BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has affirmed that the May 12 mid-term elections will proceed as scheduled across Negros Island amid the threat of Kanlaon Volcano. COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia (third from left) and Office of Civil Defense...
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Negros Island Region (NIR) assured the public that the New People’s Army (NPA) is unlikely to disrupt the elections on May 12. A candle-lighting ceremony was held at the University of the Philippines (UP)-Cebu on Tuesday, April 29, in honor...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 310 policemen here will be tapped to augment security forces in Negros Oriental for the May 12 midterm elections, Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Negros Island Region (NIR) Regional Director Lionel Marco Castillano said. BRIG. Gen. Ted Dumosmog, commander of the Army...
Summit Villas Siargao groundbreaking ceremony. Ronald Paulo, SVP, RLC – Construction Management, Mae Millo, Mega Mykon Builders, Annalyn Yap, VP, Robinsons Hotels and Resorts, Barun Jolly, SVP, Robinsons Hotels and Resorts, Haresh Hiranand, president, Hira Holdings, Inc., Seth Hiranand, managing...
(Photo: Philippine Military Academy) Young cadets of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) went out of their learning base at Fort Del Pilar in Baguio City recently to immerse themselves and train at Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), where tense confrontations between Philippine and...
ILOILO CITY — The local government reminded visitors at world-famous Boracay Island that the annual party ban on Good Friday lasts until Black Saturday. In Memorandum Order No. 2025-33, Mayor Frolibar Bautista of Malay town in Aklan province said the annual ban will last until 6 a.m. on April 19....
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is on heightened alert starting Wednesday, April 16, to ensure public safety during Holy Week and the May 12 midterm elections. POLICE Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay (center), newly-installed officer-in-charge of Police...
Less than a month before Election Day, independent senatorial candidate Bam Aquino’s candidacy received numerous support from Panay Island local officials when he barnstormed the province recently. Former senator Bam Aquino and Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas (Photo from Bam Aquino Media...
Jeju Island is one of the most visited places in South Korea for its nature-based tourism, drawing 13 million visitors every year. Manila Bulletin and other foreign media outlets visited Jeju Island as part of the tour of the World Journalists Conference (WJC) 2025, hosted by the...
Jeju Island in South Korea, known for its natural wonders and tourist attractions, is charting its future with sustainable and environment-friendly industries, including green hydrogen. Officials of Jeju Province made presentations about the future industries of the island before 62...
An explosive eruption occurs at the summit vent of Kanlaon Volcano on April 8, 2025, producing a voluminous bent plume approximately 4,000 meters tall that drifted southwest. (Phivolcs) The Department of Tourism (DOT) suspended on Wednesday, April 9, all tourism activities near Kanlaon Volcano as...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education has transferred Western Visayas Regional Director Ramir B. Uytico to Negros Island Region. UYTICO (DepEd-Western Visayas) Uytico’s transfer was officially made this week after the release of a department order by Undersecretaries Peter Irving...
