By CESAR JOLITO III A total of 69 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in the Negros Island Region (BJMP-NIR) were peacefully transferred to various national correctional facilities in December 2025 as part of the agency’s continuing jail decongestion and case management efforts. In a radio interview, BJMP-NIR …
Monthly Archives: January 2026
Belangel, Daegu fall to KQ, Goyang in KBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense guard SJ Belangel and the Daegu KOGAS Pegasus absorbed another setback after bowing to Kevin Quiambao and the Goyang Sono Skygunners, 77-67, in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) at the Daegu Gymnasium. The defeat dropped Daegu to a 9-20 record, further denting its campaign, while Goyang improved to 10-18 to …
Eala beats Vekić to reach ASB Classic 2nd round
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense tennis standout Alexandra Eala scored a statement victory by outlasting Croatia’s Donna Vekić, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, in the Round-of-32 of the 2026 ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand on Tuesday, January 6. Eala rebounded after dropping the opening set, tightening her service games and applying steady pressure on return to …
Cavaliers rally to hand Pacers 13th straight loss
Darius Garland posted 29 points and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana, 120-116, yesterday (Philippine time) in Indianapolis, sending the Pacers to their franchise-record 13th consecutive loss. Evan Mobley had 20 points and Jarrett Allen finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who have won four of their last five. …
Luka Doncic, LeBron James score 30 each as Lakers top Pelicans
Luka Doncic and LeBron James both scored 30 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the host New Orleans Pelicans, 111-103, yesterday (Philippine time). Deandre Ayton paired 18 points with 11 rebounds as Los Angeles finished strongly with a 32-17 fourth quarter. Doncic also had 10 assists, while James had eight boards and eight assists …
Proactive policing | Eight focus crimes in NIR drop by 22%
By CESAR JOLITO III The Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) recorded a significant decline in focus crimes in 2025, reflecting strengthened law enforcement operations, intensified crime-prevention measures and sustained cooperation with local communities across the region. Based on consolidated crime data, incidents under the Eight Focus Crimes category fell from 1,299 …
Evidentiary value of photographs
By Dennis Gorecho Photographs as evidence in court in the K-Drama “Typhoon Family” triggered memories of my “darkroom” days as chief photographer of the Philippine Collegian of the University of the Philippines Diliman. “Typhoon Family” depicts the growth period of a young chief executive officer (CEO) and the struggles of his family and employees as …
When nursing care is reclassified
By HERMAN M. LAGON The news spread quickly, as it often does now. A technical decision by the United States Department of Education — framed in regulatory language about loan categories — suddenly felt personal to many nurses. Nursing, long grouped with medicine and law for federal student loan purposes, was removed from the list …
2025 marked by extreme heat, record temperatures, widespread impacts
2025 ranked among the warmest years on record globally, despite a shift toward neutral or weak La Niña conditions that typically cool global temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service. Global temperatures in 2025 ranked second or third-warmest on record, following the record-hot year of 2024, underscoring the …
Bacolod expects better service from new garbage collection firm
Bacolod City welcomed the new year with a new garbage collection service provider tasked to strengthen its solid waste management system. This, after Mayor Greg Gasataya signed a contract with a new private garbage collector consortium to take on the waste collection backlog left by the former contractor and ensure a clean city for Bacolodnons …