The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings outlasted Bol Bol and the TNT Tropang 5G in a thriller, 93-86, to secure the second seed heading into the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup playoffs at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. The Gin Kings will face the Phoenix Fuel Masters in the quarterfinals with a twice-to-beat …
Monthly Archives: May 2026
Rondina-Rodriguez tandem rules BVR On Tour in Negros
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Sisi Rondina and Dij Rodriguez captured the women’s title in the Beach Volleyball Republic (BVR) On Tour Sipalay Open after defeating Kat Epa and Kizil Quijote of National University (NU) – DutchBoy, 19-21, 21-13, 15-6, at Poblacion Beach in Negros Occidental on Sunday, May 10. The newly formed tandem completed a …
Don’t conclude yet | Toboso clash partial findings don’t indicate a ‘massacre’
By CESAR JOLITO III The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has called on the public to await the complete investigation findings on the April 19 encounter in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town, stressing that conclusions should be based on full forensic and operational evidence. In a statement, NTF-ELCAC Executive Director Ernesto …
Benitez withdraws call for Toboso clash inquiry
By CESAR JOLITO III Negros Occidental 3rd District Representative Javi Benitez said he will no longer push for a congressional inquiry into the April 19 encounter in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town that left 19 people dead, saying ongoing investigations by proper authorities should proceed without political interference. “I earlier filed a resolution for inquiry in …
A stronger Ombudsman
By Ade S. Fajardo The Supreme Court, writing through Justice Filomena Singh, has upheld the independence of the Office of the Ombudsman by confirming that the president does not have the power to remove a deputy ombudsman. To recall, despite prevailing case law that he could not do so, former President Rodrigo Duterte entertained a …
The flying laptop
By Herman M. Lagon The jokes arrived faster than software updates. Within hours, social media had already turned the country’s latest “laptop issue” into a national comedy festival. There were memes of flying gadgets, edited movie posters and sarcastic comments asking whether the poor device needed witness protection. Pinoys can turn almost anything into comedy. …
US, Iran not closer to ending war
Relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz yesterday (Philippine time) after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran’s response to its latest proposals to end more than two months of fighting and begin peace talks. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, May 8, that Washington expected a …
Bacolod to host 2026 Batang Pinoy; PSC cites city’s sports tourism drive
By CESAR JOLITO III The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) commended the Bacolod City government for strengthening its sports tourism initiatives as the city prepares to host the 2026 Batang Pinoy National Championships later this year. During the signing of the memorandum of agreement on Saturday, May 9 for Bacolod’s hosting of the national youth games …
13-K athletes gather as nat’l PRISAA Games open
By CESAR JOLITO III More than 13,000 athletes, coaches, officials, and delegates from 17 regions across the country filled the Panaad Park and Stadium as this year’s National Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) Games officially opened in Bacolod City, marking one of the largest private school sporting events in the Philippines. Delegates from over 600 …
200 solons likely to vote ‘yes’ to impeach VP Sara
By CESAR JOLITO III Around 200 members of the House of Representatives are expected to vote in favor of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte when the matter reaches plenary on Monday, May 11, House Deputy Speaker and Bacolod Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said. Benitez, who also heads the Visayan bloc …