The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and the Bacolod Traffic and Transport Management Department (BTTMD) have intensified preparations to ensure a safe and secure opening of classes on Monday, June 16. In an interview on Friday, June 13, Captain Ma. Liberty Indiape, public information officer of BCPO, said all 10 police stations have been ordered …
Monthly Archives: June 2025
RoRo ops rollout at Negros port seen to ease truck congestion woes
All is set for the start of the roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) operations at the Tambobo Port in Barangay Bonbonon, Siaton in Negros Oriental on June 20, which is seen as an immediate answer to the surge of trucks diverted from the San Juanico Bridge. On Friday, June 13, the Tambobo Port was inaugurated ahead of …
Canino cited as Alas Pilipinas women win silver in AVC
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Angel Anne Canino retained her Best Outside Spiker award as the Alas Pilipinas national women’s volleyball team settled for a runner-up finish in the 2025 AVC Women’s Volleyball Nations Cup in Hanoi, Vietnam on Saturday night, June 14. The De La Salle University Lady Spikers star bagged her individual award …
Thunder rally to beat Pacers; level NBA finals at 2-2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied for a gritty 111-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers that leveled the NBA finals at two games apiece on Saturday, June 14 (Philippine time). Frustrated for much of the game by Indiana’s relentless defense, NBA Most Valuable …
Pacers vow to ‘circle the wagons’ after Thunder loss
Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said his team will need to “circle the wagons” to resurrect their NBA finals campaign after stumbling to a 111-104 defeat against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Pacers looked poised to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series after surging 10 points clear late in the third …
Alex Eala advances in Nottingham Open qualifiers
Alex Eala took a step towards qualification to the main draw of the 2025 Nottingham Open after a three-set win over Varvara Gracheva, on Saturday, June 14, in the United Kingdom. Eala recovered from a letdown in the second set to eliminate Gracheva, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. She will now need to defeat Anca Todoni of …
Decampment starts: La Carlota IDPs return home after 6 months in evacuation
Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City is steadily facilitating the decampment of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have been staying in three public schools serving as evacuation centers amid the continuing unrest of Kanlaon Volcano. La Carlota Mayor Rex Jalando-on said starting yesterday, some families from evacuation centers began returning to their homes located outside the …
The weight of functional illiteracy
By Herman M. Lagon The numbers did not whisper — they shouted. According to the 2024 FLEMMS survey, only 68.4 percent of people in Iloilo province and 70.7 percent in Iloilo City are functionally literate — the lowest in Western Visayas. Once hailed as an academic stronghold, Iloilo now trails behind Aklan, Antique, Guimaras, and Capiz. And while “functional literacy” may …
Never be alone
By Fr. Roy Cimagala This is the clear lesson we can draw from the Solemnity of the Most Blessed Trinity. If we are God’s image and likeness, meant to share in his life and nature, then we have to realize that, just like the Blessed Trinity where the three persons of the Father, Son and …
La Castellana IDPs relocation mulled
By MAE SINGUAY Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz convened a meeting with La Castellana Mayor Rhummyla Nicor Mangilimutan yesterday to discuss the transfer of evacuees to alternative locations amid Kanlaon Volcano’s continuing unrest. The transfer of evacuees ensures the uninterrupted holding of classes for the new school year on Monday, June 16. Mangilimutan said …