The Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks are no strangers to each other in the postseason, given the former eliminated the latter last season to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. Now, a case could be made that this year’s conference final matchup is an unexpected one, given the massive roadblocks that each team …
Monthly Archives: May 2025
Trapped in fire: 2 kids perish after blaze gutted Bacolod house
By JEN BAYLON Two children died in a fire that razed their house at Purok Lison in Bacolod City’s Barangay 1 early yesterday morning. Siblings eight-year-old Gabry Jhon Gutierrez and six-year-old Audrey Shantel Gutierrez died in the blaze, while their grandfather, 63-year-old Edwardo Gutierrez, sustained injuries, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod said. The children, who were …
The mysticism of Mount Banahaw
By Dennis Gorecho Before its closure in 2004, Mount Banahaw used to be a significant destination for religious pilgrims and those seeking spiritual experience, healing and miracles, particularly during the Lenten season. For two decades, Banahaw’s peaks had been classified as “strict protection zones” that remained off-limits to pilgrims and trekkers to revive its natural …
‘Pulang Araw’ lives
By Herman M. Lagon From the first episode of “Pulang Araw,” I already knew I would write about it. Watching it in full 110 episodes just this April only confirmed what I had long felt: This series is not just a period drama; it is a poetic time machine, a history lesson woven into the …
Lacson: One Hospital Command System ‘not perfect but it works’
By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson expressed confidence in the effectiveness of the One Hospital Command System implemented by the provincial government. “It’s not a perfect system, but it is an evolving system that we will constantly improve. We just have to do some refinements,” Lacson said. While the system is not …
Muddy stream flow continues to stain rivers after Kanlaon eruption
By JEN BAYLON The Binalbagan River, which flows through the towns of La Castellana, Moises Padilla and Isabela in Negros Occidental, remains muddy and turbid following the minor explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on May 13. John de Asis, head of the La Castellana Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, reported that the river …
NegOcc boosts healthcare access via telemedicine
Negrenses living in far-flung areas now have better access to government healthcare services after the Negros Occidental provincial government launched the telemedicine or telehealth program in partnership with the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH), the Department of Health (DOH) end-referral hospital in Negros Island Region (NIR). Telemedicine refers to the practice of medicine …
Negrense MSMEs expand networking opportunities
Some 26 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Negros Occidental will showcase export-quality Negrense food products during the International Food Exposition (IFEX) Philippines 2025 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City from May 22 to 24. In a media forum in Bacolod City yesterday, Engiemar Tupas, chief trade-industry development specialist of DTI-Negros Occidental, …
Army division chief calls for sustained ops vs. NPA in NegOr
The commander of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division yesterday urged troops in Negros Oriental to sustain operations against New People’s Army (NPA) remnants to prevent recruitment activities. Major General Michael Samson issued his call during the change of command ceremony of the 11th Infantry Battalion (11IB) in Barangay Salag, Siaton, south Negros Oriental. Samson …
Candidates criminally liable for not removing campaign materials
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) expressed dismay over the failure of candidates to remove their campaign materials past the deadline of five days after the May 12 elections. “We said that five days after the election, [campaign materials] should be removed. Now it’s been more than five days,” Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said during the …