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Typhoon Tino Claims 44 Lives in Negros; Governor Lacson Declares State of Calamity
by Nathaniel Cruz

NEWS
Gov. Lacson Reports Heavy Losses After Typhoon ‘Tino’ Batters Negros
by Elita Loresco
Typhoon Tino swept across the Negros Islands with a fury that stretched for two days, leaving behind a landscape scarred by wind, water, and silence. In the storm’s aftermath, thousands of residents were forced from their homes as communities struggled to comprehend the scale of the destruction.
NEWS
Typhoon Tino Claims 44 Lives in Negros; Governor Lacson Declares State of Calamity
by Nathaniel Cruz
NEGROS ISLANDS, Philippines—Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson on Tuesday confirmed the rising human and economic toll of Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi), as he reported 44 deaths, 53 missing, and more than 130,000 residents affected across the province. The figures came from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), which noted widespread flooding, landslides, and heavy damage to homes and infrastructure.

EDITORIAL
Typhoon Casualties: Same Mistakes Year After Year
by Elita Loresco
SPORTS NEWS
PH Sepak Takraw Team Makes a Clean Sweep of Vietnam
by Ariel Rojas
In a commanding performance, the Philippine National Sepak Takraw team demonstrated their upmost finesse and mastery of the sport, outplaying their Vietnamese contenders with their coordinated movements and play-making that gained them the edge and it resulting in a final score of 2-0, (21-14, 23-21) in a Men’s Regu match during the renowned 30th South East Asia (SEA) Games 2019 that took place at the Subic Gymnasium, Zambales last Saturday, December, 7.
SPORTS FEATURE
The Filipino Inquest: Rising up to Glory
by Ariel Rojas
Philippine’s unpredicted 2-0 victory over Vietnam at the 30th SEA Games 2019 has marked the ascent of a new contender into the ranks.
SPORTS EDITORIAL

An Unexpected Turn: Climbing Up to the Ranks
by Ariel Rojas
Against all odds with teams from the big leagues, the PH National Sepak Takraw team achieved an unexpected victory by winning a the awaited 30th SEA games 2019 in Subic, Zambales

COLUMN
So Cliche Yet so True: Take Care of our Environment
by Elita Loresco

COLUMN
F*ck Filipino Resiliency
by Elita Loresco

FEATURE
The Man Who Stands Against the Noise
by Nathaniel Cruz
In an age where silence is swallowed by the chaos of social disparity, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacso rises not as a man of grandstanding speeches but as one who listens—to the cries beneath the noise. His name may echo from the corridors of politics, yet his eyes are set on a generation gasping for air in a world that never sleeps, never forgives, and never forgets.
Rising Up With Dawn
by Nathaniel Cruz
As the morning sun says its gentle hello, glinting its early gleam across every trembling edge of the land, it brings with it a quiet reminder that hope—no matter how weathered—always finds a way to return. In the scattered fragments of the Negros Islands, where Typhoon Tino once unleashed its rock-like tears and roaring shrieks, departing with a casual goodbye as though it had not torn worlds apart, many were left suspended between disbelief and despair. They sat on the edge of their existence, gripping the remnants of what used to be their lives. But just as the sun rises, so too does every soul who refuses to bow to the storm.
Gasping for Air
by Nathaniel Cruz
In the wide space of the archipelago of the Philippines, there lies a realm divided into two chambers. Two dichotomies that coexist to maintain balance—light and dark, creation and destruction, truth and noise. For a time, this fragile equilibrium sustained the illusion that even in chaos, harmony could still breathe. But lately, the scale has tipped. The noise has become thunder, and darkness has begun to nest in every corner of the internet.

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