By CESAR JOLITO III A 36-year-old farm worker died after he was accidentally electrocuted while carrying equipment at Barangay Caridad in Negros Occidental’s Bago City on Wednesday morning, November 27. Bago police indicated that the victim, a resident of Purok Kapayas, Barangay Ilijan, was helping transport a hand-tractor motor from a rice field toward the …
Monthly Archives: November 2025
Orgo, Perpetual Help head to NCAA semis
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of Perpetual Help Altas leaned on the all-around steadiness of Shawn Orgo to secure an 81-74 triumph over Jose Rizal University (JRU) and clinch a spot in the NCAA Season 101 men’s basketball Final 4 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Thursday, November 27. …
Pastrana leads Elite Team in UAAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses star Kent Pastrana once again secured her place among the league’s best, earning a spot on the UAAP Season 88 women’s basketball Elite Team after finishing third overall in the statistical race. Pastrana tallied 86.643 statistical points (SPs), extending her streak of Elite Team …
Edey-led Grizzlies outlast Pelicans in OT
Jaren Jackson, Jr. scored 27 points, Jaylen Wells added a season-high 25 and Zach Edey contributed 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 133-128 overtime win over the New Orleans Pelicans in NBA Cup group play. Vince Williams Jr., forced into playing point guard because of multiple injuries at the position, …
Filipina5 bid goodbye to FIFA Futsal World Cup
The Philippine women’s national football team has bowed out of the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup with a 5-1 defeat against sixth-ranked Argentina on Thursday night, November 27, at the PhilSports Arena. The Filipinas5 wrapped up their campaign with a 0-0-3 record along with a -11 goal difference (GD) in Group A, while Argentina’s …
Where did the funds go?Bacolod’s P4.2-B flood control spending quizzed
By CESAR JOLITO III Activist group BAYAN Negros demanded accountability over the P4.283 billion in flood control projects implemented in Bacolod City, saying the recent widespread flooding revealed “a collapse in government planning and oversight.” In a statement issued on Wednesday, November 26, BAYAN Negros criticized the local government’s response to Tropical Depression “Verbena,” which displaced …
Marcos siblings’ rift explodes in public
By Ignacio R. Bunye A dramatic family feud within the country’s most powerful dynasty burst into public view last week, as Senator Imee Marcos accused her brother, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., of illegal drug use during a rally in Manila. Her remarks at the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s anti‑corruption gathering at Quirino Grandstand drew immediate denials …
Wealth without worth
By Herman M. Lagon There is a moment in every oath-taking ceremony when the room falls into a different kind of quiet — not because the program says so, but because someone says something that lands straight in the gut. At the recent induction of newly minted doctors at SMX, that moment came when the …
2,000 cops to secure Trillion Peso March 2.0
By CESAR JOLITO III The Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) announced that around 2,000 police personnel will be deployed for the Trillion Peso March 2.0 on Sunday, November 30, as authorities finalize a full-scale security plan for the anticipated multisectoral gathering. The march, expected to draw participants from youth groups, civil …