Scottie Barnes and RJ Barrett each scored 33 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers, 126-104, in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series yesterday (Philippine time). Reserve Jamison Battle scored all of his 14 points in the fourth quarter to ignite a Toronto surge that reduced Cleveland’s series lead to 2-1. …
Monthly Archives: April 2026
Eala, Sönmez cruise into Madrid Open doubles
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Alexandra Eala and partner Zeynep Sönmez turned in a dominant performance to advance to the Round of 16 of the Madrid Open women’s doubles, sweeping past Hao-Ching Chan and Fanny Stollár, 6-2, 6-2, in Spain on Thursday, April 23 (Philippine time). The Eala-Sönmez tandem controlled the match from the outset …
Pag-IBIG Fund continues housing fairs in South Luzon and Visayas to expand access to homeownership
Pag-IBIG Fund is continuing its housing fair series in South Luzon and the Visayas, with the South Luzon fair set on April 27 and 28 at the Jose Rizal Coliseum in Calamba City, Laguna, and the Visayas fair scheduled on April 30 and May 1 at the IEC Convention Center Cebu. The two fairs will …
DigiPlus Foundation Partners with Philippine Red Cross to Strengthen Emergency Response in Cavite
DigiPlus Foundation, the social responsibility arm of the country’s pioneer in digital entertainment, DigiPlus Interactive Corp., has formalized its partnership with the Philippine Red Cross through a signing ceremony, marking a ₱6 million commitment to support the upgrade of the organization’s facilities in Cavite. Building on previous collaborations focused primarily on blood donation initiatives, this …
Insurgents or civilians? | Army, NPA clash over victim identities in firefight
By CESAR JOLITO III Conflicting narratives have emerged following a deadly encounter at Barangay Salamanca in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town, with the New People’s Army (NPA) and the Philippine Army presenting sharply opposing accounts regarding the identities of those killed and the circumstances of the incident. Army spokesperson Colonel Louie Dema-ala stated that troops of …
2 activists among 19 killed in Toboso clash
By CESAR JOLITO III Two individuals identified by advocacy and academic groups as student activists and community journalists were among those killed in an armed encounter in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town on Sunday, April 19, that left 19 people dead. Alternative media network Altermidya and the University of the Philippines (UP) – Diliman University Student …
From police exams to pump prices: Trust and relief for Filipinos
By Ignacio R. Bunye It was a striking image yesterday: Thousands of young men and women filing into exam halls across the country, clutching pens and prayer beads, ready to take the Philippine National Police (PNP) entrance and promotional exams. For them, this was more than a test — it was a chance to prove …
When loyalty turns cultish
By Herman M. Lagon There is always that one comment thread that just drains you. You scroll, thinking you will read something reasonable, maybe even learn something new. Then it turns. Someone raises a valid point — calm, sourced, not even aggressive — and the replies come in waves. Not to engage, not to clarify, …
Digital memory at stake: News outlets block Wayback Machine
For 30 years, the archive.org internet platform has been archiving digital content. The “Wayback Machine” contains more than one billion archived web pages and is considered an indispensable tool for journalists, researchers, historians, and lawyers who wish to view deleted or modified online content in its original form. However, this unique project instigated by a …
Task force formed to identify clash fatalities
By CESAR JOLITO III The Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has created a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) “Toboso” to determine the identities of those killed in the recent armed encounter at Barangay Salamanca in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town. Authorities said identification of the remaining fatalities is ongoing through forensic examinations, …