The PLDT High Speed Hitters remained unbeaten in the 2025 PVL on Tour after an impressive victory against the Petro Gazz Angels on Saturday evening, July 12, at the Capital Arena in Ilagan City, Isabela. The High Speed Hitters made quick work of the reigning All-Filipino champions, 25-22, 25-15, 25-16, to improve to 2-0 in …
Monthly Archives: July 2025
Parallel guidelines: DepEd-NegOcc drafts protocols vs. HFMD amid case surge
By CESAR JOLITO III With rising cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Negros Occidental, the provincial Department of Education (DepEd) office is crafting its own health protocol to safeguard students and school personnel, even as local authorities implement emergency measures to contain the spread. Ian Arnold Arnaez, spokesperson for DepEd-Division of Negros …
K to 12 still works — if we let it
By Herman Lagon You know something is working when the people who quietly fix things every day are the ones speaking up to keep it alive. In the case of the K to 12 reform, it is not only education experts but business leaders, school administrators, religious groups, and community workers who are calling on …
The pursuit for holiness
By Fr. Roy Cimagala This business of seeking holiness is something that is commanded of us by God. That is what we can clearly see in first reading of the Mass from the Book of Leviticus. “Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.” (Leviticus 19:2) That is why God proceeded to …
Comelec gears up for voter reg despite looming BSKE delay
By CESAR JOLITO III The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental is preparing for voter registration from August 1 to 10 in anticipation of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) on December 1, 2025, even as uncertainty looms over whether the polls will proceed as planned. Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria …
Bacolod calls for civic action in flood mitigation efforts
The Bacolod City government enjoined Bacolodnons to take part in flood mitigation efforts after 26 tons of garbage were dredged from Mambuloc Creek on Thursday, July 10. In a statement yesterday, Mayor Greg Gasataya, who personally supervised the initial dredging operation, said civic participation is critical to the long-term success of the initiative. “I urge …
Lower food prices, utilities reduce inflation in Bacolod, NegOcc
A notable decrease in prices of food and utilities reduced inflation rates in highly-urbanized Bacolod City and Negros Occidental in June, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed yesterday. In Bacolod City, the inflation rate for all income households eased further to 0.5 percent in June, from 2.4 percent in May, while the province …
5 traders nabbed, P4.7-M fake cigarettes seized
Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) operatives have arrested five individuals for trading P4.7 million worth of alleged illicit cigarettes during an operation in Negros Occidental. In a statement yesterday, CIDG acting Director Brigadier General Romeo Macapaz identified the arrested suspects as alias Judie, Arnel, Ali, Brian, and Marjun, who were nabbed in separate operations …
Motorcycle rider dies in road crash
By CESAR JOLITO III A 21-year-old rider died after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck along the Murcia-Mansilingan Road in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mansilingan on Thursday night, July 10. Dave Vincent Porque, a resident of Purok Masinadyahon in Barangay Pahanocoy, was declared dead on the spot after showing no signs of pulse or life. …
‘Hallucinating’ man shoots 3 men in Silay
By CESAR JOLITO III Three men were injured in unprovoked shooting incidents at Barangay Lantad in Negros Occidental’s Silay City, as authorities believe the suspect may have been hallucinating when he carried out the attacks. Silay police chief Lt. Colonel Mark Anthony Darroca said the suspect — identified only as “Rohelyo” — was riding a …