By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Alexandra Eala surged to the semifinal round of the ASB Classic women’s singles event after a 6-3, 6-2 straight set win over Magda Linette in the quarterfinal round in Auckland, New Zealand yesterday. The 20-year-old Negrense tennis sensation, who is ranked fourth in the tournament, needed just one hour and …
Monthly Archives: January 2026
NORFA kicks off 2026 with month-long football program in Bacolod, San Carlos
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros Occidental Regional Football Association (NORFA) will open 2026 with a month-long series of football activities in Bacolod and San Carlos City, focusing on youth competition, coaching development and referee training. NORFA President Jose Miguel Valmayor announced that the packed calendar for January and February aims to strengthen football development …
Jazz closes out Mavs to end 5-game losing skid
Lauri Markkanen scored 33 points and the Utah Jazz closed on a 16-7 run to beat the Dallas Mavericks, 116-114, in Salt Lake City yesterday (Philippine time). Keyonte George had 19 points and seven assists for Utah, which snapped a five-game losing streak. Brice Sensabaugh scored 14 points, Walter Clayton Jr. added 12, and Kevin …
Timberwolves score 43 points, hold off Cavs
Julius Randle scored 28 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished eight assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 131-122 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Minneapolis yesterday (Philippine time). Jaden McDaniels finished with 26 points on 11-for-14 shooting for Minnesota, which won its fourth game in a row. Anthony Edwards scored 25 points …
Full-blown crisis | Confed seeks Marcos Jr.’s help to stabilize sugar prices
By CESAR JOLITO III The Confederation of Sugar Producers Association Inc. (Confed) has appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. for immediate and concrete interventions to stabilize domestic sugar and molasses prices, warning that continued inaction could trigger labor unrest and further weaken one of the country’s key agricultural industries. In a letter dated yesterday, Confed …
When celebration turns to tragedy: Lessons from Switzerland — and a painful echo from Ozone
By Ignacio R. Bunye The New Year fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland — a blaze that killed dozens of young people in a basement bar — shocked a nation known for order, discipline and safety. But for Filipinos, the tragedy carries an even deeper resonance. It echoes a night we have never fully forgotten: March 18, …
Standing for Fr. Flavie
By HERMAN M. LAGON There are moments when public silence becomes a form of laziness. Not neutrality, not prudence, but the quieter vice of letting noise do the work, so one does not have to. This is one of those moments. I am usually critical of institutions, including the Catholic institution I remain part of. …
What is ‘super flu’? Is last year’s vaccine still effective against it?
What is super flu, and is last year’s vaccine still effective against it? Officially termed subclade K, the super flu is a new variant of influenza A (H3N2) and has been sweeping parts of the globe in recent months. Subclade K viruses had been detected in more than 34 countries over the last six months, …
Fireworks-related injuries hike by 8.4%
By CESAR JOLITO III The number of fireworks-related injuries in Negros Occidental rose by 8.41 percent during the recent holiday season, with health authorities recording 116 cases from December 21, 2025 to January 6, 2026, surpassing last year’s figures despite intensified police enforcement against illegal firecrackers. According to the Provincial Health Office’s (PHO) fireworks-related injury …
Negros Island logs 452 leptos cases in 2025
A total of 452 leptospirosis cases were reported in the Negros Island Region (NIR) in 2025, a health official said. Adrian Hort Ramos, Assistant Director of the Department of Health – Negros Island Region (DOH-NIR), in an interview with the media, said the number is subject to change after the inclusion of delayed reporting and …