By ADRIAN STEWART CO The San Beda University Lady Red Spikers achieved their first win in the NCAA Season 100 women’s volleyball tournament, overcoming the San Sebastian College Lady Stags, 21-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-13 at the FilOil EcoOil Arena in San Juan City. Negrense Reyann Cañete had a double-digit contribution of 10 points as the Lady …
Monthly Archives: April 2025
Cavaliers sweep Heat with record-setting blowout
Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched a 4-0 first-round series sweep with a 138-83 rout of the host Miami Heat yesterday (Philippine time), the fourth-largest winning margin in an NBA playoff game. De’Andre Hunter (19 points), Ty Jerome (18) and Evan Mobley (17) all played their part, while Jarrett Allen finished …
Warriors ride Jimmy Butler III’s late surge to 3-1 lead over Rockets
Jimmy Butler III returned from a one-game absence to score 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter to help the Golden State Warriors record a 109-106 victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series in San Francisco yesterday (Philippine time). Brandin Podziemski made six three-pointers and scored 26 …
Stable outlook; Kabankalan clash won’t affect midterm polls: Comelec-NIR
By JEN BAYLON The recent armed battle between government troops and remnants of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City is not expected to disrupt the upcoming May 12 midterm elections, the Commission on Elections in the Negros Island Region (Comelec-NIR) said. “Wala namang voting center na magiging affected. Wala namang problema for …
Anti-science myths
By Dr. Joseph D. Lim We chanced upon an excellent article on the myths circulating in social and conventional media, myths that are harmful. One of the myths is that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was engineered by laboratory scientists in China. And yet, writes Ethan Siegel in bigthink.com, “The scientific evidence that has been collected …
On anger management
By Fr. Roy Cimagala That gospel episode about Christ getting angry at those who turned the temple into market place (cfr. Luke 19:45-48) reminds us that anger is indeed a human emotion that has its rightful place in our life. We just have to manage it well so it does not go overboard. In the …
DESPITE SIGNS OF DECLINE NegOcc logs sharp 341% hike in dengue cases
By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental has recorded a sharp increase in dengue cases this year, with 1,692 as of April 19, higher by 341.78 percent compared to the same period last year. Despite the alarming surge, local health officials noted a promising trend: The number of cases has started to decline over the past two …
Army boosts security in NegOr’s ‘red’ hotspots
By JEN BAYLON The 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) of the Philippine Army is intensifying security operations in Guihulngan City and La Libertad town, two areas in Negros Oriental designated under the Red Category due to the presence of New People’s Army (NPA) remnants and recent insurgency-related incidents. Lt. Colonel Evelio Ilanga, 62IB commanding officer, explained …
Death of 7 rebels in Negros clash ‘wake-up call’ to NPA supporters
Military officials urged remnants of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Island to surrender as the communist-terrorist group suffered a major blow following the death of seven cadres in a clash with government troops in Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 27. “This operation should serve as a wake-up call to those who still choose …
Comelec completes ACM deployment in NegOr
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Oriental completed the delivery of all automated counting machines (ACMs) to the province’s towns and cities yesterday afternoon. Five delivery vans, carrying the ACMs, were dispatched simultaneously starting 5:00 a.m. to transport the machines to the six cities and 19 municipalities of Negros Oriental. The delivery convoys were …