Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said the Philippine government secured about P13 billion in loans from the South Korean government to finance the new Dumaguete Airport Development project. Recto and Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) Chairman and President Yoon Hee-sung signed on Wednesday, Aug....
BACOLOD CITY – Two geodetic engineers from Negros Island ranked third and fourth in the October 2023 Geodetic Engineers Licensure Examination. SUMUGAT (left) and Gadeja They are Alexis Sumugat, 22, of Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, and Jimmerry Gadeja, 23, of Silay City, Negros Occidental....
PROXY DUTIES Delivering speech for Sen. Imee Romualdez Marcos at the opening of the Buglasan Festival in Dumaguete My paternal grandfather would often tell his children in Spanish, “If you can’t make the family proud, just don’t embarrass them.” This is what I would often remind myself when...
BACOLOD CITY – Two suspected drug pushers were arrested and about a kilo of shabu worth P6.8 million was seized in a raid in Barangay Calindagan, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on Saturday, August 19. Police identified the suspects as high-value individuals Roque Dalman and Vinky Gervacio....
The Diocese of Dumaguete issued a decree on the proper gesture of hands during the singing or reciting of the Lord’s Prayer. Bishop Julito Cortes said the faithful may join their hands when the Lord’s Prayer is being sung or recited during Mass. Cortes issued the decree as he observed that many...
Chinese New Year is officially done and it also signifies one important thing, especially, for the outdoor loversSummer season is about to come! And if you are looking for a place to have your Summer adventures and escaped whether alone, with your barkada, or loved ones, we are giving you three...
ALCALA (SIlliman University FB) DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – National Scientist Dr. Angel C. Alcala passed away on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 1, in a hospital in this capital city at the age of 94. Alcala, considered the “father” of marine protected areas (MPAs), was the vice chairperson of the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 35-year-old suspected drug pusher was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Ogahong, Barangay Palinpinon, Valencia, Negros Oriental Friday, August 5. Police identified the suspect as Don Emilio Cariño, 35, of Barangay Batinguel, Dumaguete City. Cariño was listed in...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) upgraded its flights to Tacloban, Dumaguete and Butuan with bigger A320NEO aircraft to satisfy higher demand due to relaxed restrictions and pent-up demand for travel. The A320NEO – an environmentally friendly aircraft with less fuel emission and reduced noise, features 188...
BACOLOD CITY – Two suspected drug pushers were arrested and 280.56 grams of suspected shabu valued at P1,907,808 were seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bagacay, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental Monday, July 25. SUSPECTED shabu worth P2 million were seized from two men in a buy-bust...
Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 18 crew members of a vessel which ran aground off the waters of Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental on Wednesday, June 22. In a statement, the PCG said all those on board the MV Fast Cat M6 were attended to after the vessel was towed to the Port...
SOME dental paraphernalia recovered by police from a former barangay councilor in Lanao del Sur who was arrested for posing as a dentist in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental Wednesday, June 15. (Photo courtesy of Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office) BACOLOD CITY – A former barangay councilor...
