By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod City Tubo Slashers sustained a heart-breaking 60-58 defeat to the Batangas City Tanduay Rhum Masters in the 2025 MPBL Season at the Batangas City Coliseum on Monday night, August 11. Mark Neil Cruz was the difference maker for Batangas as he connected a putback off a miss by a teammate …
Monthly Archives: August 2025
Bacolod council lauds Buglas’ silver finish in Kanga Cup
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved a resolution commending and congratulating Buglas Filipinas, an all-Negrense girls’ football team, for winning the silver medal in the Under-15 girls category of the 33rd Kanga Cup 2025 International Junior Soccer Tournament held in Canberra, Australia last month. The resolution, authored by Councilor Wilson Gamboa …
Brownlee the hero anew as Gilas survives Saudi Arabia in FIBA
Gilas Pilipinas is headed into the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup quarterfinals — thanks to Justin Brownlee going in hero mode once again. The Nationals will advance to the next round after they escaped host nation Saudi Arabia in overtime, 95-88, early yesterday morning at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah. Brownlee, as he has …
Alex Eala resumes training at Rafa Nadal Academy ahead of US Open
Filipina tennis star Alex Eala is back to work. The youthful ace has resumed training on the hard courts of the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca, Spain, she shared in a social media post. This was a promising sign from the World’s No. 68 player, as she recently pulled out of the Cincinnati tournament this …
Strong turnout: Youth surge marks BSKE voter registration in NIR
By CESAR JOLITO III The Commission on Elections in the Negros Island Region (Comelec-NIR) reported a strong turnout in the recently concluded 10-day voter registration for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE), with a majority of applicants coming from the youth. “It’s a good sign that the youth are now actively participating in our election …
Negros Power clarifies bill deposit policy for consumers
BACOLOD CITY — Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) clarifies the importance of bill deposits and explains the option for bill deposit refunds amid the transition from the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco). Negros Power Assistant Vice President for Customer Care Maricel Pe emphasized that the bill deposit is a mandatory and standard requirement for …
The untapped potential of our blue economy
By Sonny J. Angara At the beginning of the 18th Congress, we filed Senate Resolution 10, calling for the appropriate Senate committees to conduct an inventory and inquiry into the government’s initiatives related to our seas and oceans. Our primary aim in calling for such an inventory was to formulate a comprehensive national policy for …
In the end, it’s ignorance
By Fr. Roy Cimagala There’s an interesting thing that St. Peter told the people who were amazed at his being able to make a lame man walk. After reproaching them for killing the very man who is the “author of life,” referring of course to Christ, (cfr. Acts 11:15), he told them, “Brethren, I know …
Tagalog or Filipino? Experts set record straight on national language
If you’re one of the many who often say “Tagalog” when you actually mean “Filipino” when asked about the national language of the Philippines, you are not alone. In fact, according to Filipino teacher Melanie Golosinda, a recurring question in her classroom every semester is whether Filipino and Tagalog are the same. In a country …
CPSU seeks resolution in Moises Padilla campus land dispute
By CESAR JOLITO III Central Philippines State University (CPSU) President Dr. Aladino Moraca expressed optimism that the ongoing land dispute involving the university’s Moises Padilla campus can be resolved through dialogue. “I believe that if we talk properly, this issue can be settled,” Moraca said, adding that he met with parents and students earlier in …