By Herman M. Lagon Complicated and deeply ingrained with historical grievances, cultural tensions and geopolitical complexity is the Israel-Hamas war. With each side firmly rooted in its own stories of justice, survival and resistance, the present circumstances mark decades of conflict. The difficulty is seeing an end to this war that respects Israel’s security needs …
Monthly Archives: September 2024
Let’s give NIR a chance —solon
“Give it a chance. Allow Negros Island Region [NIR] to be implemented.” This was how Negros Occidental 6th District Representative Mercedes Alvarez-Lansang reacted after six petitioners from Negros Oriental and Siquijor sought a temporary restraining order from the Supreme Court (SC) on the recently enacted law establishing the NIR. “All we want is that the …
SRA secures customs clearance to ship 25.3-K MT raw sugar to US
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) obtained a customs clearance to ship 25,300 metric tons (MT) of raw sugar to the United States from Bredco port in Bacoldo City yesterday. Cargo vessel Tate J was originally estimated to sail at 10:00 a.m. yesterday, but was moved to Tuesday, September 3, due to unfavorable weather. “Loading and …
Parents, teachers tapped on crime prevention campaign
The National Police Commission (Napolcom) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have targeted Parent Teacher Associations (PTA) in various schools in Western Visayas to help the organization in the crime prevention campaign. Napolcom Regional Director Lawyer Jerome Asuga said this effort is part of the 30th National Crime Prevention Week activities. “This crime prevention week, …
NegOr LGUs to receive new polling machines for voters’ education
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will deploy new automated counting machines (ACMs) to all Negros Oriental local government units (LGUs) for its voters’ education in November, six months ahead of the May 2025 polls, an official said yesterday. This is the first time that all Negros Oriental LGUs will have their own ACMs for demonstration …
Marcos assures gov’t ready for ‘Enteng,’ vows timely public advisories
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. assured yesterday that the government is prepared and closely monitoring the situation on the ground as Tropical Storm “Enteng” (international name “Yagi”) drenches much of Luzon and parts of Visayas. In a media interview in Malacañang, Marcos said the government already has a template that agencies and local government units …
Bacolod Tay Tung’s Chuatico, Montoro commit to Ateneo
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts standouts Jihan Isabelle Chuatico and Alexia Marie Montoro have committed to join the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles women’s volleyball team. Chuatico and Montoro formalized their move to the team of head coach Sergio Veloso ahead of the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament …
USLS swimmer hailed for bronze medal feat in Thailand
By ADRIAN STEWART CO University of St. La Salle (USLS)-Bacolod swimmer Juancho Michael Jamon received a citation from the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod for his bronze medal feat in the Asian Open Schools Invitational Swimming Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. The eight-year-old Jamon was congratulated by the Sangguniang Panlungsod through a resolution authored by Councilor Em Ang …
Durham powers Meralco past NorthPort, into share of lead
Allen Durham just missed out on a triple-double in the Meralco Bolts’ 109-99 win over the NorthPort Batang Pier in the 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup on Sunday evening, September 1, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Durham scored 19 of his 34 points in the pivotal third quarter while adding 16 rebounds and nine dimes to …
Unbeaten run not on Lacsina, Akari’s mind in PVL finals
The win-loss record of the Akari Chargers in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference has yet to be tainted. From a clean 8-0 sweep of the preliminaries up until the knockout playoffs, the Taka Minowa-coached squad sustained their form towards their first-ever PVL finals, their last game being the dramatic semifinal round against …