By CESAR JOLITO III Kabankalan City Mayor Benjie Miranda said the city government is preparing to declare a state of calamity as severe flooding continues to displace residents and inundate farmlands following heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Depression “Crising.” “Declaring a state of calamity will allow us to mobilize resources and …
Monthly Archives: July 2025
Gen X meets AI
By Herman M. Lagon The clack of the typewriter still echoes in my memory — my report on LASER taking shape under the steady guide of my Grade 7 Science Teacher, Ma’am Zenaida Espino. I pieced it together from volumes of encyclopedias, journals, textbooks, indices, and clippings in the dusty UI High library, each keystroke …
When driven by unbelief and hatred
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Yes, when one is driven by unbelief and hatred, he is likely to fall into self-contradiction. This was illustrated in that gospel episode where some of the crowd reacted to Christ’s driving away a demon from a possessed person in this way: “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, …
CPSU-Moises Padilla Campus stays after P25-M lot payment
By CESAR JOLITO III The Central Philippines State University (CPSU) Moises Padilla Campus will remain in its current location after a payment for the disputed property has been settled. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson confirmed that the provincial government has already paid the landowner, former Moises Padilla Mayor Frank Nazareno, for the two-hectare property …
Aid extended to flood-hit families in 13 NegOcc LGUs
Food assistance and temporary shelter have been extended by local government units (LGUs) and national government agencies to families displaced by floods in at least 13 cities and municipalities in Negros Occidental. A report by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Council as of 11:00 a.m. yesterday showed 4,227 families composed of 11,688 …
HFMD cases in Negros Occidental ‘manageable’
The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) has assured Negrenses that cases of hand, food and mouth disease (HFMD) in the province are manageable despite rising cases among young children. In an interview on Thursday, July 17, Dr. Ma. Girlie Pinongan, provincial health officer, said since the cases reported are mostly among schoolchildren, they should …
Ex-couple’s dispute ends in car crash
By CESAR JOLITO III An argument between a former couple inside a sports utility vehicle (SUV) resulted in a crash in front of the San Sebastian Cathedral in Bacolod City early yesterday morning. Police Major Elmer Bonilla, chief of the Bacolod Traffic Management Unit, said the SUV, driven by 30-year-old alias “Adrian,” was heading towards a shopping mall …
OCD closely monitoring 935 flood-prone villages in W. Visayas, NegOcc
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Western Visayas is closely monitoring 935 flood-prone barangays from 46 local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas and Negros Occidental. During the virtual regional weather update meeting convened by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council yesterday, Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Geologist Shimpei Francisco reported that …
Coast Guard cancels boat trips to Apo Island; sea travel resumes
The Coast Guard Station in Negros Oriental suspended boat trips to Apo Island in Dauin, Negros Oriental since 8:00 a.m. yesterday due to stormy weather and huge waves triggered by the enhanced southwest monsoon, while some trips to Dapitan have already resumed. A number of trips out of Negros Oriental to Siquijor and Dapitan City …
Quezon tops Bacolod, climbs MPBL ladder
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Quezon Huskers led all the way and subdued the Bacolod Tubo Slashers, 85-74, to stay close behind the leaders in Manny Pacquiao Presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Thursday, July 17. Powered by Gab Banal, LJ Gonzales and Vince Magbuhos, the Huskers …