BACOLOD CITY – Senatorial candidate Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao backs the Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) bridge project for its potential to drive economic growth and create job opportunities in rural areas in Western Visayas. PACQUIAO (Glazyl Masculino) Pacquiao, speaking in a press...
BACOLOD CITY - More than 30,000 people attended the two-day campaign rally of the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate in Negros Island on Feb. 20 and 21. AT least 8,000 people from Negros Occidental flocked to the Victorias City Coliseum where senatorial candidates under the...
Top Line Hi Tech and Synergy Corp. has partnered with the Provincial Government of Aklan to implement a smart port system at Boracay's Caticlan and Cagban ports to enhance the ticketing process and improve port management. In a statement, Eugene Erik Lim, Topline Hi Tech president and chief...
BACOLOD CITY – Reelectionist Sen. Francis N. Tolentino has sought support for the province of Siquijor under the newly created Negros Island Region (NIR). “Siquijor should not be left behind,” Tolentino said. TOLENTINO. (Glazyl Masculino) During a media interview in...
More than fifty Chinese maritime militia vessels are monitored by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) during an aerial patrol in Pag-asa Island, West Philippine Sea on Feb. 20, 2025. (Photo: PCG) The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources...
Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental–Reelectionist Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino says he has always believed that Negros Oriental in the Negros Island Region (NIR) is a peaceful province. Tolentino, a...
The Island Garden City of Samal welcomed on Tuesday, Feb. 18, its newest cultural and artistic landmark, Language of Water, at the Samal Shores Residenza in Barangay Limao. INTERNATIONAL artist and visionary sculptor Genesis ‘Jinggoy’ Lascano Buensuceso and the Island Garden City of Samal...
POLILLO, Quezon – A United States Navy aircraft made an emergency landing on Balesin Island here on Saturday noon, Feb. 15. Police said the plane was piloted by Cooper Grever with co-pilot Madeline Mattingly and crew Galluih Small and Joseph Schul. The aircraft was forced to land because of...
BACOLOD CITY – Nine lawmakers from Negros Island signed the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 5. VICE President Sara Duterte. (FB) They are Negros Occidental first district Rep. Gerardo Valmayor, second district Rep. Alfredo Marañon III, third...
ILOILO CITY – TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, has named three beaches at world-famous Boracay Island as among the 10 best in the country this year. THE famous White Beach at Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. (Tara Yap) Ranking first is White Beach, the...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has opened the bidding process for the Boracay Bridge Project following the approval of an unsolicited proposal from San Miguel Holdings Corporation. Spanning 2.54 kilometers, the bridge will link Boracay Island to mainland Panay in Malay, Aklan...
TACLOBAN CITY – MS Europa 2 visited Kalanggaman Island in Palompon, Leyte, Saturday, Feb. 1, with 455 guests and 371 crew members onboard. MS EUROPA 2 (Gov. Aris Aumentado FB) MS Europa, a German ship operated by Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, is the first cruise ship to visit Eastern Visayas...
