By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses banked on a fiery start to score a 95-70 rout over the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 88 women’s basketball finals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Wednesday, December 10. Negrense …
Monthly Archives: December 2025
Macario overcame nerves to deliver 1st PH gold in SEAG
Justin Macario flaunted calm and composure as he delivered the country’s first gold medal in the men’s freestyle poomsae of the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand on Wednesday, December 10. But the taekwondo jin shared that he actually had to overcome nerves since it’s his first time competing in an individual event after …
Spurs take down Lakers, advance to NBA Cup West finals
Stephon Castle scored 30 points with 10 rebounds and De’Aaron Fox added 20 points as the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the NBA Cup West finals with a 132-119 road victory over the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday (Philippine time). Keldon Johnson scored 17 points with eight rebounds, Harrison Barnes and Julian Champagnie each had 16 points and …
Unified masterplan | Bacolod crafts 10-year blueprint to solve flooding
By CESAR JOLITO III A long-term, citywide strategy to end chronic flooding in Bacolod City is now taking shape as local and national stakeholders gathered yesterday for the 2nd Bacolod Flood Mitigation Summit — an event highlighted by Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez’s call for a “blueprint for the next generation.” The summit, held two months …
When was the last time you visited a dentist?
By Dr. Joseph D. Lim When was the last time you’ve seen the dentist? If you don’t remember, you are not probably seeing the dentist regularly. You’re not alone. In the United States, only six in 10 or 65 percent of adults had a dental exam or cleaning in the past year. The American Dental …
Blending humility with magnanimity and magnificence
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We have to be clear about the intimate relation between the virtues of humility, magnanimity and magnificence. Often these virtues are understood as somehow opposed to each other. Humility is often understood as projecting a low profile, hidden, passive, and kind of indifferent to the things around, especially the big, raging …
Majority of Filipino families struggle to pay hospital bills: study
When 36-year-old Emalyn Tamayo thinks about her monthly income as a staff at a small eatery in Manila, a big portion of what she sets aside isn’t for leisure, savings or even a big family goal. It’s for health. “Sobrang hirap po lalo ‘pag wala kayong pera,” she says. For Tamayo and millions like her, a …
Over 18-K typhoon-hit families in Bacolod to get P115-M cash aid
A total of 18,253 families in Bacolod City affected by Typhoon “Tino” (international name “Kalmaegi”) will receive P114.9 million in Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) assistance from the national government within the week, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) announced yesterday. “The initiative reinforces the DSWD’s commitment to providing timely …
Marcos Jr. to visit Bacolod for flood control review
By CESAR JOLITO III President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. will visit Bacolod City on Friday, December 12, to personally inspect the city’s flood mitigation efforts, city officials confirmed yesterday. The visit, originally scheduled for December 5 for the official launching of Oplan Kontra Baha, was postponed due to Tropical Depression “Wilma,” Bacolod Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez …
NTF-ELCAC dares NPA to condemn own executions
A ranking official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) dared the remaining New People’s Army (NPA) members to condemn the killings perpetuated by the group. “If you truly believe in human rights, then denounce the killings your movement ordered,” NTF-ELCAC Executive Director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres, Jr. said in a …