By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Melody Pons and Lovely Lopez of the Far Eastern University (FEU) Lady Tamaraws clinched the fourth and final semis seat of the UAAP Season 87 women’s beach volleyball tournament at Sands SM By The Bay in Pasay City on Sunday, November 24. Pons and Lopez formalized their Final Four entry …
Monthly Archives: November 2024
Gilas Pilipinas dismantles HK in FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers
The youthful tandem of Kai Sotto and Carl Tamayo linked up as Gilas Pilipinas crushed the hapless Hong Kong squad, 93-54, to preserve its immaculate record in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers on Sunday, November 24, at the Mall of Asia Arena. The Filipinos unleashed 22 huge points in the penultimate period while limiting …
Heat clamps down in OT to hold off Mavs
Jimmy Butler scored a game-high 33 points and added nine rebounds and six assists as the host Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks 123-118 in overtime yesterday (Philippine time). Mavericks star Kyrie Irving had 27 points and six assists, while P.J. Washington added 21 points and 10 rebounds. Naji Marshall had 19 of his 20 …
Surrender or die? Choose the path of peace, Army told NPA rebels
The Philippine Army offered options to the remnants of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros: Surrender or die. Lt. Magno Mapalad, 47th Infantry Battalion commanding officer, conveyed this warning after seven alleged NPA members were killed in an encounter with military troops at Barangay Gatuslao in Negros Occidental’s Candoni town on November 21. Mapalad said …
What is Duterte hiding in his bank?
BY ADE S. FAJARDO Former President Rodrigo Duterte had bragged that he was willing to waive the protective provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act and allow the Quad Com of the House of Representatives to look at entries to his deposits with the Bank of the Philippine Islands in Pasig. But as the hearing wore …
Beyond the algorithm
By Herman M. Lagon Let us face it. As students, professionals or creatives, most of us have already been exposed to digital tools for writing. Whether it be grammar checkers or content generators — the support is a click away. This is not anything new — each decade has had its tech breakthroughs, from scientific …
Phivolcs: Kanlaon emits over 7-K tons of sulfur dioxide
Kanlaon Volcano released a total of 7,594 tons of sulfur dioxide flux on Saturday, November 23, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said yesterday. Phivolcs’ latest bulletin also indicated that the volcano on Negros Island had two ash emission events that lasted four to eight minutes. Kanlaon Volcano also emitted a “moderate” 50-meter …
Sugar groups to SRA: No malice in seeking answers
There is no malice in asking the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) for an explanation why sugar prices have been on a downward trend, the Sugar Council and the National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines (Nacusip) said. “It is incumbent upon us to voice out the call of our members for …
Woman shot dead, daughter hurt
A woman was killed while her daughter sustained injuries after they were shot by an unidentified assailant at Barangay Tan-awan in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City on Friday morning, November 22. Police identified the fatality as 61-year-old Vilma Medes, while her daughter, 19-year-old Ge-ay, was injured. The victims are residents of Purok Pangkulan in the city’s …
P109-M ‘shabu’ seized
The Central Visayas police confiscated over P109 million worth of illegal drugs in various operations in cities in Cebu and Negros Oriental provinces. On Friday morning, November 22, the Lapu-Lapu City police intelligence unit arrested a 42-year-old jobless man in a buy-bust in Zone 7 of Barangay Buaya after yielding over 15 kilos of shabu …