The intensified anti-drug operations launched by various police units of the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) in January resulted in the seizure of P45 worth of illegal drugs and the arrest of 344 suspects. In a report yesterday, the PRO-6 said 265 police operations conducted last month yielded approximately 6,369 grams of shabu …
Monthly Archives: February 2025
Phivolcs makes available hazard sourcebooks written in Hiligaynon
Sourcebooks on earthquake and volcanic hazards written in Hiligaynon developed through the DANAS (Disaster Narratives) Project were officially turned over to the University of the Philippines (UP) Visayas and stakeholders yesterday. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Deputy Director and DANAS Project Leader Dr. Ma. Mylene Villegas said the sourcebooks for Mindanao and Visayas …
Slope protection measure ensures motorist safety in Cauayan town
Road slope protection works completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now prevent road blocks along a portion of Bacolod South Road (BSR) in Cauayan, Negros Occidental. DPWH-Western Visayas Director Sanny Boy Oropel identified the project as the construction of two slope protection walls with line canal and stairs measuring 460 meters …
Pastrana, UST wallop PSP in WMPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses stayed perfect in the WMPBL Inaugural Season after a 75-32 rout of the PSP Lady Gymers at the New Era University Gym in Quezon City over the weekend. Negrense Kent Jane Pastrana had an all-around game of 12 markers, six assists, three rebounds, …
Tay Tung elem volley team bags Provincial Meet crown
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts’ elementary girls volleyball team clinched the crown in the Bacolod City Provincial Meet 2024 at the Montalbo Gym in Bacolod over the weekend. Led by the tournament’s MVP and 1st Best Middle Blocker Mari Cacho, the Thunderbolts claimed the crown with a 25-13, 25-13 …
Zav Lucero shines in Magnolia’s turnaround in PBA Comm’s Cup
Mired in a do-or-die situation since stumbling to a 3-6 start in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup, the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots leaned on players like Zav Lucero to turn their fortunes around. A four-game winning streak spurred the Hotshots to the playoffs, where they will now play against top-seeded NorthPort Batang Pier in …
Wizards down Hornets for rare winning streak
Bilal Coulibaly pumped in 26 points and reserve Corey Kispert racked up 25 points as the visiting Washington Wizards defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 124-114, yesterday (Philippine time), winning back-to-back games for just the second time this season. Kyle Kuzma provided 22 points for the Wizards, who ended a 16-game losing streak by beating the Minnesota …
Legal consequences; DILG: Jarder may face insubordination raps for defying detention order
By JEN BAYLON Silay City Legal Officer Atty. Janus Jarder may face insubordination charges for failing to submit himself to the House of Representatives amid the hearing on the alleged irregularities surrounding a P1.1 billion loan procurement by the city government, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. During the hearing by …
Moving forward, together
By Sonny Angara When my late father, former Senator Edgardo J. Angara, retired from public service in 2013, he said something worth remembering during these times: “Good politics is also marked by close collaboration between the branches of government.” He was talking about his time as Senate President under the Ramos Administration, where he challenged …
The challenge of sanctifying our skills
By Fr. Roy Cimagala That series of “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites,” (cfr. Matthew 23:13-22) that Christ heaped on some of the leading Jews remind us of the sad and common phenomenon nowadays where we can be doing some good and yet miss the real and ultimate good meant for us. And …