The hometown hero and ArenaPlus official ambassador is back in Manila for the Swing Above The Odds: Miguel Tabuena Victory Night hosted by ArenaPlus to celebrate his historic win during the International Series Philippines presented by BingoPlus. The private social event was held at the newly awarded Michelin selected, Uma Nota Manila in Taguig City …
Monthly Archives: November 2025
‘Lapses’ under scrutiny |ICI probe sought over P3-B flood infra projects
By CESAR JOLITO III The Council of Concerned Citizens (C3) has formally sought an investigation from the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) into the alleged widespread irregularities in 138 flood control projects implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Bacolod City from 2022 to 2025. On Thursday, November 27, C3 lodged a detailed complaint, …
Violence vs. women ends here
By Herman M. Lagon The first thing I noticed this morning when I walked into ISUFST was not the usual chatter of teachers and staff rushing to their 8:00 a.m. reporting for duty, but the bright wash of orange across the hallways. Some wore shirts, others had orange overalls. It wasn’t just orange clothes. It …
Our need to be always spiritually alert
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Again, as we begin another liturgical year with the season of Advent, we are reminded of our need to be always prepared for the end of our life and of time itself. “Watch ye therefore, because ye know not what hour your Lord will come,” Christ told his disciples, and now …
PH digital boom under threat: AI lag could cost billions
The Philippine digital economy is poised for significant expansion, forecast to reach a gross merchandise value (GMV) of $36 billion by 2025, with a sustained 16 percent growth rate. However, this robust expansion is overshadowed by a critical imbalance in artificial intelligence (AI) readiness, according to Google Philippines Country Manager Prep Palacios. In an exclusive …
Clergy urged execs to protect NegOcc GMO-free status
By CESAR JOLITO III As debates intensify over the future of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Negros Occidental, Catholic clergy across the province have issued a strong, unified appeal urging local officials to uphold the island’s long-standing GMO-free policy, warning that any reversal would endanger food security, farmer welfare and ecological stability. In a newly …
Security measures in place for Nov. 30 rally
The Police Regional Office – Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) activated a comprehensive security and public safety plan as a broad alliance in Negros Occidental gears up for the “Trillion Peso March 2.0” on Sunday, November 30. In a statement on Thursday, November 27, PRO-NIR Director Brigadier General Arnold Thomas Ibay said they are fully committed …
Bacolod orders demolition of illegal fence blocking creek
By CESAR JOLITO III Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya ordered the immediate halt and removal of an illegally built fence that encroached into a creek in Barangay 20, warning that the structure posed both legal violations and a worsening flood risk for nearby households. Gasataya personally inspected the site at Purok Santol after receiving reports …
Buy-bust nets 2 teens; P1-M ‘shabu’ seized
By CESAR JOLITO III The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) arrested two teenage suspects and seized an estimated P1,020,000 worth of suspected shabu during a dawn operation in Barangay 3 on Thursday, November 27. Operatives of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) launched the buy-bust operation at around 4:29 a.m. in Purok Cereza South, leading to the …
100 boxes of smuggled cigarettes seized in Sipalay; suspects flee
By CESAR JOLITO III Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) – Southern Negros Occidental intercepted around 100 boxes of assorted smuggled cigarettes at Old Pantalan in Negros Occidental’s Sipalay City on Thursday, November 27, in what authorities believe to be a large-scale cigarette smuggling run from Mindanao. PCG – Southern Negros Occidental commander Lt. …