The upcoming onset of the northeast monsoon or “amihan” season may bring cooler days ahead and longer nights due to the equinoxes, the head of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Monday. Pagasa Administrator Nathaniel Servando said September 22 is the autumnal or fall equinox, when neither of the earth’s pole …
Monthly Archives: September 2024
Alarcon struggles as UP beats FEU in UAAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Harold Alarcon played limited minutes anew as the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons prevailed over the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws, 69-58, in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday, September 22. The Negros Occidental’s Silay City …
Bacolodnon Casinillo transfers to Perpetual Help
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolodnon guard LA Casinillo is taking his talents to the University of Perpetual Help System Dalta Altas in the NCAA after spending a year with the National University Bulldogs in the UAAP. In an interview with All-Star Magazine, Casinillo believes that he will find better opportunities to portray his potential and …
Undermanned TNT pulls away from NorthPort to clinch top seed
The TNT Tropang Giga wrapped up the no. 1 seed in Pool A of the 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup after a 99-79 rout of the NorthPort Batang Pier on Sunday, September 22, at the Araneta Coliseum. The Tropang Giga exploded for 34 points in the final quarter to break open what had been a tight …
NLEX headed to PBA q’finals after stunning Ginebra in OT
The NLEX Road Warriors clinched a quarterfinal spot in dramatic fashion on Sunday, September 22, outlasting the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings, 103-99, in overtime at the Araneta Coliseum. The hard-earned victory gave the Road Warriors a 5-5 record in Pool B to end the elimination round of the 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup. They claimed …
Livelihood loss; Habagat rains, floods cause P149-M agri damage in NegOcc
The damage to agriculture caused by the effects of enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat in Negros Occidental has reached P149,738,745, data from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) showed. Rice, high-value crops and corn fields in 160 barangays sustained damage amounting to P146,184,459.28, data said. The fisheries sector also suffered damage totaling …
Pith of the drug war?
By Ade S. Fajardo Royina Garma is in the ropes, getting pummeled by congressmen as her storied past surfaces before the House Quad Comm. She was ordered detained in the premises of the House of Representatives for “repeatedly lying” to the members of the four committees. What came out of the hearing last week confirms …
‘Echoes in the Midst of Indecision’
By Herman M. Lagon The power of the film lies not just in the story it tells but in the voices it echoes. “Ang Mga Alingawngaw sa Panahon ng Pagpapasya” (Echoes in the Midst of Indecision) is one such film — a window into the depths of human choice, bravery and the quiet wars fought …
P7.3-M hazard pay for Sagay health workers missing —mayor
The Sagay City government is currently searching for the missing P7.3 million hazard pay for health workers who served during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a radio interview over the weekend, Sagay City Mayor Narciso Javelosa, Jr. said the city government is now coordinating with legal advisers to determine the next steps in resolving the missing …
Bacolod police reiterate ‘no permit, no rally’ rule for public safety
The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reiterated the enforcement of Batas Pambansa (BP) Bilang 880 or the Public Assembly Act of 1985 in the wake of its encounter with a group of transport leaders who held a rally without a permit and turned violent during dispersal earlier this week. In a statement on Saturday, September 21, …