By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense tennis standout Alexandra Eala begins her campaign in the 2026 Linz Open with a first-round matchup against Austria’s Julia Grabher in the main draw on Tuesday, April 7. Grabher, 29 years old, enters the tournament ranked No. 87 in the world. She reached a career-best No. 54 in 2023 and …
Monthly Archives: April 2026
Late Rockets bucket spoils Curry’s return to Warriors
Stephen Curry returned from a two-month absence with 29 points, but Alperen Sengun capped a 24-point performance with a go-ahead interior hoop with 11.1 seconds remaining, lifting the Houston Rockets to a 117-116 victory over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco yesterday (Philippine time). In his first return to San Francisco as a member …
San Miguel bucks slow start, stuns Ginebra
The San Miguel Beermen overcame a slow start and came away with a hard-earned 85-82 win over the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup on Easter Sunday, April 5, at the Araneta Coliseum. Don Trollano’s three-pointer with 8.3 seconds left capped the Beermen’s comeback from 15 points down, as …
Pag-IBIG Fund approves benefits package for repatriated OFWs under PBBM directive
In adherence to the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to provide timely and meaningful assistance to overseas Filipino workers affected by the conflict in the Middle East, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Jose Ramon P. Aliling, who also chairs the 11-member Pag-IBIG Fund Board of Trustees, announced the approval of …
Dry season dilemma | Bacolod dad warns of possible water crisis
By CESAR JOLITO III A Bacolod City councilor has raised alarm over a potential water crisis in the city this dry season, warning of a repeat of supply scarcity affecting thousands of residents. Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr. cautioned that unresolved financial and operational issues involving Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) and its joint venture partner …
Mini-trial at the House?
By Ade S. Fajardo Former Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno was targeted for impeachment in August 2017, or a little more than one year after Rodrigo Roa Duterte ascended to the presidency. The impeachment complaint against Sereno was anchored on her supposed failure to file certain statements of net worth (SALN) when she was a …
Not enough children?
By Herman M. Lagon There was a time when you could tell a local home was alive even before you stepped inside. You would hear the kids first — running, shouting, laughing over each other. Slippers by the door never stayed in pairs. Meals were a bit tight, a bit noisy, but no one minded. …
Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make deal or face ‘hell’
President Donald Trump said that Tehran had 48 hours left to cut a deal or face “all hell,” as US and Iranian forces scrambled to find a downed American airman. Trump’s latest threat came after a strike near an Iranian nuclear power plant prompted evacuations, and as Tehran announced fresh attacks in the region, with …
2 Holy Week fires hit Bacolod
By CESAR JOLITO III Two separate fire incidents struck parts of Bacolod City during the observance of Holy Week, leaving several homes damaged but no casualties reported. On Holy Thursday, April 2, a residential house in Barangay 40’s Purok Katilingban was completely gutted after a lit candle reportedly triggered the fire at 7:48 p.m. Fire …
‘Hitmen,’ 2 others held over informant’s death
By CESAR JOLITO III Authorities have arrested four individuals, including two suspected gun-for-hire operatives, in connection with the killing of a police informant in Bacolod City. The suspects — identified only by their aliases “Tony,” 42 years old, of Barangay Bata; “Win,” 39 years old, of Barangay Vista Alegre; “No,” 54 years old, and “Jov,” …