Visayan Daily Star

Tyson comeback fight ends in draw

            Mike Tyson’s return to boxing at age 54 ended in a draw with 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday in an eight-round exhibition battle of former heavyweight champions.             Fifteen years after retiring with a 2005 loss to journeyman

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Solon’s daughter killed in encounter with Reds

            The daughter of Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Eufemia Campos Cullamat was killed in an encounter Saturday afternoon in the hinterlands of Barangay San Isidro, Marihatag, Surigao del Sur, a report from the Army’s 3rd Special Forcer Battalion (3SFBn) said

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Bacolod Diocese to hold Christmas bazaar

            Bacolod Bishop Patricio Buzon is inquiring from the Sangguniang Panlungsod if the City of Bacolod will resume the opening of its Christmas Bazaar at the Bacolod Public Plaza this December.             In his letter to the SP dated November

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Law and Covid

          *This column aims to expound on legal concepts and laws which may easily be relatable to the general public. How will it directly affect their lives? Law is not reserved for the rich and powerful and ought to be

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A Merry Christmas, after all

          Today, November 30, is Bonifacio Day in the Philippines, and is one of our  most popular holidays. It celebrates the birth date of one of our most revered heroes, one who had given his life for the cause of 

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Tolentino, Hontiveros reelected in POC polls

            Bambol Tolentino and Steve Hontiveros will remain as the top guys of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) after they were reelected in the general elections held at the East Ocean Palace Restaurant in Parañaque City Friday.             Tolentino got

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Revolutionary

          Andres Bonifacio was born on November 30, 1863 in Tondo, Manila. He lost both parents to TB by the time he was 19 years old and had to forego his dreams of a college education as he had to

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Dwight Ramos tows Gilas Men over Thailand

            Dwight Ramos put up a flawless performance in his Gilas Pilipinas Men debut as the national team drubbed Thailand, 93-61, in its return to action in the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers at the Khalifa Sports City in Manama,

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Parks leads PBA MVP race

            Bobby Ray Parks Jr. zoomed to the top spot in the race for the Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award following the computation of the statistical points (SP’s) up to the semifinals of the bubble season.             At

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No add’l troops needed to dismantle NPA fronts

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN             The 3rd Infantry Division may not expect additional troops to dismantle the four remaining guerilla fronts of the New People’s Army in Negros Island, after it successfully dismantled the South East Front of the Komiteng

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Water Watch requests copy of Baciwa-PrimeWater JVA

The convenor of Water Watch Advocates requested Baciwa-PrimeWater general manager Mina Dia Jardin for a copy of the Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) between Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) and Prime Water Infrastructure Corp. In his letter to Jardin dated May

PSEi flat, peso strengthens on Friday

The Philippine stock market closed nearly unchanged while the peso strengthened on the last trading day of the week. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 0.02 percent to 6,465.53 while All Shares rose 0.03 percent to 3,769.37. “Philippine shares

Team Asenso candidates win Bacolod polls

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Team Asenso candidates in Bacolod City dominated this year’s elections, with only one candidate for councilor from the opposing camp making it to the ninth slot. Incumbent Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (Team Asenso) won the

CHMSU begins Foundation Week festivities

Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) kicked off its 3rd University Foundation Week Tuesday with activities anchored on the Sustainable Development Goals, a press release from CHMSU said. CHMSUans rose early for the simultaneous “All Roads Lead to CHMSU” fun

High voter turnout logged in NIR

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The newly established Negros Island Region registered a high voter turnout, with 2,276,353 of 3,059,321 registered voters having participated in the May 12 elections, according to the Commission on Elections. Atty. Jossil Romero Macute, COMELEC-NIR assistant