The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed water tankers to different areas in Negros Oriental and Cebu as part of the humanitarian organization's continuous efforts for communities hit by Typhoon Odette, it said on Thursday, Jan. 13. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that...
As part of its initiative in helping the “Odette”-hit communities, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Bautista, together with President Rodrigo Duterte visited Central Visayas. (File Photo / DSWD) In a statement, DSWD said the visitation was conducted on...
President Duterte has apologized to typhoon victims in Negros Oriental for the "delayed relief operations" during his recent visit to the province Wednesday, Dec. 29, wherein he distributed relief goods and cash aid. President Duterte visits typhoon-hit Negros Oriental on Dec. 29, 2021. (Photo...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Dec. 21, maintained that she has no agenda in extending help to victims of Typhoon Odette, which flattened hundreds of villages in Visayas and Mindanao provinces late last week. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo said there should...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Dec. 21, flew to Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental, to bring relief aid and leave a team there for the assessment of the situation on the ground amid the devastation left by Typhoon “Odette”. Actress-TV host Kris Aquino joins...
(Photo from DepEd) Notwithstanding the expected effects of typhoon Odette, Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones decided to pushed through with all her scheduled activities in Negros Oriental this week. “Despite the typhoon and the challenges we are experiencing right now, we still have to...
Christmas came early for students of Polo Elementary School in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental after receiving school supplies, school bags, and shoes from the Department of Education (DepEd) and its partners. (Photo from DepEd) During her weeklong visit in the province, Education Secretary Leonor...
As it prepares for the resumption of face-to-face classes, a Last Mile School in Negros Oriental received school supplies for its students from the Department of Education (DepEd). (Photo from DepEd) DepEd, in a statement issued Thursday, Dec. 15, said that its officials delivered school supplies...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Negros Oriental is still under "high risk" classification for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), even amid a continuous decline in infections across the country, independent research group OCTA said on Saturday, Nov. 13. "Although the downtrend is happening all over the...
An integrated coconut sap processing facility will soon rise in Negros Oriental, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced on Friday, Aug. 27. (Photo by Alexandr Podvalny from Pexels) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said a memorandum of agreement (MOA) has been...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) installed newly radar station to monitor transiting vessels and strengthen maritime law enforcement in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental on Thursday, July 8. (Photo courtesy of PCG) PCG Commandant Admiral George Ursabia Jr. inspected the radar station located in...
The dismissal from the service of six Negros Oriental police officers involved in the unlawful arrest of Moises Padilla mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo, who was then a vice-mayor when the incident occurred in 2017, is a proof that the government does not tolerate political partisanship in the Philippine...
