BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.5 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental province on Saturday morning, June 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was registered at 4:52 a.m. and its epicentre was traced 357 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday, June 10, graced the book launching of Jose A. Lim III's book, “Rainbows of the Deep,” which was based on his experience being lost at sea in 2018. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the book launching of Jose A. Lim III's “Rainbows of the Deep” in...
ILOILO CITY – More than 207,000 tourists visited world-famous Boracay Island in May. SAND castle at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. (Malay Boracay Tourism Office) The Malay Tourism Office said 207,512 tourists arrived in Boracay last month, 6,000 more than the...
Authorities have rescued 38 passengers of a roll-on, roll-off (ro-ro) vessel after it ran aground in the vicinity waters of Dapa, Siargao Islands in Surigao del Norte over the weekend. *A Philippine Coast Guard personnel assists passengers of ro-ro vessel MV Reina Xaviera after it ran aground off...
The Island Province of Bohol (MB file photo) Senator Nancy Binay has welcomed the designation of the Island of Bohol as a UNESCO Global Geopark calling it a “big step for the people of Bohol and the country.” Binay, head of...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has vowed to keep track of Northern Davao Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s (Nordeco) promise to end the power crisis gripping the Island Garden of Samal City residents by the end of May. Senator Christopher "Bong" Go...
BACOLOD CITY – The military released on Monday, May 22, the names of the nine New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in a series of clashes in Negros Island over the weekend. FAMILIES claim on Monday, May 22, the remains of three NPA rebels killed in a clash on Sunday with government forces in...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) A party-list congressman who supports fisherfolks has vowed legislative action in a bid to declare the critical Verde Island Passage (VIP) a protected area. "Suportado natin ang panawagan na ito, at makakaasa po kayo na maglalabas tayo ng...
Senator Rafael “Raffy” Tulfo is now seeking a Senate investigation into the operations of the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO) amid the power outages that hit the Island Garden City of Samal. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, said there is basis to prove...
ILOILO CITY – A total of 99,755 tourists visited world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province from May 1 to 15. A SAND castle at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. (Malay Boracay Tourism Office) However, the Malay Municipal Tourism Office said this was lower...
ILOILO CITY – Five years after the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte implemented a land reform program in Boracay in 2018, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has issued a resolution that land on the world-famous resort-island is not suitable for farming. CHILDREN from the...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake jolted Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte on Friday afternoon, May 12, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The earthquake was recorded at 12:34 p.m. and its  epicenter was plotted 41 kilometers (kms) northeast...
