By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Creamline Cool Smashers banked on their experience in the fifth set to score a 25-19, 26-24, 23-25, 23-25, 15-9 victory against the Cignal HD Spikers in the PVL 2nd All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Saturday night, February 1. Negrense Bernadeth Pons stepped up with 27 …
Monthly Archives: February 2025
Balanced Jazz tops slumping Magic, halts 8-game slide
Collin Sexton had 22 points and eight assists, and John Collins scored 19 points to help the Utah Jazz snap a season-worst eight-game losing streak with a 113-99 victory over the Orlando Magic in Salt Lake City yesterday (Philippine time). The victory was Utah’s first since a 112-111 overtime win over the Brooklyn Nets on …
Lakers acquire Doncic from Mavs in exchange for Davis: report
In a blockbuster move, the Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly acquired Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Anthony Davis. ESPN reported yesterday (Philippine time) that the deal will also see Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris go to the Lakers, while Dallas will also receive Max Christie and Los Angeles’ 2029 first round pick. …
Food relief: NegOcc readies 2nd round of food aid for Kanlaon evacuees
The Negros Occidental provincial government is preparing the second round of food assistance for the evacuees of Kanlaon Volcano. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said the Capitol is waiting for Malacañang to sign its deed of donation for the P50 million in financial assistance for those affected by Kanlaon’s explosive eruption. Local government officials and affected communities near …
Big ideas, bold lives
By Herman M. Lagon Life is full of curveballs, and balancing ambition and grounding is difficult. We can navigate this path better by adopting a few big ideas. The first big idea is to accept struggle. Challenges are inevitable, but seeing them as growth opportunities can change everything, turning challenges into learning opportunities. This mindset …
Blending sincerity and discretion
By Fr. Roy Cimagala In the gospel, there is a part where Christ addressed some harsh words at some leading Jews who misled others with their false doctrine and their inconsistency between their words and actions — in other words, their hypocrisy. (cfr. Matthew 23:27-32) “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You are like …
Teachers get higher honorarium in May 2025 polls
Teachers from the Department of Education (DepEd) serving in the May 12 national and local elections will receive higher pay this time plus a service incentive, a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official said yesterday. Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, Comelec-Negros Island Region (NIR), said that the poll honoraria comes following requests for higher rates as …
DAR-NIR steps up efforts to issue individual e-titles to more ARBs
The Department of Agrarian Reform in the Negros Island Region (DAR-NIR) is ramping up efforts to implement the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) Project this year, aiming to distribute more electronic land titles (e-titles) to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). As of yesterday, 116,000 hectares of land in the region have been …
San Carlos diocese: 2 priests accused of sexual abuse still on administrative leave
The Diocese of San Carlos in Negros Occidental said two of its priests that were accused of child sexual abuse remain on administrative leave and are not engaging in any ministerial duties. The San Carlos diocese made the statement after a US-based watchdog, BishopAccountability.org, launched a database identifying 89 Catholic clergymen who have been accused of sexual …
Creation of PSA-Negros Island Region statistical office underway
The establishment of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Regional Statistical Services Office (RSSO) in Negros Island Region (NIR) is underway as the newly formed administrative region which is seen to be fully operational this year. In a statement on Thursday, January 30, the PSA-Negros Occidental said its chief statistical specialist, John Campomanes, has been named …