ILOILO CITY – No proposal has been submitted to local officials on the proposed bridge that will link world-famous Boracay Island to mainland Malay town in Aklan province. A MAP released by the Department of Public Works and Highways on the proposed bridge to and from Boracay Island, the...
BUTUAN CITY – Police seized 8,060 liters of smuggled petroleum in Del Carmen, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte province before dawn on Friday, October 11. Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office Director Police Col. Nilo T. Texon, in a report to Police Regional Office-13 Director Police...
Last week, I found myself working with cement and rocks to build a fish dome—a structure that will soon be placed in the ocean to aid the restoration of coral reefs. This was a new experience for me, as my work usually centers around forest conservation. Yet, this activity was equally engaging...
ILOILO CITY – World-famous Boracay Island has earned two more international accolades in September which is celebrated as World Tourism Month. BORACAY Island in Malay town, Aklan province. (Department of Tourism-Western Visayas) The country’s most famous beach destination in Malay town,...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (PPAB) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan commended the Department of National Defense (DND) under Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. for helping maintain peace across three...
ILOILO CITY – The first-ever Muslim-friendly beach in the country opened on Tuesday, September 10, at world-famous Boracay Island. A Muslim-friendly beach opened in Boracay Island on September 10. (Department of Tourism-Philippines) The private beach at the Boracay Newcoast of Megaworld...
CEBU CITY — A furious Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado has offered a cash reward to anyone who could provide information that would lead to the identification of the tour guides who allowed divers to vandalize coral stones in one of the province’s top dive sites. PHOTO shows the vandalized coral...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has said that he will let the Supreme Court decide on a petition filed by a group opposing the creation of the Negros Island Region under Republic Act (RA) 12000. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) “It’s up to the court to make the decision on the merits of the...
ILOILO CITY – A man has been convicted for financing terrorist activities committed by the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), in Panay Island. Brince Gegodas from Tapaz town, Capiz province was sentenced to a minimum of 12 years for...
ILOILO CITY – Nineteen New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were neutralized in the islands of Panay and Negros from July 29 to August 31. NINETEEN New People's Army rebels were killed in encounters with the military in Panay and Negros Islands from July 29 to August 31. The 3rd Infantry...
Pag-asa Island (AFP) Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. said the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will allocate P300 million for the construction of a new sheltered port on Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to further spur...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 210 local officials from Negros Island Region (NIR), including 14 mayors, recently joined Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), the political party of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. A TOTAL of 210 local officials from Negros Island Region (NIR) were sworn in as...
