By Dr. Joseph D. Lim Oral health care is more than just dentists and hygienists. It is a lot wider profession — from professionals who solve crimes to technicians who develop new dental materials. Indeed, “the world of dental science is full of opportunities,” the National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom points out, …
Monthly Archives: August 2025
No filter: St. Augustine
By Herman M. Lagon If saints had yearbooks, Augustine of Hippo’s senior quote might be: “Lord, grant me chastity and self-control … but not yet.” It is blunt, funny and painfully human — like him. That quote, tucked into his famous Confessions, does not read like some sermon from a marble pedestal. It feels like …
Engineer guilty over mangrove cutting, illegal reclamation
By CESAR JOLITO III The Regional Trial Court (RTC) has found an engineer in Bacolod City guilty of illegally cutting mangroves and reclaiming land along the Sum-ag River in Barangay Pahanocoy to develop his private resort. Engineer Andres Tacolod was guilty of violating Section 68 of Presidential Decree 705 (Revised Forestry Code) and Section 94 of …
Baciwa employees union welcomes GM ouster, calls for PrimeWater deal review
By CESAR JOLITO III The Bacolod City Water District Employees Union–National Federation of Labor Unions (BEU-NAFLU) has welcomed the removal of Mona Dia Jardin as general manager of the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa), saying the move is a step toward accountability for the controversial joint venture agreement (JVA) with PrimeWater. In a statement, the …
Bacolod logs 5th dengue death despite decline in cases
By CESAR JOLITO III A four-year-old boy became the fifth fatality due to dengue in Bacolod City this year, the City Health Office (CHO) said, despite infections dropping by nearly 13 percent compared to last year. CHO said the victim, a resident of Barangay Villamonte, developed fever, abdominal pain and vomiting beginning on August 10. …
Halt order vs. NegOcc oil palm farm construction still in effect
The cease-and-desist order (CDO) issued to the Hacienda Asia Plantations Inc. (HAPI) last June for the construction of the controversial five-hectare oil palm plantation in Candoni, Negros Occidental remains in effect, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau in Negros Island Region (DENR-EMB NIR). This was stated in two letters of …
Contractor survives attack
By CESAR JOLITO III A 58-year-old contractor was injured after he was shot by an unidentified assailant along the national highway at Barangay San Francisco in Negros Oriental’s Santa Catalina town early yesterday morning. Police identified the victim as Engineer Angelito Uy Mendoza, a resident of Barangay Manalongon in the town. Mendoza was driving his motorcycle when he was …
Kabankalan mayor: Hilabangan drainage project under DPWH, not city gov’t
By CESAR JOLITO III Kabankalan City Mayor Benjie Miranda clarified that the ongoing rehabilitation of a drainage canal in Barangay Hilabangan is not a project of the city government but is being undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Miranda said residents have been raising concerns over the project, citing that only …
NORFA Champions League heads to crucial stage this weekend
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The NORFA Champions League will enter its cluster elimination and wild card rounds this weekend, with matches scheduled for August 30 to 31 in Negros Occidental’s Talisay City and Victorias City. The U13 division will hold its elimination matches at the Christopher Estate North Football Hub in Talisay. On Field No. …
Chery drives past ZUS, boosts finals bid
The Chery Tiggo Crossovers have boosted its drive for a final berth in the 2025 PVL Invitational. This, as the Crossovers rolled past the ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles, 25-17, 25-17, 25-23, in their preliminary match on Tuesday, August 26, at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. The Crossovers win, concluding the Tuesday double-header, formally eliminated Creamline, …