Kanlaon Volcano spewed ash twice on Thursday, October 23, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The first occurred from 5:30 a.m. to 7:29 a.m., and the second from 7:39 a.m. to 8:05 a.m. These generated grayish plumes reaching 600 meters high. The volcano is still under Alert Level 2, Phivolcs said. Earlier, …
Monthly Archives: October 2025
Mass hysteria downs 21 students
By CESAR JOLITO III Twenty-one senior high school students from a private institution were hospitalized after reportedly fainting during what authorities have classified as a case of mass hysteria during their intramural games at Barangay Sagua Banwa in Negros Occidental’s Valladolid town on Wednesday night, October 22. According to Al John Gegonia, operations and warning …
NegOr poll officers urged to conduct voters’ registration in barangays
Election officers in the Negros Island Region (NIR) are urged to schedule satellite voters’ registrations in the barangays for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) next year, an official said Monday. Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, regional director of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-NIR said in an interview that the voters’ registration this time aims …
NegOr security forces prepare for holiday surge
Airport and seaport authorities in Negros Oriental are ready to secure the influx of travelers and returning residents during the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day (Undas) holidays and the Christmas season. Officials shared their security strategies for the expected surge in foot traffic during a media forum in Dumaguete City. Allan Punay, manager …
Gaston helps Chery sweep off Galeries
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Pauline Gaston came through with her best game of the conference, sparking the Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers to their first win in the 2025 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference — a straight-sets conquest of the Galeries Tower Highrisers, 25-9, 25-16, 25-23, at the Playtime FilOil Center in San Juan City …
Negros, Bacolod welcome athletes to 26th Unigames
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Occidental Governor Jose Eugenio Lacson and Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya formally welcomed athletes, coaches and delegation officials to the 26th Season of the Philippine University Games (Unigames) during the opening ceremony held at the Capitol Lagoon and Park in Bacolod City on Thursday night, October 23. With the Provincial …
Steph Curry, Warriors top Nuggets in OT
Stephen Curry extended the game with a late three-pointer, then teamed with Al Horford and Jimmy Butler III to connect from beyond the arc in overtime, allowing the Golden State Warriors to overcome Aaron Gordon’s career performance in a 137-131 win over the Denver Nuggets in San Francisco yesterday (Philippine time). Playing two days after opening the season with a …
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder to 2OT win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 55 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 141-135 double-overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers in a rematch of last season’s NBA finals in Indianapolis yesterday (Philippine time). The Thunder played just one overtime game in the 2024-2025 regular season, but have played consecutive double-overtime games to begin this …
5M in prizes and non-stop music excites ISP presented by BingoPlus Music Festival, with Alan Walker and OPM legends
Millions of pesos are set to be donated by the Philippines’ leading digital entertainment platform, BingoPlus, and its social development arm, BingoPlus Foundation, together with the International Series Philippines, to the Philippine Sports Commission during The International Series Philippines presented by BingoPlus Music Festival, happening on October 25 at the Aseana City Concert Grounds in …
Who killed ‘Freya’? P100-K bounty up for informants in teen girl’s death
By CESAR JOLITO III A bounty amounting to P100,000 is being offered to anyone who can provide credible information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the killing of a 17-year-old girl whose body was discovered partially unclothed at the Reclamation Area near Bredco Port in Bacolod City’s Barangay 12 on Wednesday afternoon, October …