By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Petro Gazz Angels closed out their Premier Volleyball League (PVL) On Tour preliminaries campaign with a 20-25, 25-19, 26-24, 25-17 victory over the Choco Mucho Flying Titans at the Candon City Arena in Ilocos Sur on Tuesday night, July 29. While the win did not alter the Angels’ standing in …
Monthly Archives: July 2025
Rhenz Abando to make KBL return, rejoins Anyang Red Boosters
High-flying wingman Rhenz Abando is taking his talents back to South Korea after a year. Abando is set to make his return to the Korean Basketball League, as he rejoins his former squad, the Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters (formerly Anyang KGC), for the upcoming season. The team announced Abando’s return on its official …
Calvin Oftana doubtful for Gilas Pilipinas in FIBA Asia Cup
Calvin Oftana’s health status puts his availability for Gilas Pilipinas in doubt ahead of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup. National team head coach Tim Cone revealed on Monday, July 28, that Oftana is uncertain to suit up after the sharpshooter sustained injuries during TNT Tropang 5G’s finals series against the San Miguel Beermen in the …
Pag-IBIG Fund rolls out special 3% loan rate under Expanded 4PH to make housing more affordable
PAG-IBIG Fund announced on July 25 that it is offering a special subsidized interest rate of 3 percent per annum for the first five years of housing loans under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (Expanded 4PH) Program. The special rate is available to eligible members from the lowest income segments up to the …
Ignored struggle: Negros labor group dismayed over wage hike snub at SONA
By MAE SINGUAY The General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) expressed profound disappointment and dismay over the glaring omission of the proposed legislated wage increase during President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 28. GAWA Secretary General Wennie Sancho lamented that the pressing concerns of workers, particularly the inadequacy of wages …
Celebrating Pride Month in Virgin Labfest XX
By Dennis Gorecho Virgin Labfest (VLF) celebrates Pride Month by staging one-act plays linked with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ+) community. “Sa mga nagsasabing puro kabaklaan ang mga dula ng VLF … tama ka,” says playwright and VLF co-founder Rody Vera. He stresses that VLF wants to give voice to …
From chaos to caution
By Herman M. Lagon During a quick stop at a quiet café near UP Visayas, I found myself saying something I never thought I would — defending President Bongbong Marcos, Jr. It was not because I had changed sides, nor because I had forgotten martial law’s shadows or the promise of the Leni Robredo movement. …
Habagat rains agri damage in NIR soars to P185-M
By CESAR JOLITO III The onslaught of the southwest monsoon or habagat, enhanced by Severe Tropical Storm “Crising,” left a trail of destruction worth P185 million in damages to agriculture and infrastructure across the Negros Island Region (NIR). Damage to schools and public infrastructure was pegged at P88.7 million in Negros Oriental alone, including 25 classrooms totally destroyed. Meanwhile, agricultural …
Guv vows support for farmers to help attain food security
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has vowed sustained support for farmers in partnership with the agriculturists to help the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. attain its food security goals. “In the State of the Nation Address delivered [on Monday, July 28], President Marcos once again underscored the vital role of agriculture in …
Bacolod officials upbeat on local priorities aligned with Marcos agenda
Officials of the highly urbanized Bacolod City have expressed support for the various initiatives being pushed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to improve the lives of Filipinos during his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA). Mayor Greg Gasataya, Vice Mayor Claudio Jesus Puentevella and other city officials joined Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez …