By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense tennis player Alexandra Eala reached another career milestone after climbing to World’s No. 44 in the latest WTA live rankings, the highest position she has held so far. The 20-year-old continued her steady rise on the professional tour, jumping five spots from her previous career-best ranking of No. 49 last …
Monthly Archives: January 2026
St. John’s Institute completes unbeaten run in 18-U Sinulog League
By ADRIAN STEWART CO St. John’s Institute (SJI) emerged as champion of the 18-and-Under Online Basketball Sinulog League after sweeping its games in the four-day tournament held at the Cebu Eastern College Gym in Cebu City. SJI set the tone early with a 61-38 rout of Jump Stop of Surigao, and followed it with a …
Leonard stars in return as Clippers down Lakers
Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points, Ivica Zubac added 18 points with 19 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers continued their red-hot run with a 112-104 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers in Inglewood, California yesterday (Philippine time). James Harden scored 18 points with 10 assists, Jordan Miller had 14 points, and John Collins added …
Valientes head to Dubai with ‘something to prove’
The MLV-Zamboanga Valientes will be a tough nut to crack in the upcoming 2026 Dubai International Basketball Invitationals, which is set to kick off this Saturday, January 24. Former Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings star slotman Greg Slaughter reveals that though the team lack the proper preparation, the composition of their roster will be very …
No significant risk | DA: Rice black bug sightings in NegOr under control
By CESAR JOLITO III The Department of Agriculture in the Negros Island Region (DA-NIR) has assured farmers that recent sightings of rice black bugs in Negros Oriental pose no serious threat to the region’s rice production. DA-NIR Director Engineer Albert Barrogo said the monitoring showed the presence of rice black bugs in only four out …
Manila Bay reclamation: A test of governance
By Ignacio R. Bunye When the rains come, Manila drowns. Streets turn into rivers, homes into islands. Ordinary Filipinos know this pain too well. Now imagine adding concrete walls across the bay, choking its natural flow. That’s what reclamation threatens to do. Church leaders, fisherfolk and civic groups are right: this is not just about …
Why no noon breaks matter
By Herman M. Lagon There is a quiet kind of joy in ticking off a full list of government errands in one afternoon. Not because it happens often, but because when it does, it feels like a miracle. No fixer needed. No dramatic sighs. Just systems that actually work — like when government offices stick …
UK mulls social media ban for children: No option ‘off the table’
Britain will consider tightening rules on children’s use of social media with no option “off the table,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, warning that they risked being pulled into “a world of endless scrolling, anxiety and comparison.” Starmer said his Labour government was prepared to take “robust action,” a day after it said it …
Cadiz City promotes native baskets in lieu of single-use plastics
Cadiz City in Negros Occidental distributed 1,000 rattan-made baskets under the “Balik Alat” program as part of the ongoing 2026 Dinagsa Festival Fiesta Fair. The northern Negros city promotes the “Balik Alat,” which translates to bringing back the native basket in Hiligaynon, in strengthening its commitment to environmental protection and in compliance with the ordinance …
CLO denies ‘assault’ of sidewalk vendor
By CESAR JOLITO III The Bacolod City Legal Office (CLO) has rejected allegations that its enforcement personnel assaulted a 63-year-old sidewalk vendor during a clearing operation at the Libertad Public Market, citing closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and existing city ordinances governing road clearing and ambulant vending. CLO chief Karol Joseph Chiu said members of the …