By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod City of Smiles tasted another lopsided defeat in the 2024 MPBL Season after bowing to the Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters, 79-54, at the Orion Sports Complex in Orani, Bataan on Thursday night, August 1. Mark Neil Cruz finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and a steal …
Monthly Archives: August 2024
Negrense Canino leads DLSU over Lyceum
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers opened their 2024 Kadayawan Women’s Invitational Volleyball Tournament campaign with a 25-10, 23-25, 25-16, and 25-15 victory over the Lyceum of the Philippines Lady Pirates at the USEP Gym in Davao City on Thursday night, August 1. Negrense Angel Canino spearheaded the …
Villegas stuns Algeria’s Boualam, advances to q’finals
Filipina boxer Aira Villegas produced another fine display to pull off an upset against Algeria’s Roumaysa Boualam in the round-of-16 of the women’s 50-kilogram division in the 2024 Paris Olympics. It’s a double celebration for Villegas, who is turning 29. The Tacloban City-native shocked the second seed in their weight class at the North …
No regrets, no excuses for Marcial after shock Paris exit
Eumir Marcial has no regrets and offered no excuses after absorbing a heartbreaking defeat to Uzbekistan’s Turabek Khabibullaev in the round-of-16 of the men’s 80-kilogram division that ultimately ended his run in the 2024 Paris Olympics on early Wednesday, July 31. The 28-year-old boxer admitted going through physical and medical setbacks in the build-up to his second straight Olympic …
‘Survival mode’; 303IBde: Military ops weaken rebel forces in NegOcc
Rebel groups in Negros Occidental are in their survival stage, 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) commander General Orlando Edralin said. Edralin said rebel forces in the province continue to weaken due to the ongoing military operations, with the help of local government units and communities. He said the rebel groups’ tactical offenses against government forces had …
Addressing persistent flooding in Metro Manila
By Ignacio Bunye The persistent flooding in Metro Manila, exacerbated by Typhoon “Carina,” has brought to light a critical oversight: Our flood-control strategies are simply not working. It’s time we confront this harsh reality head-on. The urgency for long-term disaster prevention and mitigation cannot be overstated; yet it seems we’re dragging our feet. And when billions …
Focus on God always
By Fr. Roy Cimagala “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7) Words of Christ that clearly tell us to simply focus on God in whatever we do, irrespective of the changing circumstances and conditions of our earthly sojourn. Christ reassured …
Lacson: NOCPPO to probe ‘identity theft’
By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson will take a closer look into the incidents involving Chinese nationals who allegedly took pictures of government-issued identification cards from residents in Bacolod City. Lacson said he had instructed Colonel Rainerio de Chavez, director of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO), to conduct an investigation into the …
Negros Island Region TWG to convene this August
The Negros Island Region (NIR) technical working group (TWG) is set to convene in the next two weeks to formulate strategic plans to put in place the institutional arrangements for the new administrative region. Negros Occidental Fifth District Representative Emilio Bernardino Yulo said the district representatives have already received an invitation from the Department …
NegOr bizmen prepare for visitor influx after NIR creation
Local businessmen are pushing for better auto care servicing as they anticipate an incursion of motorists to Negros Oriental province following the recent creation of the Negros Island Region (NIR). Danford Sy, president of the New Bian Yek Commercial Inc. (NBYCI), said in an interview on Wednesday, July 31, that they are looking into …