The summer season never quite feels complete without one last escape to the sea. Before the rains fully settle in and the pace of daily life takes over again, there is always that lingering desire for a few more days of sun, sand, and sea. For my final attempt at a summer getaway this year, I found...
International Finance Corp. (IFC) is collaborating with Thailand-based renewable energy (RE) developer Sermsang Power Corp. Public Co. Ltd. as the latter pursues its planned entry into the Philippines through a proposed RE generation project on Negros Island. In a disclosure over the weekend, the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to require bidders for the upcoming Semirara coal mine auction to reserve part of their coal output for the domestic market as the government seeks to strengthen the country’s energy security amid lingering supply risks. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin told...
State-run Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC), which manages the country ’s first sovereign wealth fund (SWF), has signed a cooperation agreement with key government energy agencies to modernize and rehabilitate the aging power transmission system of Mindoro Island, with officials aiming to...
The Philippines ' development efforts on Pag-asa and Lawak Islands in the West Philippine Sea are "legitimate exercises" intended to improve the welfare and livelihood of Filipinos in the area, the National Maritime Council (NMC) said. The council made the statement, echoing the position of...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo S. Brawner Jr. traveled to Pag-asa (Thitu) Island on Friday, May 22, to personally recognize troops stationed in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) and honor their sacrifice. The visit came as tensions continue in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)...
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Wednesday, May 20, dismissed the latest complaints from China regarding ongoing infrastructure projects on Pag-asa (Thitu) Island and Lawak (Nanshan) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as it maintained that all activities within these features are...
CLARK, Pampanga – Tourists are flocking to Dinosaurs Island, an interactive, animatronic theme park and outdoor museum inside Clarkland at the Clark Freeport Zone here. Designed as an educational adventure for families and students, the park uses life-sized mechanical dinosaurs, sensor-activated...
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) suspended the Passenger Ship Safety Certificate of MV FastCat M7 after inspectors found engine-related deficiencies linked to the vessel’s reported black smoke emissions during a recent voyage from Calapan Port to Batangas Port, the Philippine Coast Guard...
BACOLOD CITY – Fourteen Education graduates from Negros Island schools topped the March 2026 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT). In the elementary level, Sahn Chien Alentiojo Montecastro of Central Philippine State University (CPSU)-Candoni in Negros Occidental ranked fifth...
Just as blood carries oxygen to every organ to keep a body in motion, a steady electrical current delivers the “breath” required for the island’s infrastructure to thrive. When power flows reliably, the island is healthy. Businesses flourish. Homes remain cool. And the community remains...
INOPACAN, Leyte – More than 80 guests aboard SH Minerva, a luxury expedition cruise ship operated by Swan Hellenic, visited on Wednesday the quaint island destination of Digyo in this town. The cruise guests — mostly from Russia and Italy, along with travelers from Brazil, China, and...
