What a global embarrassment!
CALL IT a global embarrassment.The July 12 robbery-slay of world-renowned marine scientist Dr. Kent Carpenter inside his home in Barangay Ajong, Sibulan, Negros Oriental...
‘Na, naman!?’
HERE we are again.
Power shortages, electricity rate hikes, and brownouts.
These are the three prevailing realities across the Visayas today.
They are no longer isolated incidents...
A climax of misunderstanding
ON JULY 4, a sashing ceremony was held at Park Inn by Radisson in Bacolod City for two beauty queens who will represent their...
Meet the ‘Vincent van Gogh’ of Cadiz
FOR SOME, painting is a hobby. For others, it is a form of healing.
But for a tapasero (sugarcane cutter) from the mountain barangay of...
In championing net-metering
JUST RECENTLY, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) recognized the billionaire Enrique K. Razon Jr.-led Negros Power for its leadership in promoting clean energy.
The citation...
‘Tigi lang, pero…’
THE NATIONAL Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines – Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (NACUSIP-TUCP) has spoken out on...
A P200-million question
NEGROS Occidental is facing a perfect storm.
Three major crises are simultaneously battering the province: the resurgence of the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) that...
A rude awakening
SCHOOLS are meant for learning, not for crime.
That is why what happened at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on June 22...
A silent yet power(ful) crisis
WE IN the Visayas are facing a silent yet powerful crisis.
This June, electricity rates have surged by more than P2 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
For example,...
‘Omnishambles’
THE REPORTED re-infestation of the Red-Striped Soft Scale Insect (RSSI) in Negros Occidental, which has once again damaged more than 2,000 hectares of sugarcane...