The regional chief of the Philippine National Police’s Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) in the Negros Island Region (NIR) yesterday warned the public against car rental owners also allegedly involved in carnapping operations. Lt. Colonel Delia Pedrezuela issued the warning during a stakeholders’ meeting initiated by the Provincial Highway Patrol Team (PHPT) in Negros Oriental held …
Monthly Archives: March 2026
Buglas claims runner-up finish
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The CBR Buglas girls football teams delivered strong performances during the 19th anniversary celebration of the Gardenville United Football Club Inc., finishing with two runner-up trophies at the City of Victorias Bootfest. Competing in the Girls Born 2009 and Girls Born 2012 divisions, the teams secured two first runner-up finishes and …
Salarzon, Ateneo upend UE in UAAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles snapped a two-game slump, ending the first round with a 25-14, 25-17, 25-20 sweep of the University of the East (UE) Red Warriors in the UAAP Season 88 collegiate men’s volleyball at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Negrense Jian Salarzon, …
Brown’s 41-pt effort pushes Celtics past Suns
Jaylen Brown had 41 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 120-112 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns yesterday (Philippine time). Brown was a career-best 19-of-21 from the free throw line. The Celtics received 21 points from both Jayson Tatum and Derrick White, while Payton Pritchard added 19. White …
Doncic, Lakers power past Rockets
Luka Doncic scored a game-high 36 points as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers claimed a 100-92 victory over the Houston Rockets yesterday (Philippine time). The Lakers evened the season series with the Rockets ahead of the third and final meeting. Los Angeles also extended its lead over Houston for the third seed in the Western …
Pag-IBIG Fund Central Luzon housing fair in Pampanga to feature over 20,000 homes
More than 20,000 affordable housing units across Central Luzon will be made available to aspiring homeowners during the Pag-IBIG Regional Housing Fair for Central Luzon, to be held on March 18 and 19 in Pampanga, including homes with monthly payments as low as ₱3,411 under the government’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program. The …
Ashfall hits 90 brgys: Kanlaon eruption forces class suspension in 7 LGUs
By CESAR JOLITO III Kanlaon Volcano’s moderate explosive eruption early Sunday evening, March 15, sent ashfall and sulfuric fumes across Negros Island, affecting 90 barangays and prompting class suspensions in seven local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental. Kanlaon erupted at 6:07 p.m., generating a five-kilometer-high eruption column drifting southeast and northeast, the Philippine Institute …
30th Sinigayan Festival: A living culture, history
By CESAR JOLITO III Sagay City’s 30th Sinigayan Festival officially opened at the public plaza yesterday, highlighting the role of culture, creativity and education in strengthening community identity. Delivering the keynote message on behalf of Education Secretary Sonny Angara, Assistant Secretary Jerome Buenviaje described festivals like Sinigayan as “living classrooms of culture and history” where …
Towards a ‘Green, Green, Green’ Philippines
By Sonny Angara Several studies have shown that there are real mental health benefits to having greener cities. One published in the Journal of the American Medical Association detailed a case of how the conversion of abandoned lots in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania into community parks and gardens actually led to a 68-percent decrease in residents’ feelings …
The duty to transform the world
By Fr. Roy Cimagala That gospel parable about the sower and the seed (cfr. Matthew 13:1-9) somehow reminds us that we have to be the good ground that would readily receive the seed of God and make it grow to its fullness. Only then can we aspire to transform the world the way God wants …