By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts women’s volleyball team manager, Jose Montalbo, was honored for his dedication and contributions to the success of the Bacolodnon athletes in the Palarong Pambansa 2025. The citation was given by the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Division of Bacolod City to Montalbo in a recent ceremony …
Monthly Archives: July 2025
Heading makes a difference for finals-bound TNT
In just his first playoff run for the TNT Tropang 5G, Jordan Heading is already making a considerable impact for his squad. Acquired late in the elimination round in the blockbuster swap with Mikey Williams, Heading has adapted seamlessly with the Tropang 5G’s system and no-quit culture and quickly emerged as a major contributor for …
Rockets confirm arrival of Durant in unprecedented 7-team trade
Superstar Kevin Durant is headed from the Phoenix Suns to Houston as part of an NBA-record seven-team deal, the Rockets confirmed. The Rockets will also welcome back Clint Capela in a sign-and-trade deal with Atlanta, Houston said in a statement posted on the team’s website. Also involved in the blockbuster transfer were the Brooklyn Nets, …
Summary execution; NPA killing cases may be higher than reported: CHR-NIR
By CESAR JOLITO III The Commission on Human Rights in Negros Island Region (CHR-NIR) is validating claims and gathering evidence as they begin their motu proprio investigations into a series of killings allegedly carried out by the New People’s Army (NPA) in northern Negros Occidental, warning that the actual number of victims may be higher than …
Oral health and frailty
By Dr. Joseph D. Lim By the middle of this century, one in four people will be aged 60 years and older. That’s around two billion people. The United Nations estimates that regional life expectancy is now approaching 65 years in Africa and between 75 and 80 years in Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, …
God begs us to return to him
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Imagine that! The giver of all good things, who is already all perfect and from whom nothing would be lost if we would not only mind him but also offend him, makes this appeal for us to return to him. This goodness of God was expressed in the first reading of …
Over 14 million people could die from US foreign aid cuts: study
More than 14 million of the world’s most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of the Trump administration’s dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected. The study in the prestigious Lancet journal was published as world and business leaders gather for a UN conference in Spain this week, hoping to …
Yulo slams ‘burdensome’ simulation drills for Kanlaon evacuees
By CESAR JOLITO III Negros Occidental 5th District Representative Emilio Yulo III has criticized the recent simulation exercise (simex) conducted among internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by Kanlaon Volcano’s heightened activity, calling the exercises “unnecessary.” Yulo raised concern over the practicality and timing of the disaster preparedness activities led by the Office of the Civil …
Quarry ops lead to torching of P11-M heavy equipment
By CESAR JOLITO III Remnants of the New People’s Army (NPA) set fire to three heavy equipment units at Sitio Medel, Barangay Carabalan in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City, an incident now being linked to an ongoing dispute over quarry operations in the area. The NPA’s South Central Negros Guerrilla Front has claimed responsibility for the …
NegOr assists Canlaon City site dev’t for Kanlaon IDPs
The provincial government of Negros Oriental is assisting the Canlaon City government in developing a permanent relocation site for evacuees threatened by the restive Mt. Kanlaon. Adrian Sedillo, executive director of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), said yesterday that Canlaon City recently acquired a property currently being developed for internally displaced …