BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Island Region (NIR) posted the lowest inflation rate in the country at 1.5 percent in March, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Friday. Inflation rose from 0.7 percent in February and 0.8 percent in January, bringing the first-quarter average to one...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said it is awaiting a report from its search and rescue team, as operations continue for the pilot and lone passenger aboard a Cessna aircraft that reportedly crashed in a mountainous area of Dinagat Islands. CAAP spokesman Eric Apolonio said...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) unveiled a new command center in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) on Thursday, April 9, to strengthen the country’s maritime security and sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan and Department of Transportation (DOTr)...
Chinese forces fired flares directly at the aircraft of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) while it was conducting maritime patrol over the Kalayaan Island Group on Thursday afternoon, April 9. The incident, which happened as the country observes Araw ng Kagitingan or Valor Day, was the latest of the...
On Araw ng Kagitingan or Valor Day, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has activated a district station at the Pagasa Island in a bid to further make its presence felt and assert the country’s sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Giovanni Z. Lopez...
LAPU-LAPU City – Akeisha Yocte delivered a gutsy, character-filled performance under punishing heat and relentless pressure, outlasting Vanya Go in a nerve-wracking finish to capture the girls’ 7-10 title at the ICTSI Mactan Island Junior PGT Championship here on Thursday, April 9. In a...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is deploying 1,500 police officers to secure Araw ng Kagitingan in Negros Island on Thursday, April 9. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, PRO-NIR spokesperson, said they will be stationed in major roads, transport terminals,...
Whenever I chat with travel writers, tourism leaders, or simply my friends who are passionate travelers about expenses, one thing they often allocate a big portion of their budget to is food. And rightfully so—a tourist spot can tell you about the destination’s overall culture and heritage, but...
Picture this: a bonfire by the beach that echoes the warm tones of the setting sun. Then, when the glow of the sun fades from sight, dinner is served under a night sky illuminated by stars and the Blood Moon. That’s how my journey at Sunlight Ecotourism Island Resort (SETIR) in Culion, Palawan...
ILOILO CITY – Jaro Archbishop Midyphil “Dodong” Billones celebrated Easter Sunday in far-flung Islas de Gigantes (Gigantes Islands) in Carles, the northernmost town in Iloilo province. More than a year after his appointment as the Archbishop of Jaro, Billones spent Holy Week in Gigantes to...
Residents of a remote island barangay in Zamboanga City, long surrounded by seawater but with little to drink, are now able to access safe drinking water following the installation of a government desalination system, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. DENR Secretary...
BACOLOD CITY – The Coast Guard District Southern Visayas (CGDSV) monitored 9,110 travelers across the Negros Island Region (NIR) as of Wednesday, April 1. The CDGSV said 4,331 were outbound passengers and 4,779 were inbound. No maritime incidents were recorded. In line with the Department of...
