By ADRIAN STEWART CO The College of St. Benilde (CSB) Blazers continued their strong start in the NCAA Season 101 men’s basketball tournament after defeating the Jose Rizal University (JRU) Heavy Bombers, 73-65, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Bacolodnon Raffy Celis led the Blazers with an all-around effort of 20 …
Monthly Archives: October 2025
CBR bags 2 golds in MassKara futbol tournament
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Canberra Buglas Region (CBR) SS Girls Born 2010 and Born 2008 squads clinched gold medals after ranking first overall in the City of Smiles Soccer Tournament held recently in Bacolod City. The teams were mentored by Coach Joshua Fegidero and Jiff Lomugdang (AFC B License), with coaching staff Earl Bona, …
Smith-less Choco Mucho nails 1st win at Cignal’s expense
Despite playing without an import, Choco Mucho rallied to its first win in the 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference at Cignal’s expense, 23-25, 25-19, 25-16, 27-25, at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Anyse Marlee Smith was not able to play yet for the Flying Titans, as her paperworks are still incomplete — an unrelated case …
PLDT sweeps Capital1 to open bid for 3rd straight title
The PLDT High Speed Hitters picked up where it left off, dominating the Capital1 Solar Spikers with a 25-22, 25-20, 25-23 win to kick off its campaign in the 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The High Speed Hitters have now won 14 games in a row, a stretch that saw them …
Owe an explanation:Groups demand accountability over sugar price drop
By CESAR JOLITO III The country’s major sugarcane federations have united to demand answers from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) over the sharp decline in sugar and molasses prices, warning that the industry’s viability — and its leadership culture — are both under serious threat. In a rare joint statement, National Federation of Sugarcane Planters (NFSP) President Enrique Rojas …
Rising to the challenge of making PH education world-class
By Sonny Angara By now, more details about the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) results for the Philippines have been bandied about in various media channels. The results, for example, showed that around 80 percent of our students had low scores in reading, such that they would have difficulty identifying the main idea of …
Christ wants us to be productive
By Fr. Roy Cimagala The gospel of Matthew (21:33-43, 45-46) reminds us that Christ wants us to be fruitful and productive, making use of everything that he has given us — our life, our talents and the many other gifts that we have. The gospel also tells us that failing to be fruitful and productive …
Study: Some sugar substitutes linked to faster cognitive decline
Some sugar substitutes may come with unexpected consequences for long-term brain health, MedicalXpress reported, citing a study published in Neurology. The study examined seven low- and no-calorie sweeteners and found that people who consumed the highest amounts experienced faster declines in thinking and memory skills compared to those who consumed the lowest amounts. The link …
3 LGUs suspend classes due to Cebu quake anew
By CESAR JOLITO III Bacolod City and the cities of Bago and Talisay in Negros Occidental suspended classes at all levels in both public and private schools yesterday as precautionary measures following a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck northern Cebu shortly after 1:00 a.m. The quake, initially recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) …
Phivolcs probes ‘sinkhole’ in La Castellana after series of quakes
By CESAR JOLITO III The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) inspected a newly discovered sinkhole at Barangay Talaptap in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town amid heightened public concern following a series of recent tremors on Negros Island. According to La Castellana Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer (DRRMO) John de Asis, residents first …