ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism-6 donated eight electric tricycles for key government institutions that provide pivotal services to tourists and people in the world-famous Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan. THE Department of Tourism donated eight electric tricycles (e-trikes) to key...
Many offshore wind investors may end up abandoning their proposed projects as both government and private sector advocates have been intensifying calls and activities for reinforced protection of the Verde Island Passage (VIP). A highly placed source indicated that a multinational company along...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has been asked to revoke the permit of a security agency over its role in the alleged illegal takeover of a property at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. PHOTO shows villas located at the Licerio Estates at world-famous...
DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga (left), 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan believes that the newly-launched Task Force Homonhon will go...
ILOILO CITY – The designated food terminal for Panay Island in San Miguel town, Iloilo province has embraced e-commerce. THE San Miguel Public Market and Farmers Bagsakan Complex in San Miguel town, Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) The digital portal for the San Miguel Public Market and...
AFP chief of staff Gen. Romeo Brawner and PNP-DPCR director Maj. Gen. Edgar Alan Okubo lead the multi-sectoral outreach program at the Pag-asa Island, which is located in the West Philippine Sea. (photo: Metrobank Foundation) Residents of Pag-asa Island in Palawan were treated to free medical...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) distributing financial assistance to students at the West Visayas State University Medical Center Cultural Center (Speaker's Office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez led the distribution of cash assistance in the...
San Juan started as a small village and eventually gained recognition as a first-class municipality in 2005. While the town is well-known for its coastal gems, ancestral houses, and festivities behind the Lambayok trio, it once faced what could’ve plagued its rich biodiversity. Ciara...
BACOLOD CITY – Officials of the province of Negros Occidental are elated over the pronouncement of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that he intends to sign the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill. NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson talks to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during the...
ILOILO CITY – Despite findings that world-famous Boracay Island is not suitable for farming and revoking Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs), the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) vowed to allocate government land for the Ati Indigenous Peoples (IPs) who had been evicted. GUARDS secure...
President Marcos will most likely sign the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act, creating a region composed of Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor, to decentralize access to government services. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (2nd right) leads the...
ILOILO CITY – The Ati Indigenous Peoples (IPs) tribe is pleading after they were recently displaced from a disputed land at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. ATI children play on the white-sand beach of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan. (Tara Yap) "This land is ours....