...or why Negros Oriental is an exciting destination for your ‘revenge travel’ It was, to some extent, the completion of a journey. I’ve been to the island of Negros before, but only its western side. I’ve been to the islands beside Negros too, Iloilo on the west and Cebu on the east. But I...
DUMAGUETE CITY — Megastar Sharon Cuneta questioned the logic of Manila Mayor Francisco 'Isko Moreno’' Domagoso's call for Vice President Leni Robredo to “withdraw” from the presidential race. Vice President Leni Robredo and Megastar Sharon Cuneta (Photo from Robredo’s Facebook page)...
The camp of presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao is predicting that more people will express support for him as he held his first "grand rally" in Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental on Saturday, April 2. Pacquiao's grand rally in Dumaguete This came after Pacquiao's campaign organizers...
The Diocese of Dumaguete has asked the public to first verify the truthfulness of any solicitation before giving any assistance. Photo Diocese of Dumaguete FB In a notice, the diocese warned the public against scammers using the name of a bishop or priest in their illegal scheme. "This is to...
A Catholic prelate has asked the faithful to vote wisely in the May 2022 polls. Photo Diocese of Dumaguete FB Dumaguete Bishop Julito Cortes said the coming polls is crucial because "the choice each Filipino voter casts can make or unmake the future of our country." He also appealed to voters not...
Dumaguete City and Lubang town in Occidental Mindoro were classified at “critical-risk” level for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the OCTA Research group said Thursday, Oct. 28. (OCTA Research) In its latest monitoring report, OCTA said the seven-day average in cases in Lubang rose to 58,...
For the past four months, the City of Gentle People has been getting more media attention than usual because of the controversial 174-hectare reclamation project that was dubbed as a “monumental ecological disaster.” It gained media coverage on July 11, 2021 after a local news outlet reported...
The National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL), the country’s premier recognition and advisory body on science and technology (S&T) thumbed down Thursday, July 29, the 174-hectare Dumaguete reclamation project, citing its environment and socio-economic impacts. Under...
A group of concerned Dumaguete residents are opposing a proposed artifical island-slash-reclamation project off the coast of the city due to the potential irreversible damage it could cause to the local ecology. (Photo from the NO to 174DGTE Coalition) The group, which calls themselves the “NO to...
CEBU CITY – For the past week, Dumaguete City recorded the highest growth rate of new COVID-19 infections in the entire country. Figures from OCTA Research group showed that from May 31 to June 6, Dumaguete tallied a 206 percent growth rate, much higher than Koronadal City’s 96 percent—the...
President Duterte is expected to deliver an address to the nation on Wednesday, May 26, instead of on Tuesday night, May 25, following a hectic work schedule. LOZANO_03112021-17 Presidential spokesman Harry Roque announced the latest change in the President's schedule, saying they returned home in...
More travelers can now be accommodated at the Port of Dumaguete and Dumaguete Airport in Negros Oriental after the two ports underwent improvement works during the lockdown. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte leads the unveiling of the marker of the Port Operations Building at the Port of Dumaguete in...
