Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton has died aged 46, just two months after announcing a comeback fight after a 13-year absence from the ring. Hatton was found dead at his home in Hyde, northwest England. Greater Manchester Police said they were not treating the death as suspicious. “There are not currently believed to be …
Monthly Archives: September 2025
Another eruption? Increased unrest at Kanlaon seen; series of quakes rattle Negros
By CESAR JOLITO III Kanlaon Volcano remains under Alert Level 2 after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported heightened unrest, marked by a surge in seismic activity and a series of earthquakes that rattled Negros Island over the weekend. A total of 41 volcano-tectonic (VT) earthquakes ranging from magnitude 0.8 to 4.6 …
Quitting to evade lifestyle checks
By Ade S. Fajardo The ongoing probe into flood control shenanigans has shaken the foundations of many institutions. Case in point: Senator Tito Sotto has wrested the Senate presidency from Chiz Escudero. In the Senate hearing, the famed Discaya couple named several lawmakers as among those who received kickbacks from infrastructure projects that they implemented …
Cinema in AI flux
By Herman M. Lagon When UP Visayas Professor and Film Director Jonathan Jurilla took the stage at the DOST-hosted AI Fest 2025 at Iloilo Convention Center, he was not there to dazzle the audience with flashy tech tricks. He came to share a story — part family diary, part filmmaking lesson, part creative experiment — …
Benitez: House needs leadership change to restore credibility
By CESAR JOLITO III Bacolod City Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said the House of Representatives must undergo a leadership change to restore its credibility, stressing that public distrust has deepened amid the controversy over alleged irregularities in the government’s flood control projects. Benitez said the flood control mess has placed the chamber in …
More fire trucks, new substation pushed after Brgy. 27 blaze
By CESAR JOLITO III The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Bacolod City has underscored the urgent need for additional fire trucks and a new fire substation following the massive blaze that gutted more than 230 homes in Barangay 27 on Friday, September 12. BFP-Bacolod Fire Marshal Supt. Jenny Mae Masip admitted that the city’s …
46th MassKara launch highlights resilience after massive fire
By CESAR JOLITO III The upcoming 46th MassKara Festival in October will carry a deeper meaning for Bacolodnons this year, as Mayor Greg Gasataya urged the community to draw strength from the city’s tradition of resilience following the fire that razed 216 houses in Barangay 27 on Friday, September 12. Speaking during the festival’s grand …
P1.08-M ‘shabu’ seized
By CESAR JOLITO III Anti-drug operations of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) led to the arrest of several drug personalities in separate buy-bust operations in Barangays 1 and Mansilingan, resulting in the confiscation of an estimated P1,088,000 worth of suspected shabu. Operatives of Police Station 7 arrested a drug personality identified only as alias Joefer, …
Degamo: Bail grant for Teves does not diminish pending murder, terror raps
By CESAR JOLITO III Negros Oriental 3rd District Representative Janice Degamo vowed to press on in the fight for justice following the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 12’s decision granting bail to former Congressman Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. in one of his murder cases. In a 29-page order dated September 10, the court set bail …
NFA: Enough rice buffer stock in NegOr
The National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Oriental assured on Saturday, September 13, that it has enough rice buffer stocks for the province in case of emergency or disasters. Emily Diputado, NFA-Negros Oriental OIC branch manager, said in an interview that the special rollout for the P20 per kilo rice program held here has not …