By CESAR JOLITO III Three drug suspects were arrested in separate buy-bust operations in Bacolod City on Sunday, September 21, with police seizing a combined total of P353,600 worth of suspected shabu. At around 4:26 p.m. in Barangay 30’s Purok Pilipinhon, operatives of Police Station 6 (PS6) arrested alias Fritz, a resident of the same …
Monthly Archives: September 2025
Negros Trade Fair to showcase best of culture, food, crafts
By CESAR JOLITO III The rich culture and products of Negros will once again take center stage as the 39th Negros Trade Fair opens today at the SMX Convention Center Aura in Taguig City. The weeklong fair runs until September 28 and is recognized as the longest-running provincial trade fair outside Negros Occidental. Themed “Himbon,” …
Motion of professor found guilty of sexual harassment junked
By CESAR JOLITO III Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya denied the motion for reconsideration filed by a Bacolod City College (BCC) professor, who was earlier found guilty of sexual harassment. “Sexual harassment and abuse of authority will not be tolerated in our schools,” Gasataya reiterated, confirming the decision in a press conference yesterday. “When the …
Alarcon, UP bow to UST in UAAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Harold Alarcon tried to rally University of the Philippines (UP), but his efforts went for naught as the Fighting Maroons fell to University of Santo Tomas (UST), 87-67, in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila on Sunday night, September 21. Alarcon finished …
Bacolodnon Oro rules ICTSI Bacolod JPGT tilt
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolodnon John Rey Oro captured the boys’ 15-18 division title of the ICTSI Bacolod Junior PGT Championship with a four-stroke win at the Bacolod Golf and Country Club over the weekend. Oro carded a two-over 72 to finish with a 54-hole total of 218, eight over par. He broke a front-nine …
NU pulls away to dominate UE in UAAP Season 88 opener
National University (NU) flexed its might in its UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball opener. The Bulldogs of Jeff Napa opened their campaign on a winning note after they dominated University of the East (UE), 72-57, in their bout at the University of Santo Tomas Quadricentennial Pavilion in España. NU senior Jake Figueroa led his squad …
Italy sweeps Argentina to reach FIVB quarterfinals
Defending champion Italy advanced to the quarterfinals of the FIVB Men’s World Championship after sweeping Argentina, 25-23, 25-20, 25-22, at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday, September 21. Outside hitter Alessandro Michieletto scored 15 points off 13 attacks, one block and one ace for the Italians, who wrapped up the match in …
Clamor vs. corruption:Negrenses denounce corruption through ‘Trillion Peso March’
By CESAR JOLITO III Thousands of Negrenses marched through the streets of Bacolod City yesterday, joining the nationwide “Trillion Peso March” — a protest action against corruption that, organizers said, has robbed generations of opportunities and continues to weaken the country’s democratic institutions. According to Fr. Mao Buenafe of the Concerned Council Citizens, around 5,000 …
Are thinking voters giving up the fight?
By Ade S. Fajardo President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has created the Independent Commission for Infrastructure to uncover anomalous public works projects that were funded and implemented in the past 10 years. Marcos himself exposed the biggest corruption scandal to rock the country in recent history. He told lawmakers “mahiya naman kayo” for getting kickbacks from …
Obese surpass undernourished youths for first time, UN warns
Obesity has skyrocketed among children and adolescents bombarded by “unethical” marketing of junk food, outpacing undernourishment to become the leading form of malnutrition worldwide for the first time among those age five to 19, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) warned. In a dire report, Unicef projected that nearly one in 10 individuals within that …