For the first time in 30 years, youth engagement is taking center stage at the Panaad sa Negros Festival through the “Handurawan” inclusive platforms. Negros Occidental’s “festival of all festivals” is set from April 13 to 19 at Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan here. On Monday, April 13, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and …
Monthly Archives: April 2026
3 druggies yield P240-K ‘shabu’
By CESAR JOLITO III Police operations led to the arrest of three suspects and the confiscation of suspected shabu worth more than P240,000. Authorities reported that the biggest recovery came from Negros Occidental’s Talisay City, where a 35-year-old laborer known as alias “Chucky” was arrested in Barangay Zone 6’s Purok Rosas at 1:25 a.m. yesterday. …
Ordiales, NU near UAAP incentive
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Final 4-bound National University (NU) Bulldogs made quick work of also-run University of the East (UE) Red Warriors, 25-16, 25-21, 25-15, to secure a playoff for a twice-to-beat incentive in the UAAP Season 88 men’s volleyball at the University of Santo Tomas Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila. Negrense Leo Ordiales powered the …
SBP Zone 7 boosts grassroots basketball push in Negros, Siquijor
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) Zone 7 has strengthened its grassroots basketball program through a series of meetings and partnerships in Negros and Siquijor. Zone 7 director Tony Agustin led the initiative, beginning with a courtesy visit to Dumaguete City Assistant City Administrator Dr. Dinno Depositario, who also serves as …
Cavaliers rest core players, deal defeat to Wizards
Nae’Qwan Tomlin scored a career-high 26 points and rookie Tyrese Proctor collected 22 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as the playoff-bound Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Washington Wizards, 130-117. Jaylon Tyson had 18 points and rookie Tristan Enaruna had a season-best 15 points for Cleveland (52-30), which is the fourth seed in the Eastern …
Nembhard totals 23 as Mavs roll past Bulls
Ryan Nembhard notched the second-most assists in a game in Dallas history as the Mavericks defeated the visiting Chicago Bulls, 149-128. Nembhard fell narrowly short of a triple-double in the season-ending clash, chalking up 15 points, nine rebounds and 23 assists. Only current Dallas coach Jason Kidd, with 25 assists in a two-overtime game in …
Beyond control | Group sees power rate hike ‘unavoidable’
By CESAR JOLITO III An increase in electricity rates is “inevitable” as global oil prices continue to surge due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Alliance of Concerned Consumers in Electricity and Social Services (ACCESS) said. In an advisory, ACCESS said the ongoing geopolitical tensions are driving up fuel costs, which in …
30th Panaad sa Negros: A living expression of NegOcc culture
By CESAR JOLITO III The 30th Panaad sa Negros Festival officially opened yesterday with renewed calls for unity, resilience and continued development among Negrenses, highlighting three decades of celebrating the province’s identity, culture and shared aspirations. In his keynote message during the opening ceremony, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson underscored that Panaad Festival has …
A true measure of economic success
By Sonny Angara Economic managers today use the concept of gross domestic product (GDP) as a primary measure of their country’s economic success. Even in the Philippines, discussions on the performance and the general outlook for our economy focus heavily on whether GDP growth rates remain among the fastest in the world. Among the concept’s …
The temporal aspect of the Church’s mission
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Given the obvious fact that the Church has to carry out its spiritual and supernatural mission in an earthly and temporal setting, it behooves everyone of us in the Church, both clerics and lay who should work in the spirit of coordinated and synergized synodality, to see to it that we …