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(Manila, Philippines, 31 March 2026) The BingoPlus Philippine Open will tee off at Manila Southwoods Golf & Country Club from 12–15 November 2026, ushering Asia’s oldest National Open into a new era as part of The International Series’ 2026 calendar.
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A 79-year-old woman died in a residential fire that broke out in Purok Maanyag 2, Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City, on the night of May 6. The victim, identified as Rosa Magbanua, reportedly perished after ensuring her
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A 41-year-old farmer was found dead on Saturday morning, May 9, after disappearing while diving in a river in Barangay Busay, Bago City, Negros Occidental. The victim, identified by the alias ‘Joemar,’ was a resident of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Aiming to introduce wide-ranging reforms to stabilize the country’s sugar industry, Negros Occidental 3rd district Representative Javier Miguel Benitez filed on May 5 a bill which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 10659 or the Sugarcane
GROTTO. The replica of the Grotto of our Lady of Lourdes is among of attractions of the St. James the Greater Church in Talisay City, and is becoming a popular destination for the Catholic faithful, particularly when healing masses are held every first Saturday of the month.* St. James the Greater Church photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Senate deputy majority leader Joseph Victor (JV) Ejercito earned praise from sugar industry groups after pushing for a Senate investigation into alleged sugar over-importation and the implementation of the Sugar Industry Development Act of 2015, while
There are trips you plan. And then, there are returns that quietly reshape you. My recent journey back to Baguio City began as a professional obligation: a national conference gathering business professors and researchers from across the country. Insights were
