Kai Sotto registered another double-double to help the Koshigaya Alphas take down the Shiga Lakes, 88-78, at the Shiga Daihatsu Arena. Their sweep of Shiga allowed the Alphas to improve to 8-18 in the 2024-2025 B.League Division 1, though they remain in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. Sotto had another strong game, making six …
Monthly Archives: January 2025
Ready to go home? Lacson eyes decampment of evacuees affected by Kanlaon
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is studying the possibility of allowing evacuees to go home amid Kanlaon Volcano’s continuing restlessness. “What we really need now is divine intervention, a miracle that Kanlaon will just, all of a sudden, calm down and rest,” Lacson said during his first press conference for this year yesterday. Lacson said evacuees …
Renewed purpose
By Ignacio R. Bunye During the recently held Ayala Integrated Summit, Ayala Pillar Fernando Zobel de Ayala (FZA) took the opportunity to reflect on Ayala’s journey as the Ayala Group approaches the end of its 190th anniversary celebrations. In his keynote address before boards and executives across the Ayala Group, FZA reaffirmed Ayala’s commitment to …
‘Idiocracy’s’ grim warning
By Herman M. Lagon Due to a cautious distributor and a lackluster reaction, “Idiocracy’s” 2006 release was welcomed with minimal fanfare. Eighteen years later, the film — with a 71 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, 66 percent on Metacritic, and a 4.6/5-star rating that is higher than the all-time highest-grossing ($1.2 billion) R-rated movie “Deadpool …
DOH-NIR logs 96 firecracker injuries
By JEN BAYLON The Department of Health in Negros Island Region (DOH-NIR) reported 96 cases of firecracker-related injuries as of yesterday, highlighting the dangers posed by unsafe practices during the holiday festivities. At least 62 cases involved minors as victims, the data added. Of the number, 64 individuals suffered burns from the blast, 26 had …
Canlaon City seeks increased aid with NegOr under state of calamity
The Canlaon City government in Negros Oriental is optimistic of receiving more disaster response funds and assistance following the province’s declaration of a state of calamity due to the ongoing threat posed by Mt. Kanlaon. Edna Lhou Masicampo, Canlaon City’s information officer-designate, told the Philippine News Agency on Wednesday, January 1, that the provincial government …
Bacolod police seize P12-M ‘shabu’ in ops
Police seized nearly P12 million worth of shabu in a series of buy-bust operations targeting five drug suspects, the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reported. “Most probably, the supply is intended for the new year activities of their customers,” Lt. Colonel Lester Leada, deputy city director for operations, said in an interview. Each gram of shabu …
Bacolod to issue sectoral IDs for easier aid claim, access to services
The Bacolod City government will issue identification (ID) cards to members of various accredited sectoral associations starting this January to facilitate the easier release of assistance and access to government services. As of yesterday, the encoding of individual information by the Management Information Technology and Computer Services to establish a database is ongoing. City Administrator Lucille …
Cafgu stabbed dead
By JEN BAYLON A member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu) was stabbed to death at Barangay Sta. Rosa in Negros Occidental’s Murcia town on Wednesday morning, January 1. The victim was identified as 37-year-old Genno Garcia, while the suspect was 33-year-old Reynaldo Aguisan Jr., both residents of Purok Cubay. Murcia police chief …
Negros Oriental logs zero firecracker-related incidents
No firecracker-related incidents were reported in Negros Oriental province during the New Year’s Eve celebration, authorities said. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), said police stations did not receive reports of injuries caused by firecrackers and pyrotechnics as people greeted the New Year. Polinar, however, cited a report from …