The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said yesterday it is ready for a massive turnout of voter applicants a few days before the end of the registration period for the 2025 midterm polls. “Inaasahan namin na sa dalawang linggo na nalalabi para sa registration ay mas dadami pa ang mag-a-apply para sa voter registration at mga deactivated,” Comelec …
Monthly Archives: September 2024
Negrense Nonoy aims to bring MPBL experience to Terrafirma
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense guard Mark Nonoy is eager to bring the experience he gained from the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) when he begins his stint with the Terrafirma Dyip in the PBA. According to the Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City native spitfire, he hopes to give a positive impact for the Dyip, …
Negrense Pastrana embraces role as UST’s new leader
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Kent Jane Pastrana is stepping into her role as the new leader of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses in the UAAP Season 87 women’s basketball tournament. Now in her second year with the team, the Negros Occidental’s Silay City native is taking over the leadership responsibilities left …
PBA: Rain or Shine frustrates NLEX in overtime
The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters regained their winning ways in the 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup after frustrating the NLEX Road Warriors in overtime, 123-114, on Tuesday, September 17, at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The Elasto Painters were successful in bouncing back from a 102-124 loss handed by Ginebra on Friday, September 13, also securing their …
Hollis-Jefferson delivers 29, 25 as TNT escapes Magnolia
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson continued his dominance after leading on both ends in TNT Tropang Giga’s 84-82 narrow win over the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots in the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup on Tuesday, September 17, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The undermanned Tropang Giga, who were missing the services of guards Kim Aurin and Rey Nambatac, avoided a major collapse …
Double whammy; La Castellana residents grapple with Kanlaon unrest, habagat rains
By JEN BAYLON Residents living within Kanlaon Volcano’s four-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town are dealing with two crises at once — the volcano’s continuing restlessness and the threat of intense rains brought by the southwest monsoon or habagat. Data from the Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) …
UAAP Season 87 opens with the theme ‘Stronger, Better, Together’
By Dennis Gorecho The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 87 commenced last weekend at the Smart Araneta Coliseum with the theme “Stronger, Better, Together.” “The University of the Philippines (UP) opens the Season 87 as host by sending a message to the world that together, we can be stronger and better as …
‘After Life’: A comedic take on grief
By Herman M. Lagon Beyond just a Netflix series, Ricky Gervais’ “After Life” (2019) is an honest, poignant and profoundly philosophical reflection on what it means to live, grieve and find one’s place in the world after losing a loved one. Thanks to a gentle prod from my ISUFST colleague, Professor Edmer Bernardo, I was reminded, …
San Enrique in calamity state
The municipality of San Enrique in Negros Occidental has been placed under a state of calamity due to the impact of the southwest monsoon or habagat enhanced by Tropical Storm “Ferdie.” The municipal council passed Resolution No. 2024-078 yesterday, declaring a state of calamity in the town. The declaration was based on Resolution No. 3, …
Population census covers homeless persons in Bacolod
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) included 127 homeless individuals in Bacolod City in the total population count under the 2024 Census of Population-Community-Based Monitoring System (POPCEN-CBMS). The midnight census conducted by two teams of enumerators on September 12 surveyed 91 males and 36 females staying on the sidewalks around the city. “We also conduct census …