Bacolod City, Philippines — Global services and technology leader and the Philippines’ largest private employer Concentrix unveiled its newest site in the country, Bacolod AIU, marking its continued investment and commitment to the country and its people. The new site is one of two that Concentrix operates in the city. The launch event called “Sweet …
Monthly Archives: May 2025
‘It won’t take long’: Teves hopes for speedy trial in facing murder raps
By JEN BAYLON Former Negros Oriental 3rd District Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. hopes for a speedy trial of his case as he is now back in the Philippines after more than two years of seeking asylum in Timor-Leste in relation to several murder charges. “This is my only request to the court. I hope the case proceeds …
Shepherding the streaming age
By Herman M. Lagon It was almost poetic. In 1925, the year when Pope Pius XI instituted the Feast of Christ the King to reaffirm spiritual authority during rising secularism, the average life expectancy globally hovered around 35 years. The world was recovering from war, electrification was still trickling into rural homes, and childbirth remained …
Our Lord’s Ascension and our human perfection
By Fr. Roy Cimagala What implications can we gather from the consideration of Our Lord’s Ascension into heaven? Quite a number, actually. One is that Christ, who is the pattern of our humanity, finally shows us that where he came from and where he is going now are also where our origin and final destination …
Long-term preparedness pushed amid Mt. Kanlaon restiveness
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said local government units (LGUs) and the national government have to prepare and sustain a long-term plan for a major eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros island. Mariton Bornas, Phivolcs’ chief of the Volcano Monitoring and Eruption Prediction Division, said in an interview in Dumaguete City that …
Teves’ return to PH not abduction but enforcement of rule of law
The safe return of former Negros Oriental Representative Arnulfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. to the Philippines was not an abduction but a lawful enforcement of existing arrest warrants. Presidential Communication Office Assistant Secretary Erel Cabatbat, a member of the government extraction team, said this during a Palace press briefing yesterday, in response to a social media …
Time for Teves to face justice: Marcos
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said it is now time for former Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo Teves, Jr. to face the criminal cases filed against him now that he has been repatriated to the Philippines. “It is now time for Arnie Teves to face justice,” Marcos said in a video message uploaded on the official Facebook page of …
Alternative ports for trucks amid San Juanico Bridge closure cited
Authorities and stakeholders in Negros Oriental agreed to the use of alternative ports to decongest a continuing surge of trucks diverted from the San Juanico Bridge. During a press conference at the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Dumaguete Port manager Rey del Moro said alternative ports were identified during a stakeholders’ meeting in Dumaguete City earlier …
Onset of rainy season likely next week —Pagasa
The weather bureau is expecting a normal onset of rainy season next week, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Administrator Nathaniel Servando said yesterday. “Normal onset is probably next week. We expect rains this weekend, but we are closely monitoring the criteria if these were already met,” Servando told the Philippine News Agency …
Rubin delivers anew as UST mauls UPIS
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Junior Golden Tigresses prevailed over the University of the Philippines-Integrated School (UPIS) Junior Fighting Maroons, 25-20, 25-13, in the 2025 Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational League Rising Stars Cup Division 1 at the La Salle Green Hills Gym on Thursday, May 29. Negrense Kimberly Rubin spearheaded the …