By ADRIAN STEWART CO Thirteen-year-old John Zhian Enario had a moment to remember after becoming part of the Team Philippines that competed in the prestigious Pyrenees Cup held recently in Spain. Enario, a Grade 8 student at Calvary Baptist Academy and a native of Barangay Miranda in Negros Occidental’s Pontevedra town, was selected by the …
Monthly Archives: July 2025
RHJ on Tour heads to Bacolod on July 12
By ADRIAN STEWART CO RHJ on Tour is bringing a free basketball camp to Bacolod City this Saturday, July 12. Led by TNT Tropang 5G’s resident import, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, the basketball camp is taking place at the Bacolod City National High School on the said date. Open to young basketball players from all over the …
SMB uses Q3 breakaway to tie series vs. Ginebra
The San Miguel Beermen (SMB) have successfully tied their PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup semifinals series against Ginebra at two games apiece. The perennial league powerhouse refused to go down 1-3 after they dominated the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings, 107-82, during their Game 4 faceoff at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. …
TNT downs Rain or Shine, moves a win away from finals stint
The TNT Tropang 5G moved a win away from another finals stint after taking down the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 108-92, on Wednesday, July 2, in Game 4 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals at the Mall of Asia Arena. With the victory, the Tropang 5G took a 3-1 lead in the series. The …
Renewed violence; 3ID: Negros killings underscore ‘crisis of impunity’
By CESAR JOLITO III A recent wave of killings across Negros Island, claimed by communist rebel groups, is drawing renewed concern over the island’s deepening crisis of impunity and its impact on ongoing peace initiatives, the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) said. Lt. Colonel J-jay Javines, 3ID spokesperson, said that while programs aimed at reintegrating former rebels …
Classes without classrooms
By Herman M. Lagon It is shocking and heart-wrenching: A government office with barely a dozen in a high-tech air-conditioned boardroom, just blocks from a public school where students sit elbow-to-elbow, some writing on laps, others pinched next to the door — or worse, learning from a shade tree. This is not unusual. It is …
Ulan, baha, hangin: Lahat mula sa Diyos
By MELANIO LAZO MAURICIO, JR. INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY. “Alam ba ninyo kung papaanong pinapakilos ng Diyos ang mga ulap at pinakikislap ang kidlat? Alam ba ninyo kung papaanong nakabitin ang mga ulap at nagpapakita ng kanyang kamangha-manghang kapangyarihan at talino?” (Job 37:15-16, Bibliya). *** ULAN, BAHA AT HANGIN, PARUSA AT PAGPAPALA NG DIYOS. Naalaala ba ninyo …
24 out of 89 Kanlaon IDPs return to evacuation center
By CESAR JOLITO III At least 24 internally displaced persons (IDPs) composed of eight families, among 89 IDPs or 33 families, voluntarily returned to the evacuation center following their unauthorized decampment earlier this week. John de Asis, head of the La Castellana Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), said evacuees from Kanlaon Volcano’s continuing …
OCD commits to address concerns of Kanlaon IDPs
The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) is working with the local government unit (LGU) of La Castellana in Negros Occidental to address the continuing concerns of internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. OCD-NIR Director Donato Sermeno III met with Mayor Añejo Nicor on Tuesday, July 1, a day …
P8.3-M smuggled cigarettes seized, 3 held
By CESAR JOLITO III Three individuals were apprehended, while 10 others evaded arrest after an estimated P8.3 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were intercepted at the Old Bacolod Airport in Bacolod City’s Barangay Singcang-Airport yesterday morning. The arrested individuals were 38-year-old Sibang Sali Sadjari, 43-year-old Husaim Arram Ajibon, and 29-year-old Alsidi Umran Isnani — all …