DAVAO CITY – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua has placed the region under a state of calamity due to the impact of the dry spell and global oil crisis. Macacua signed Proclamation No. 2 dated May 14 but released to the public on May...
ILOILO CITY – Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) has stepped up mitigation plans to ensure enough water supply as a super El Niño was projected this year. “We have assessed every possible supply scenario and prepared a response for each one,” said MPIW Chief Operating Officer David Berba in a...
After enduring over 11 years of development, the indie animation series “Gameoverse” has quickly taken the Internet by storm. Glitch Productions, the team behind the worldwide success of “The Amazing Digital Circus,” recently debuted the pilot episode on their YouTube channel. As of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region is elevating police service in Negros and Siquijor through the SAFE NIR program introduced by acting regional director Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño. SAFE stands for Seen, Appreciated, Felt, and Extraordinary, which is aligned...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) commended the courage and bravery of two policemen who were injured in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Talaptap, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Monday. Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, accompanied...
The Legazpi City government has created an El Niño Task Force and is pursuing long-term water supply projects to strengthen preparedness for a possible prolonged dry spell. In an interview Monday, Mayor Hisham Ismail said the task force will convene to discuss measures to mitigate the impact of El...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is rolling out intervention measures to prepare the agriculture sector for the potential impact of a super El Niño phenomenon, which is estimated to cut production by up to 30 percent. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the DA is now...
The water level at Angat Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan fell below its 180-meter minimum operating level on Monday, May 11 as the reservoir continued to decline due to weak rainfall over its watershed, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...
There was a time when motherhood advice came primarily from family elders or close friends. Today, it is just as likely to come from a group chat, a curated bazaar community, or an online space founded by mothers who once found themselves in the same predicament. What holds these community members...
Over 108,000 members and pensioners affected by recent calamities may avail themselves of ₱2.64 billion worth of emergency loans from state-run pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). In a statement on Friday night, May 8, GSIS said the emergency loan program aims to provide...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño was named as the new Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) director effective Friday, May 8, succeeding Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay who was named as deputy director of the Philippine National Police Directorate for...
Fans flooded social media with congratulatory messages after celebrity couple Joyce Pring and Juancho Triviño announced the birth of their third child, a baby boy named Gregorio Andres, marking their transition into a family of five. The announcement, originally shared by Joyce on Instagram,...
