Who’s ‘the cheese’?
LAST week, crime stories in Negros Occidental hit like a tsunami, sending shockwaves not only through communities but also across military and police institutions.
The...
JPT’s ‘stupendous nerve’
ON A FINE afternoon of April 19, I had the opportunity to meet one of Iloilo City’s most well-known, brilliant, and exemplary public servants...
Hues for healing, recovery
COLORS — light or dark — play an essential role in human life.
They shape behavior, evoke emotions, and even influence decisions.
Yes, they also brighten...
But first, crises!
NO ONE is exempt from the ripple effects of the global oil crisis. No thanks to the continuing tensions in the Middle East.
What we...
Selfless act rooted in kindness and compassion
CRISIS-RIDDEN
Crisis-ridden La Castellana, Negros Occidental remains at the “core of disaster.” When the rainy season arrives, flooding seems inevitable, as four of its rivers...
Jokers?
ON APRIL 8, thousands of tricycle drivers in the Negros Island Region (NIR) received P5,000 in “ayuda” from the Department of Social Welfare and...
Cultivating a ‘Garden of Understanding’
“LOVE doesn’t count chromosomes.”
For me, this was one impactful line that immediately captured my attention during the “Happy Walk” event at SM City Bacolod...
Faith, challenges, miracles, survival
I FIRST heard the name Jerry Sy (JSY) as a mega contractor in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental back in 2015, when I was...
Futile appeal amid twin crisis
FROM A sugar crisis to an oil crisis — call it a double whammy for struggling stakeholders in the sugar industry: planters (both big...
Spelling real care
HEMODIALYSIS? It now dictates everything. Figuratively speaking, it has become almost synonymous with suffering.
Why?
In medical terms, it is a life-sustaining process. Let us be...