By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons ruled the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament with a 66-62 escape over the De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Archers in the do-or-die Game 3 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night, December 15. Negrense Reyland Torres, who was ejected in …
Monthly Archives: December 2024
Beermen takes down Blackwater for back-to-back wins in PBA
The San Miguel Beermen made it two wins in a row in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup on Sunday, December 15, overpowering the Blackwater Bossing, 115-102, at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. Import Lorenzo Jones (29 points, 14 rebounds) and multiple-time MVP June Mar Fajardo (27 points, 22 rebounds) both had huge double-doubles as …
Eastern hands Ginebra’s first PBA loss
Hong Kong Eastern handed the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings their first loss, 93-90, in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Sunday, December 15, at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. Eastern had their biggest lead, 70-57, around the halfway mark of the third period before the said frame closed at 73-67, in favor of the Hong …
Mandatory evac: OCD-6 orders evacuation from Kanlaon’s expanded danger zone
By JEN BAYLON The Office of Civil Defense in Western Visayas (OCD-6) ordered a mandatory evacuation for remaining residents living within Kanlaon Volcano’s six-kilometer expanded danger zone (EDZ) over the weekend. Evacuations have been conducted in local government units surrounding Kanlaon, such as Negros Occidental cities of Bago, San Carlos and La Carlota, as well …
Strengthening community-based interventions against HIV
By Ade Fajardo The steady rise in HIV cases in Iloilo province has become a cause for alarm, particularly in municipalities identified as hotspots. Areas like Pavia, Oton and Pototan, among others, have emerged as epicenters of new infections, with 223 fresh cases recorded from January to September 2024 alone. This calls for targeted and …
RSCUAA ‘24: One region, one game
By Herman M. Lagon The excitement is palpable as the RSCUAA Sports Festival and Conference 2024 kicks off in Western Visayas. Beginning December 15, 2024, athletes, coaches, students, parents, and supporters from across the region converge at the Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology (ISUFST) and various sports venues to compete, celebrate and …
Troops seize lair, nab leader of NPA remnants in northern Negros
Troops of the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) seized the hideout and captured a key leader of the dismantled New People’s Army-North Negros Front (NPA-NNF), following a clash in remote Barangay Bandila of Toboso, Negros Occidental over the weekend. The arrested rebel, identified only as alias “Pinky,” is a cohort of Roger Fabillar alias …
Families displaced by Mt. Kanlaon eruption get nearly P15-M aid
Residents of Negros Island displaced by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon on December 9 have been provided P14.792 million worth of humanitarian aid, latest data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council showed. The assistance came from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), local government units and non-government organizations as of Saturday night, …
Sabete, Petro Gazz sweep Cignal in PVL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Petro Gazz Angels handed the Cignal HD Spikers their first loss in the PVL 2nd All-Filipino Conference with a 25-19, 25-21, 25-18 sweep at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Saturday night, December 14. Negrense Jonah Sabete finished the game with three points, including a game-clinching drop ball to …
Bacolodnon Moleje earns Levante scholarship
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Joshua Gabriel Moleje, a member of the Azkals Development Academy (ADA) Under-15 squad, has been awarded a 100 percent scholarship to train at Levante UD in Valencia, Spain. The Bacolod City native booter will kick off this collaboration by representing the Philippines on an international level and gaining invaluable experience in …