By CESAR JOLITO III A validation team from the National Task Force Kanlaon (NTFK) will arrive on Negros Island in mid-October to inspect and assess additional recovery and development projects under the Kanlaon Recovery and Development Plan, officials confirmed. Donato Sermeno III, director of the Office of Civil Defense in the Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR), …
Monthly Archives: September 2025
BTTMD clamps down on illegal parking near hospitals
By CESAR JOLITO III The Bacolod Traffic and Transport Management Department (BTTMD) has resumed its clamping operations, targeting vehicles illegally parked near hospitals and other critical areas, in an effort to ease congestion and ensure emergency access. Since the enforcement drive restarted, five vehicles have already been clamped, most of them found violating parking rules …
‘Assassins’ in 2 daylight shootings under probe
By CESAR JOLITO III Authorities are pursuing leads on the possible masterminds behind two separate broad daylight killings in Bacolod City, with both cases pointing to guns-for-hire as perpetrators. The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) confirmed that the gunmen responsible for the deaths of Efren Banaglorioso, a church driver slain on August 25, and Romie …
Sugarcane pest destroys 79 hectares of farmlands in NegOr town
The invasive red-striped soft-scale insect (RSSI) has damaged over 79 hectares of farmlands planted with sugarcane in Mabinay, Negros Oriental, an official said yesterday. In an interview, Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) chief Emmanuel Caduyac said so far, only three barangays in Mabinay have been affected by the RSSI: Pantao, Pandanon, and Campanon-an. In these villages, …
NIR’s No. 2 Most Wanted arrested
By CESAR JOLITO III The Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has arrested the No. 2 Most Wanted Person in the region during a police operation at Glenwood Subdivision in Bacolod City’s Barangay Estefania on Tuesday, September 23. The suspect, identified only as alias “Hernane,” 62 years old, and a caretaker from …
Cebu topples slumping Bacolod in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Cebu Greats wrapped up their elimination round campaign on a high note, defeating the Bacolod Tubo Slashers, 80-71, in the 2025 MPBL Season at the Quezon City Gymnasium. The Greats finished with an 11-18 record, keeping their hopes alive for a play-in berth. They will secure a spot if Sarangani …
Adamson Lady Falcons sweep Ateneo in Bacolod
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Adamson University Lady Falcons asserted their dominance over the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles, completing a two-game sweep of their exhibition series in Western Visayas. Adamson capped the twin bill with a straight-sets victory, 25-18, 29-27, 25-14, against Ateneo on Sunday, September 21, at Bacolod National High School. Team …
Iran escapes Serbia to advance in FIVB Worlds QF
Alas Pilipinas men’s tormentor Iran has advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship. This, as the World No. 16 slipped past 12th-ranked Serbia, 23-25, 25-19, 24-26, 25-22, 15-9, in a grueling five-set epic battle in the Round of 16 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Iran was …
Alex Eala takes down Falei, advances in Jingshan Open
Filipina tennis star Alex Eala is headed to the Round of 16 of the 2025 Jingshan Tennis Open after beating Belarusian Aliona Falei, 6-3, 7-5, in Jingshan, China yesterday. Eala is the top seed of the WTA125 tournament. She quickly raced to a 3-0 lead in the opening set, with Falei only managing to hold …
BingoPlus and Next Generation PH commemorates the annual “Play it Forward” amateur golf tournament
BingoPlus, The country’s most comprehensive digital entertainment platform, sponsors the annual “Play it Forward” Paolo V. Tancoco Memorial Cup, organized by Next Generation, which was held last September 15 at the Sta. Elena Golf Club in Cabuyao City, in line with their advocacy of improving Filipino lives. The annual event was named after Paolo Tantoco, …