By Herman M. Lagon The comeback was anything but predictable. In a race flooded by big names, massive war chests and heavily publicized machinery, two names clawed their way back into the Senate with minimal fanfare but maximum substance: Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan. It was not just a triumph of strategy or endorsement. It …
Monthly Archives: May 2025
Magnitude 5.1 quake rocks Negros
By JEN BAYLON A magnitude 5.1 earthquake jolted the area off Negros Occidental’s Sipalay City at 8:33 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, followed by more than 20 aftershocks, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The quake’s epicenter was located 46 kilometers northwest of Sipalay at a shallow depth of five to 10 kilometers, …
Task Force Kanlaon aims to strengthen disaster response
The National Task Force Kanlaon (NTFK) discussed steps to strengthen disaster management efforts on Negros Island following an explosive eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. According to a statement issued on Friday, May 16, the task force conducted their inaugural meeting at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo on May 8, under the leadership of Secretary of National Defense …
3 dead in Kabankalan motorcycle-truck crash
By JEN BAYLON The collision of a motorcycle and a truck at Barangay Tampalon in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City on Saturday night, May 17, resulted in the deaths of a motorcycle rider and his two passengers. The victims were identified as 26-year-old motorcycle driver Rico Ian Samanero and his passengers, 19-year-old Robin Causapin and 21-year-old …
Bacolod cops nab 2, seize P23.8-M ‘shabu’ in sting ops
Anti-drug agents of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) arrested two individuals and seized 3.5 kilograms of suspected shabu worth P23.8 million in separate buy-bust operations yesterday. At 2:15 a.m., alias “Jom”or “Drake” was apprehended by the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) after selling P8,000 in shabu to a poseur-buyer at a residence in Country …
9 clustered precincts in Negros Oriental up for random manual count
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) chose nine clustered precincts in Negros Oriental for a random manual audit of ballots cast in the May 12 national and local elections. The random manual audit will determine the accuracy of the results of the automated polls, which the law requires to be 99.97 percent accurate. Lawyer Eddie Aba, …
Thousands of NegOr teachers, staff receive honorarium for poll duty
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has started to release the honoraria for thousands of teachers, supervisors and support staff who served during the elections in Negros Oriental. At the provincial level, a total of 3,867 teachers of the Department of Education (DepEd) who served in the electoral boards (EBs) in 1,289 clustered voting precincts will …
Ordiales guides NU to UAAP 5-peat
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The National University (NU) Bulldogs completed their five-peat quest with a 25-16, 28-26, 25-23 sweep of the Far Eastern University Tamaraws in the do-or-die Game 3 of the UAAP Season 87 men’s volleyball tournament finals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Saturday, May 17. Leo Ordiales led …
Negrense Bugna shines in PPS-PEPP circuit Lapu-Lapu leg
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kathlyn Bugna continued to showcase her dominance on the junior tennis circuit, capturing another impressive triple-title finish at the Lapu-Lapu City National Junior Tennis Championships in Cebu. Displaying relentless form in her province-hopping campaign for tennis glory, the Negrense Bugna stunned top seed Nadine Seno with a commanding 6-2, 6-0 victory …
Knicks KO Celtics in Game 6, charge into East finals
Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 23 points as the New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000 by steamrolling the visiting Boston Celtics, 119-81, in Game 6 of their semifinal series on Saturday, May 17 (Philippine time). Mikal Bridges had 22 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 …