By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Pickleball Club (BPC) turned in a strong showing at the 1st PicklePoint Pickleball Tournament, collecting two gold, one silver and three bronze medals in the two-day competition held recently in Iloilo City’s Mandurriao District. The tournament drew players from across the region, with Bacolod fielding a large contingent led …
Monthly Archives: January 2026
Severino leads PH chess team’s gold haul at Asean Para Games
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Philippine para chess team captured four gold medals to keep the country in fourth place in the overall standings of the 13th Asean Para Games in Thailand over the weekend. Competing at Rajabhat University, Filipino woodpushers finished the three-day Standard Time Control tournament with a total haul of four golds, …
Perez comes up clutch as SMB takes 2-1 lead over TNT
CJ Perez was the hero in crunch time as the San Miguel Beermen seized a 2-1 lead over TNT Tropang 5G in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup finals. Perez poured in seven clutch points in the final minute to lift the Beermen to a 95-89 victory in Game 3 of the best-of-seven affair on …
Warriors dominate H2, blow out Timberwolves
Stephen Curry finished with 26 points and seven assists and the Golden State Warriors pulled away for a 111-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis yesterday (Philippine time). Moses Moody added 19 points and eight rebounds for Golden State, which snapped a two-game skid and won its first full game since Jimmy Butler sustained …
Critical condition | Find ways to hike sugar prices, solons urged DA, SRA
By CESAR JOLITO III Lawmakers from Negros Occidental called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to urgently address the continued decline in sugar mill gate prices, warning that the situation threatens the livelihood of tens of thousands of farmers in the province. Negros Occidental 4th District Representative Jeffrey Ferrer …
Supreme Court affirms recourse vs. online sharks
By Ade S. Fajardo In a previous article, we detailed how online lenders have targeted low income earning employees who are strapped for cash and are desperate for immediate relief. Unscrupulous lenders access the borrower’s mobile phone list of contacts. They then look into the photo gallery and use private or protected images and send …
Literacy begins at home
By Herman Lagon A child struggling with reading is often met with pointed fingers at the school, the teacher or the system. But maybe we need to take a closer look at what happens before that child even gets to school — at home, around the dinner table, beside a parent tuning in to latest …
‘Jobs, jobs, jobs’ the AI mantra as fears take back seat in Davos
Biting cold, political tensions and doubts about artificial intelligence (AI) did nothing to curb the enthusiasm of business leaders in Davos over technology’s ability to create jobs. Top executives at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting said that while jobs would disappear, new ones would spring up, with two telling Reuters that AI would be …
Regulation of artificial sweeteners pushed
By CESAR JOLITO III The chairmen of the House and Senate committees on agriculture have called on the Department of Health (DOH) to investigate the continued influx of artificial sweeteners into the country, citing potential health risks to consumers and mounting threats to the domestic sugar industry. House Committee on Agriculture and Food chairperson Representative …
Benitez: Impeachment bid vs. Marcos Jr. ‘no basis’
By CESAR JOLITO III Bacolod City Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez downplayed the impeachment complaints filed against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., saying the move lacks legal basis and will not benefit the country. In an interview, Benitez said he sees no justification for pursuing impeachment against Marcos Jr., stressing that the president has been …