By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros Occidental Regional Football Association (NORFA) hailed Catalino Soliguen National High School for their runner-up finish in the secondary girls’ futsal at Palarong Pambansa 2025 in Ilocos Norte. The Negros Occidental’s Pontevedra-based squad served as Western Visayas’ representatives at the annual sporting event. “Your hard work, dedication and passion for …
Monthly Archives: June 2025
San Miguel seals twice-to-beat, top seed after thrashing NorthPort
The San Miguel Beermen will have a twice-to-beat advantage in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup quarterfinals. The Leo Austria-coached squad clinched the No. 1 seed after it thrashed the NorthPort Batang Pier, 126-91, during their elimination round closer on Sunday, June 15, at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, Rizal. CJ Perez top-scored anew for …
Ginebra dominates Rain or Shine to secure q’finals incentive
The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings have successfully secured a quarterfinals incentive in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup playoffs. The Gin Kings sealed a Top 4 spot in the All-Filipino conference after they dominated the Rain or Shine ElastoPainters, 98-80, in their faceoff at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, Rizal on Sunday evening, June …
Kaya still in title hunt after draw with Stallion
Kaya FC-Iloilo and Stallion Laguna FC battled to a 1-1 draw at the MOA football field, leaving the PFF Women’s League title race hanging in the balance. Julissa Cisneros saved Kaya’s season with a stoppage-time header, hiking the Mexican forward’s total to 13 goals. Stallion had appeared headed for a coronation after national team forward …
Mpox hits Bacolod; Benitez: Efforts underway to monitor, contain mpox spread
Bacolod City recorded its first confirmed case of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) yesterday, as the city government assures residents that all necessary measures are in place to manage the situation effectively. “The patient is stable, properly monitored, and currently in isolation and receiving appropriate medical care,” Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said in a statement …
Remote work for recovery?
By Sonny Angara The recent Decoding Global Talent Survey by JobStreet has revealed some interesting employment trends amid the pandemic. For one, there is a global downtrend observed in people’s willingness to work abroad. Where in the 2018 edition of the survey, 57 percent of respondents said that they were willing to work abroad. This …
Education cluster with caution
By Herman M. Lagon In the country, one does not often find education making front-page policy breakthroughs. But when Malacañang gave the green light, in principle, to the long-proposed Cabinet Cluster for Education, it felt like a much-needed gust of air had been allowed into a suffocating room. As classrooms reopen post-pandemic and our learners …
1.5-K Kanlaon IDPs vacate schools for opening of classes
About 1,574 internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon have vacated evacuation centers in various public schools in two local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental ahead of the opening of classes on June 16. Data released by the provincial government on Friday night, June 13, showed that in La Castellana, …
Final notice issued vs. HAPI to halt operations
Candoni Mayor Ray Ruiz has issued a final notice to Hacienda Asia Plantations Inc. (HAPI) to immediately cease all earth-moving and related activities in its palm oil plantation operations in the town. This, as HAPI has been criticized for causing widespread environmental degradation, severe soil erosion, and failing to implement mitigation measures in its operations, …
Manapla to earn P10-M income from new port
By MAE SINGUAY The Manapla municipal government is projecting to earn a revenue of about P10 million each year when the new port in Barangay Punta Salong officially begins operations. Mayor Manolet Escalante said the new port will bring economic growth to the local government unit as it will provide more opportunities for the locals. It also helps …