isabela representatives clinched the qualifying tournament title after defeating the squad from Negros Occidental’s Silay City in a one-game finale held at the …
Ex-Letran deputy LA Tenorio savors playing with Knights
Terrafirma and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel’s clash in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup last Sunday, April 7, not only saw the Dyip pull off an upset against the crowd darlings. It also served as a mini-reunion for some of the protagonists, as former Letran assistant coach LA Tenorio went head-to-head with some of his …