The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in Negros Oriental said yesterday the incidence of rabies in animals increased this year compared to last year. Jaymar Vilos, Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) information officer, told the Philippine News Agency that from January to August this year, 16 of 24 animal head samples received by the office tested positive …
Monthly Archives: September 2025
Victorias adopts ordinance penalizing fake news using LGU name
Victorias City in Negros Occidental has adopted an ordinance penalizing the dissemination of false or misleading information using the name or authority of the local government unit (LGU) and its officials. To be known as the “Anti-Fake News Announcement Ordinance of Victorias City,” the local legislation principally authored by Vice Mayor Derek Palanca was passed …
Villanueva seizes early lead in ICTSI Classic
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Dino Villanueva put on a blistering frontside performance to seize the early lead in the ICTSI Negros Occidental Classic, firing a five-under-par 65 at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club on Tuesday, September 9. The 13-year-old pro, still searching for a breakthrough win on the Philippine Golf Tour, turned the par-70 …
Bacolodnon Chua heading to NorthPort in swap with Jalalon
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolodnon big man Justin Chua is set to join the NorthPort Batang Pier as part of a pending trade that would send guard Jiovani Jalalon to the Blackwater Bossing. The two teams have submitted the deal to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) office for approval, according to sources familiar with the …
Alex Eala cruises past Mansouri in São Paulo Open 1st round
Rising Filipina tennis star Alex Eala carried her momentum from her recent WTA 125 triumph in Guadalajara, sweeping past French qualifier Jasmine Mansouri in the opening round of the WTA 250 São Paulo Open on Tuesday, September 9. Eala, entering the tournament ranked No. 61, showed her class from the first game, saving multiple break …
Obiena among 28 pole vaulters at World Athletics Championships
More than 2,200 athletes will see action in the World Athletics Championships scheduled from September 13 to 21 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Filipino Ernest John “EJ” Obiena, the Asian Championships record-holder (5.90 meters), is among 28 entries in the men’s pole vault event. The three-time Southeast Asian Games champion registered a season-best …
Brazen attack: Contractor-supplier shot dead; motive behind killing ‘unclear’
By CESAR JOLITO III A contractor and construction supplier was shot dead while opening his hardware store on Bonifacio Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay 12 yesterday, in what police described as a brazen daylight attack. The victim was identified as 52-year-old Filipino-Chinese Romy Li, a resident of Barangay Taculing and owner of Emerald Republic Hardware, …
The iconic three dots tattoo of Apo Whang-Od and copyright
By Dennis Gorecho Buscalan Tinglayan, Kalinga — I was inked last Holy Week in my right forearm with the iconic three dots tattoo by Apo Whang-Od, the so-called last and oldest surviving mambabatok. Batok refers to the traditional Filipino tattooing practice, particularly in the Northern Luzon region that has been around for more than a …
The ‘Bayani Ba’To?’ narratives
By Herman M. Lagon The WVSU Cultural Center this Monday afternoon, September 8, was already alive before the program even began. In the lobby, ushers moved briskly, keeping the lines flowing and the rows inside neat and ready. Teachers clutched attendance sheets, ticking names with care, while campus journalists juggled their cameras, eager to get …
Bacolod council pushes for stricter enforcement vs. smoking
By CESAR JOLITO III The Bacolod City council has called on Mayor Greg Gasataya to strictly enforce the city’s anti-smoking ordinance and reconvene the Bacolod Anti-Smoking Task Force amid growing reports of rampant smoking in public spaces and transport vehicles. In a resolution approved this week, the Sangguniang Panlungsod urged the mayor to prioritize the …