By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Angel Canino believes that the youthful composition of the Alas Pilipinas women’s team could be the key to ending the country’s long medal drought in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, as the squad prepares for the 33rd edition of the tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. The 22-year-old outside hitter is part …
Monthly Archives: December 2025
Pons, Rondina to lead Alas beach team in SEAG
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Bernadeth Pons and Cherry Ann Rondina will reunite to headline the Alas Pilipinas beach volleyball team as it bids to return to the podium in the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Chonburi, Thailand starting December 18. The tournament marks the first time the “SiPons” duo will play together again …
LeBron, Doncic lift Lakers over 76ers
Luka Doncic and LeBron James combined for 60 points in their return to the lineup as the Los Angeles Lakers topped the host Philadelphia 76ers, 112-108, yesterday (Philippine time). Los Angeles played the first two games of its three-game road trip without Doncic, who was in Serbia for the birth of his daughter. James also …
ROS takes solo lead with gritty win vs. Converge
The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters survived an atrocious shooting night to claim a 90-84 win over the Converge FiberXers and take the solo lead in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup on Sunday, December 7. The Elasto Painters got off to a slow start and made just seven of their 38 attempts from long …
‘Serious’ concerns range from scarcity to environmental threats: Silay pushes back; Opposition to bulk water supply project based on ‘realities’
By CESAR JOLITO III Community resistance to the Negros Occidental provincial government’s proposed bulk water supply project remains firm, as residents in Silay City reiterated serious doubts about the plan’s feasibility and long-term impact despite an extensive public hearing held last week. Silay Vice Mayor Tom Ledesma said the discussions revealed a “consistent and deeply …
Bicol express (2)
By Ade S. Fajardo Flood control is the scandal that felled a Senate president. In May 2024, Chiz Escudero replaced Migz Zubiri as Senate head, one year before the national elections that saw administration candidates getting shellacked at the polls. Among his jubilant colleagues were Senators Joel Villanueva and Jinggoy Estrada, who now face the …
The lessons Queena left us
By Herman M. Lagon There are teachers who fill a schedule, and there are teachers who fill a life. Atenean Professor Queena Lee-Chua was the latter. News of her passing did not arrive like an announcement — it arrived like a pause. Former students sat quietly at their desks, scrolling through old lecture photos. Parents …
AI chatbots can influence voters: studies
A brief conversation with a partisan artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot can influence voters’ political views, studies published found, with evidence-backed arguments — true or not — proving particularly persuasive. Experiments with generative AI models, such as OpenAI’s GPT-4o and Chinese alternative DeepSeek, found they were able to shift supporters of Republican Donald Trump towards his …
Benitez wants inquiry into Slow Food Movement
By CESAR JOLITO III Bacolod City Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has called for a congressional inquiry into how the growing Slow Food Movement in Negros Occidental can be harnessed to advance sustainable development and inclusive economic growth across the Visayas. Under House Resolution No. 462, Benitez asked the House Committee on Visayas Development …
Toboso bans socmed use during gov’t work hours
By CESAR JOLITO III The Toboso municipal government imposed a total ban on the filming and posting of personal social media content by government employees during office hours and within all local government unit (LGU) premises. In Memorandum No. 10 dated December 4, Mayor Richard Jaojoco enforced a “strict prohibition” on TikTok filming, Facebook Reels, Instagram content …