CEBU CITY – A 31-year-old woman died after being stung by a box jellyfish while swimming off Santa Fe town, Bantayan Island, Cebu. The incident happened in a public beach in Barangay Pooc around 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 25, the Santa Fe Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office reported....
TACLOBAN CITY – In a bid to address poverty and insurgency concerns, some officials in Samar Island support a call for the creation of a Samar Island Region (SIR). One of them is Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan. "It is a good proposal of the prelates. Hopefully, it will push through," said...
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) led by Secretary Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga launched the DENR Services on Wheels here on Friday, June 23. LOYZAGA (DENR) The DENR Services on Wheels is a mobile one-stop shop that will...
A SUMMER GETAWAY Banwa Private Island is located in the Sulu Sea, just northeast of Puerto Princesa Banwa Private Island has been honored with the prestigious award as “The Philippines’ Best Beach, Island or Upcountry Resort” in the inaugural Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2023....
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will launch Project Transform (Transdisciplinary Approach for Resilient and Sustainable Communities) here on Friday, June 23, to achieve resiliency and environmental sustainability on the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) vowed to dismantle the two rebel fronts of the New People’s Army (NPA) on Negros Island before the year ends. EDRALIN “Nabibilang na araw nila (Their days are numbered),” said Brig. Gen. Orlando Edralin, 303rd IBde commander, in a recent...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.2 earthquake jolted Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte before dawn on Monday, June 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake occurred at 1:33 a.m. and its epicenter was 61 kilometers northeast of Burgos town in Siargao...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.5 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental province on Saturday morning, June 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was registered at 4:52 a.m. and its epicentre was traced 357 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday, June 10, graced the book launching of Jose A. Lim III's book, “Rainbows of the Deep,” which was based on his experience being lost at sea in 2018. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the book launching of Jose A. Lim III's “Rainbows of the Deep” in...
ILOILO CITY – More than 207,000 tourists visited world-famous Boracay Island in May. SAND castle at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. (Malay Boracay Tourism Office) The Malay Tourism Office said 207,512 tourists arrived in Boracay last month, 6,000 more than the...
Authorities have rescued 38 passengers of a roll-on, roll-off (ro-ro) vessel after it ran aground in the vicinity waters of Dapa, Siargao Islands in Surigao del Norte over the weekend. *A Philippine Coast Guard personnel assists passengers of ro-ro vessel MV Reina Xaviera after it ran aground off...
The Island Province of Bohol (MB file photo) Senator Nancy Binay has welcomed the designation of the Island of Bohol as a UNESCO Global Geopark calling it a “big step for the people of Bohol and the country.” Binay, head of...
