By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros ICC Blue Hawks fell short in their opening-day assignment, bowing to expansion squad Pasay City Lady Voyagers, 25-23, 13-25, 25-17, 23-25, 15-8, in the 2025 Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA) Season at the Dasmariñas City Arena. The Blue Hawks, who are out to improve from a seventh-place finish last …
Monthly Archives: September 2025
Home victory is ‘fairytale finish’ for EJ Obiena after tough season
A victory in front of his countrymen served as the perfect finish for Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena, who had endured a tough season this year. A little over a week after missing the finals of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Obiena put on a show in front of his fellow Filipinos in …
Bulgaria downs Portugal to reach FIVB Men’s Worlds QF
Bulgaria defeated Portugal, 25-19, 25-23, 25-13, to qualify for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship quarterfinals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Aleksander Nikolov scored 19 points off 17 attacks, one block and an ace in leading the Bulgarians to victory after one hour and 33 minutes. “I am super …
Loud and clear;Guv: People can’t tolerate corruption; reform up to Congress
By CESAR JOLITO III Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson backed the calls of Negrenses and other Filipinos who joined the nationwide Trillion Peso March on Sunday, September 21, stressing that the protest was a powerful message against corruption and budget insertions tied to alleged ghost projects in the national budget. “The message is clear — the Filipinos …
Improving the Philippine economic engine
By Sonny Angara A country’s economy can be likened to a big engine. And just like an actual engine, it has to be fine-tuned, tweaked or even upgraded to be as efficient a machine as it can be. Lately, there have been some actions to make sure that the Philippine economic engine will, potentially, become …
The danger of becoming holier-than-thou
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We have to be most careful with this danger which can easily afflict especially those who desire to be good, holy and a firm believer of God. The devil, who can appear to be an angel of light, can with a most subtle deception trip us in our pursuit for holiness. …
WTO: AI expected to increase global trade by 37%
Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to increase the value of global trade and services up to 37 percent by 2040, as poor countries close the technological gap with rapid advancements, according to a World Trade Organization (WTO) report. The report, titled World Trade Report 2025: Making trade and AI work together to the benefit of …
Stronger healthcare network mulled
By CESAR JOLITO III A senator underscored the need to strengthen the country’s health service delivery network during her visit to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City. Senator Risa Hontiveros, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, said the move is essential to fully realize the promises of the Universal …
Silted La Castellana creek caused flooding; 17 families evacuated
By CESAR JOLITO III Heavy rains over the weekend triggered another blockage of volcanic sediments at Tamburong Creek in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town, causing flooding that forced the evacuation of 17 families in Barangay Biak na Bato on Sunday, September 21. John de Asis, head of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said …
Lacson: Capitol lagoon closed to prevent pol rallies
By CESAR JOLITO III Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson clarified yesterday that the temporary closure of the Provincial Capitol Park and Lagoon during the Trillion Peso March on Sunday, September 21, was meant to enforce park rules that prohibit political and religious gatherings inside the premises. Lacson said the province received no formal request from the …