‘Kaya? Yes, kaya!’
ON AUGUST 13, the One Negros Ecumenical Council (ONEC), Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan and Dapat Isa Lang (D1L) Movement held a press conference in...
Oops! It’s Thirdy’s legacy
SAGAY City in Negros Occidental literally shone on the world stage just recently.
Two of its girls’ softball teams — the 14-Under (U-14) and 12-Under...
Lord, have mercy on the sugar industry
FIGURATIVELY speaking, the sugar industry is now in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital.
It is as if the industry, just to survive,...
‘White knight’ in Negros
WHEN I entered law school at Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan in Cagayan de Oro City in 2015, I failed the aptitude test. But the...
A mother’s pain, a daughter’s wish, a cousin’s grief
YES, the Yanson family saga, marked by a succession of legal challenges, is far from over.
From the start of July until now, legal hullabaloos...
Cadiz: A ‘sun-kissed’ city
CADIZ City in Negros Occidental has emerged as one of the most dynamic cities in the Visayas. Blessed with abundant land and rich marine...
Matt’s ‘silver bullet’ vs US crab ban
IT IS AN incontestable truth that the United States’ ban on Philippine blue crab imports, which took effect on June 11, has adversely affected...
Cousins’ war series begins
THE SUSPENSE is over! Without any ifs or buts, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on...
A loud success over loud critics
TALISAY City in Negros Occidental now has a new public market.
On July 18, the city’s P340-million, two-storey modern public market, situated on a three-hectare...
Water insecurity in the ‘super city’
BACOLOD City Lone District Rep. Albee Benitez has often romanticized his vision of making Bacolod a “super city.” In his State of the City...