By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Petro Gazz Angels turned back the Creamline Cool Smashers for a 25-17, 25-20, 18-25, 20-25, 15-10 victory in Game 1 of the PVL 2nd All-Filipino Conference finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Tuesday night, April 8. Negrense Jonah Sabete finished with 16 points, built on 13 attacks and three …
Monthly Archives: April 2025
Negrense Belangel, Daegu bow to Ulsan in KBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Samjosef Belangel and the Daegu Korea Gas Corporation Pegasus faltered to the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus, 84-80, at the close of the Korean Basketball League (KBL) eliminations at the Daegu Gymnasium on Tuesday, April 8. The Negrense guard finished with 13 points, including a three-pointer, to go with five assists, five …
Stephen Curry, Warriors leave Suns on brink of elimination
Stephen Curry amassed 25 points, nine rebounds and six assists, Brandin Podziemski scored 22 points, and the visiting Golden State Warriors blew past the Phoenix Suns, 133-95, yesterday (Philippine time). Trayce Jackson-Davis added 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Warriors (47-32), who won their sixth game in seven tries. Jimmy Butler III, Jonathan Kuminga, Kevin …
Alex Eala returns to clay for French Open main draw
Still on a high after a historic run at the Miami Open, Alex Eala immediately buckles down to business as she sets sights on the French Open later this month. The 19-year-old Filipina tennis star said she has kicked off her clay training to gear up for the 2025 French Open, where she is expected …
Not the ‘big one’ yet: Kanlaon erupts anew; short-lived ‘explosive’ eruptions ahead: Phivolcs
By JEN BAYLON Kanlaon Volcano’s explosive eruption early yesterday morning was not a major one expected, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. “There is an expectation of a bigger explosion, but we do not yet know when it will happen,” Phivolcs Research Specialist 1 Pearly Sianson said yesterday. Kanlaon erupted with a …
Work-related heart illnesses of seafarers due to job’s strenuous nature
By Dennis Gorecho A seafarer’s heart ailment is considered compensable due to the strenuous nature of his work. This was the ruling of the Supreme Court in the recent case of Eugenio Lumagas vs. Maersk-Flipinas Crewing (G.R. No. 256154, October 16, 2024) when it granted disability benefits to a seafarer who was medically repatriated due …
Beyond tasteless campaign jokes
By Herman M. Lagon In our culture, humor often breaks the tension, creates bonds and smooths conflicts. Yet there is a boundary between witty banter and blatant disrespect — especially when people, rather than ideas, become the punchline in a campaign sortie. Pasig City congressional candidate Ian Sia’s viral joke about single mothers is a …
Evacuation ordered at SRA research facility amid Kanlaon eruption
By JEN BAYLON The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has ordered the evacuation of its personnel from its research facility at Barangay La Granja in Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City following the recent eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. The evacuation involved 227 personnel, comprising 187 employees and 40 field workers, with only a skeletal force remaining on …
Poll transmission devices in Negros secured amid Kanlaon eruption
The Commission on Elections in the Negros Island Region (Comelec-NIR) has secured the transmission devices to be used in the May 12 midterm elections following yesterday’s eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. In an interview, Comelec-NIR director Lionel Marco Castillano said these transmission devices play a critical role in the conduct of the elections. “These transmission devices …
Over P14-M shabu seized from 4 suspects in NegOcc
Drug enforcement teams seized more than P14 million worth of shabu in separate operations in Calatrava town and in the highly-urbanized Bacolod City on Monday evening, April 7 and yesterday morning, respectively. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Western Visayas Special Enforcement Team-Bravo arrested alias Khent, 23 years old, during a buy-bust in Barangay Bantayanon, Calatrava around 10:45 …