As it prepares for the resumption of face-to-face classes, a Last Mile School in Negros Oriental received school supplies for its students from the Department of Education (DepEd). (Photo from DepEd) DepEd, in a statement issued Thursday, Dec. 15, said that its officials delivered school supplies...
Negros Season of Culture celebrates the Yuletide season with stories that champion Filipino traditions Christmas is a holiday bug Filipinos will never find a way to shake off. It is part of our lives, our culture, and, whether here in the country or miles away overseas, Paskong Pinoy remains alive...
One hundred sanitary toilets were installed in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, and Alabel, Sarangani to prevent waterborne diseases in communities due to lack of such facilities. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Through funding program, the United States Agency for...
It was supposed to be a normal family gathering with the one-year old girl as the center of their attention in Manapla town of Negros Occidental on Sunday night, Dec. 5. But all of a sudden, the girl slump on the floor with her head bleeding from what turned out to be a bulletwound. A few minutes...
The MRT-Negros Occidental swept the Basilan Steel Spikers, 25-20, 25-18, 25-20, to keep their Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Champions League campaign alive for the battle for fifth at the Aquamarine Recreational Center in Lipa City, Batangas Thursday, Dec. 2 (Volleyball PH) John...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has vaccinated a total of 1000 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Laguna Provincial Jail, the organization said on Monday, Nov. 22. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, PRC...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Negros Oriental is still under "high risk" classification for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), even amid a continuous decline in infections across the country, independent research group OCTA said on Saturday, Nov. 13. "Although the downtrend is happening all over the...
A glimpse of Negrenses’ fight for freedom through the homes of the Generals Perhaps it wouldn’t be as stretch to say that among the most pivotal moment in Philippine history happened on June 12, 1898, when the Filipino’s quest for freedom was finally fulfilled. What many may not know much...
Photo from PFL United City said it decided to pull out of the Copa Paulino Alcantara after being dragged in a legal dispute against previous license holder Ceres-Negros. The club bared Monday, Nov. 8 that issues involving Ceres have affected its application to be eligible to play in Asian club...
Then-Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo received over 590,000 votes in Negros Occidental when she ran for vice president in 2016. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Now with the presidency on her sights, Robredo is back in the province with high hopes that its...
Incentivize, not penalize. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Vice President Leni Robredo has pitched this strategy in connection with proposals to make vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory among Filipinos. Robredo, who has been in Negros Occidental since...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo still finds the Duterte administration's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response "very wanting" despite the huge decrease in daily fresh cases of the deadly illness. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Speaking in a press conference Friday,...