Carlos Yulo is back for another tour of duty in the Olympics. Yulo was qualified for the Summer Games anew as he became the highest eligible athlete from floor exercise during the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. The Filipino gymnast is also the only male athlete from Philippine gymnastics’ four-member delegation, which includes Filipino-Americans Aleah Finnegan, …
Monthly Archives: July 2024
‘Unknown reasons’: Lacson urges public to be vigilant amid ‘info theft’ incidents
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson advised residents to be vigilant against persons who take personal information from identification cards (IDs) for unknown reasons. Lacson has already discussed with Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office director, Colonel Rainerio de Chavez, regarding a Chinese-looking individual who reportedly took photos of IDs in exchange for P400. According to …
Empowering farmers
By Ignacio R. Bunye BanKo, the microfinance arm of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), has joined forces with agritech company Agrilever to launch a possible game-changing Agri NegosyoKo Loan Program. This initiative aims to uplift farmers and fortify agricultural communities by providing them with essential resources. The heart of the program lies in …
Going beyond the material and the natural
By Fr. Roy Cimagala When Christ said, “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven,” (Matthew 5:20) we have to understand that Christian life will involve the task of going beyond what simply is material and natural in our life. That’s …
DTI-NegOcc: 24% of school supplies hike prices
BY JEN BAYLON As the new school year approaches, parents in Negros Occidental are facing a slight increase in the prices of some school supplies, according to the monitoring of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Western Visayas. The DTI reported that 24 percent of school supplies — such as notebooks, pens and …
Meat prices drop in NegOcc; egg prices soar
By JEN BAYLON The prices of pork, chicken and beef in Negros Occidental have decreased, the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) reported. According to PVO’s report, as of July 22, pork prices have decreased by P0.31 per kilo, while chicken prices have dropped by P0.14 per kilo. Beef, on the other hand, has also seen …
DA roadshow highlights modern tech to increase rice production
The Department of Agriculture, through the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), is holding a two-day roadshow starting Wednesday, July 24, showcasing various farm technologies for the entire rice value chain from land preparation to postharvest, to strengthen mechanization as one of the keys to food sufficiency and food security. PhilMech Director …
No shortage, overpricing of school supplies in NegOr
Five days ahead of the opening of classes on July 29, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental said on Wednesday, July 24, that they had not received reports of shortage, hoarding or overpricing of school supplies. Krystle Jade Bato, DTI-Negros Oriental spokesperson, told the Philippine News Agency that they are closely …
Safe spaces for women, children in evacuation centers urged
The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office assured yesterday that evacuation centers in Negros Oriental are safe and friendly to women and children. Hilton Edrial, PSWDO chief, said other evacuation centers across the country are safe and friendly towards children and women, particularly pregnant and nursing mothers while at their temporary shelter, as they …
Negros Oriental records 4.2% inflation rate in June
The increase in prices of meat, vegetables and electricity set the province’s inflation rate at 4.2 percent in June 2024 from 3.6 percent in May. In a virtual press conference, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) provincial head, Engineer Ariel Fortuito, said the June 2024 inflation rate was higher than 0.6 percent in May, but lower …