Giannis Antetokounmpo capped his game-high 33-point performance yesterday (Philippine time) with a buzzer-beating, turnaround fadeaway to lift the Milwaukee Bucks past the Indiana Pacers, 117-115, in Indianapolis. Backing down Aaron Nesmith in the closing seconds, Antetokounmpo pivoted at the left elbow just as a double-team from Isaiah Jackson came from the corner. Jackson leapt to …
Monthly Archives: November 2025
Ready for ‘Tino’: NegOcc, Bacolod on heightened alert as ‘Tino’ nears
By CESAR JOLITO III Disaster management authorities urged all local government units (LGUs) and response agencies in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City to intensify preparedness measures as Typhoon “Tino” continues to gather strength while moving closer to Negros Island. “Now is the time to act — not later. Preparedness saves lives,” Raul Fernandez, director of …
‘Lover’s quarrel’ leads to woman’s killing: police
By CESAR JOLITO III Authorities have confirmed that the killing of 42-year-old businesswoman Kristine Joy “Lotlot” Dignadice was allegedly the result of a lover’s quarrel with Police Staff Sergeant Enrique Gonzalodo Jr., following the suspect’s surrender on November 1. In a press conference yesterday, Police Colonel Dennis Wenceslao, director of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial …
Building a brand of success: The challenge of Tatak Pinoy
By Sonny Angara A brand is a promise — an emotional and psychological connection that businesses and organizations make to assure a good experience with the products or services under their name and imagery. But while all forms of bells and whistles can be hoisted, what’s essential is that a brand should — no, must …
Truth, justice, mercy always prevail in the end
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We have to build up our conviction in this truth of our faith. God always is in control of things, no matter how twisted things in our life can be. The truth that can only come from God, his justice and mercy will always prevail in the end. We may have …
Your heart may not be as old as you, doctors say
Did you know that your heart’s age may not be the same as your actual age? During the Philippine Heart Association’s (PHA) “Usapang Puso sa Puso,” Dr. Augusto Niccolo Salalima from the Philippine Heart Association Council on Preventive Cardiology explained that risk factors add years to your heart age. It is not the same as …
BCPO tracks 6 persons of interest in teen’s death
By CESAR JOLITO III The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is now investigating six individuals tagged as persons of interest in the killing of 17-year-old Freya Mae Go. BCPO Director Police Colonel Joeresty Coronica said that the six were reportedly last seen with the victim before she was found dead. Some of them allegedly exchanged …
PRO-NIR forms task force to probe kagawad’s slay
By CESAR JOLITO III The Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has created a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) to investigate the daylight killing of a barangay kagawad in Negros Occidental’s Cauayan town yesterday. The newly formed SITG will be composed of investigators from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, Cauayan police, the …
NegOr guv orders prepositioning of goods, resources amid ‘Tino’
Negros Oriental Governor Manuel Sagarbarria directed the provincial government offices to prepare for the onslaught of Typhoon “Tino” (international name “Kalmaegi”), as it barrels toward the Visayas. Adrian Sedillo, who heads the province’s Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (LDRRMO), told the Philippine News Agency that the governor gave the directive in the morning, …
Quake jolts Candoni; no major infra damage
By CESAR JOLITO III Following the magnitude 5.5 earthquake that struck 16 kilometers southeast of Negros Occidental’s Candoni town early yesterday morning, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) has reported no major damage within the town. Candoni MDRRMO chief Eric John Monserate said no private establishments have reported damages as of their …