Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Tuesday, August 15, pressed the government to assert Philippine rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) with concrete actions - and tourism and fishing projects are a good start. Sen. Robin Padilla (Senate PRIB Photo) Padilla stressed this as he...
Residents of Talim Island in Binangonan, Rizal are asking for the opening of additional boat trips going to the island. In a Facebook post by Taga Isla Ako-Talim Island, the villagers are hoping that the boat operators would open a new schedule at night time to accommodate residents coming from...
A pilgrim image of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, known as the Virgin of Antipolo, has found a new home in Southern Leyte. Courtesy of the Diocese of Antipolo, through the Antipolo Cathedral, the pilgrim image, which is one of the exact replicas of the 17th century venerated image of the...
Visitors to the world-famous Santa Cruz Island in Zamboanga City can now enjoy free Wi-Fi. The Department of Information and Communications Technology on Wednesday, August 9, put up free Wi-Fi sites in the island under its Free Wi-Fi for All public internet access program. The free Wi-Fi program...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has kicked off the housing project for 180 families displaced by the expansion of the Kalibo International Airport in Aklan province. SECRETARY Jaime Bautista, with officials of Aklan province, lead the groundbreaking ceremony of the housing...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-four earthquake jolted Davao Occidental province on Monday morning, August 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was registered at 1:49 a.m. and its epicenter was located 327 kilometers (kms) southeast of...
Local musicians and several groups of video bloggers and content creators based in Talim Island are holding a concert for-a-cause for all the victims of the recent boat tragedy off the shore of the island in Binangonan, Rizal. Several island-based musicians and brass bands are joining the...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.8 earthquake rocked Davao Occidental province Thursday afternoon, Aug. 3, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The earthquake was registered at 1:39 p.m. and its epicenter was located 417 kilometers (kms) southeast of...
ILIGAN CITY – Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Roy Galido inaugurated a brand-new flagpole and led a flag-raising ceremony in Bakkungan Island, Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi on Monday, July 31. In line with its 17th founding anniversary, the Westmincom also held the groundbreaking...
ILOILO CITY — In his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. mentioned the proposed mega-bridges for Western Visayas region as well as improvement in the power transmission highway. Marcos said that the bridges linking the...
Bacolod City Rep. Greg Gasataya welcomed the reassurance of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to link Negros, Panay, and Guimaras via the P189.53-billion Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) Island Bridges Project that starts in 2025. Gasataya, who was present in the second State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA)...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID) is eyeing to declare Negros Island insurgency free by the end of this year. Major Gen. Marion Sison, 3rd ID commander, guest of honor during the 37th founding anniversary of the 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) in Camp Major Nelson Gerona in Murcia,...
