By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod City, represented by the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts, showcased their dominance in the Negros Island Region Athletic Association (NIRAA) Meet elementary and secondary girls volleyball divisions. Bacolod ruled the 12-under girls division of the qualifying competition after defeating the squad from Guihulngan City in the finals at the …
Monthly Archives: March 2026
Tay Tung’s Montalbo bags 2 golds in NIRAAM
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Coraline Montalbo delivered a standout performance for Bacolod City after winning two gold medals in the swimming competition of the Negros Island Region Athletic Association Meet (NIRAAM) 2026 in Bacolod City. The 14-year-old Bacolod Tay Tung High School standout first struck gold in the girls’ secondary 200-meter butterfly, clocking 2:39.56, earning …
Sexton leads undermanned Bulls past Suns
Collin Sexton scored a season-high 30 points, Tre Jones added 21, and the skeleton crew Chicago Bulls never trailed in a 105-103 victory over the host Phoenix Suns yesterday (Philippine time). Guerschon Yabusele had 16 points and Rob Dillingham added 11 off the bench for the Bulls, who saw a 12-point lead with six minutes …
Short-handed Warriors outlast Rockets in OT
De’Anthony Melton converted a second-chance basket with 5.3 seconds remaining, and the short-handed Golden State Warriors held on for a 115-113 overtime victory over the host Houston Rockets yesterday (Philippine time). Melton corralled a missed tip shot by Gui Santos and scored to give the Warriors a 115-112 lead. The Rockets failed to knot the …
Keep ‘sweet’ talks | SRA endorses gov’t sugar purchase to aid farmers
By CESAR JOLITO III The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has agreed to support the direct government purchase of domestic sugar, a move backed by the Confederation of Sugar Producers Association (Confed) and the National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry (Nacusip), aimed at helping sugar farmers cope with a sharp decline in sugar mill …
PCW: A declaration of predatory desire
Editor’s note: We share this statement from the Philippine Commission on Women to highlight the urgent need for further public discourse on certain topics. The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) strongly and unequivocally denounces the statement made by Representative Bong Suntay, during the House Committee on Justice hearing, who said: “Nakita ko si Anne Curtis …
Justice beyond borders: Why the ICC hearings matter to every Filipino
By Ignacio R. Bunye The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) hearings on the Duterte administration’s war on drugs have once again thrust the Philippines into the global spotlight. At the heart of the proceedings lies a fundamental question: Can a leader’s words be divorced from the actions they inspire? Defense lawyers argue that President Duterte’s fiery …
Reduplicatives in real life
By Herman M. Lagon They slip into our speech like old jokes or fresh tsismis. You hear them everywhere — kids on swings, sari-sari store chika, even in a politician’s punchline. These word pairs like wishy-washy, flip-flop or hocus-pocus turn stiff talk into everyday kwentuhan. For Pinoys, they are more than playful sounds — they …
Bacolod OFW help desk logs surge in calls
By CESAR JOLITO III Bacolod City’s help desk for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) has recorded a surge in requests for assistance, receiving a total of 44 calls, amid growing uncertainty over the security situation in the Middle East. Mayor Greg Gasataya said 37 of these calls were immediately referred to concerned national government agencies for …
Bacolod City council urges swift anti-political dynasty law passage
By CESAR JOLITO III The Bacolod City council has adopted a resolution strongly urging the immediate enactment of a Comprehensive Anti-Political Dynasty Law, citing the urgent need to enforce a long-standing constitutional mandate aimed at ensuring equal access to public office. The measure was authored by Councilor Celia Matea Flor, who said the absence of …