Another boy dies after touching live wire in Leyte

06/03/2023

TACLOBAN CITY — A 6-year-old boy died from electrocution while on his way to school in Leyte town, Leyte on Thursday, June 1. Reports from the local police showed that Edson Bismonte accidentally touched a live wire…

DOLE 7 releases P4.9M in wages to TUPAD workers in Bohol

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 04/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE 7), released a total of P4.94 million in wages to over 1,000 Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers in Bohol on April 14…

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Surigao del Sur

Cathrine Gonzales 09/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake jolted Bayabas, Surigao del Sur on Thursday morning, September 24, 2020, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The earthquake struck 99 kilometers northeast of the town at 6:19…

321 residents evacuated amid power barge oil spill in Iloilo City

Nestor Burgos Jr. - Inquirer Visayas 07/04/2020

ILOILO CITY — More than 300 residents living along the coastal areas here were evacuated on Saturday amid an oil spill from a power barge that was damaged by an explosion on Friday. The Iloilo City Risk…

Filipino cadet graduates with nuclear engineering degree from US Military Academy

Ves Garcia 06/17/2020

  A Filipino cadet from northern Mindanao has earned a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point last Saturday. Jesson Cawaing Peñaflor, a 24-year-old Bukidnon native, was among the…

Rise in COVID-19 cases in regions linked to returnees

Philippine Daily Inquirer 06/17/2020

Recent cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Visayas involved returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and residents stranded elsewhere, raising concerns that those being sent home to the provinces were carriers of the virus. In…

Swimming now allowed on Boracay Island

Nestor Burgos Jr. - Inquirer Visayas 06/01/2020

ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines — Swimming will be finally allowed on Boracay Island even if it remains closed to tourists. Acting Mayor Frolibar Bautista of Malay town said the swimming ban will be lifted as Boracay Island,…

Dagupan City sizzles at 49 degrees Celsius heat index

Neil Arwin Mercado - Inquirer.net 06/01/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Dagupan City in Pangasinan sizzled at a scorching 49 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. According to the state weather bureau, this was the hottest heat…

Iloilo’s historic hotel shuts doors

Nestor Burgos Jr. - Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/30/2020

ILOILO CITY—A historic hotel in Iloilo City has decided to stop its operation amid economic uncertainties brought on by the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The Mansion Iloilo, formerly the Sarabia Manor Hotel, which has been operating…

Magnitude 3.9 quake rocks Leyte town

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - INQUIRER.net 05/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 3.9 earthquake rocked the town of Capoocan in Leyte province on Tuesday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. According to Phivolcs’ bulletin, Intensity II was felt in Naval,…

In Visayas, youth leaders help local communities better discern COVID-19

Carlo Jacob Molina - Social Media Specialist 05/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines — As misinformation and disinformation on COVID-19 spread at an alarming rate, a network of youth organizations in the Visayas region in the central Philippines has beefed up efforts to help local communities better understand…

Eid’l Fitr is on May 24, says Bangsamoro grand mufti

Shiela Mae Dela Cruz 05/23/2020

COTABATO CITY—After no sighting of the new moon on Friday evening, Bangsamoro grand mufti Abu Huraira Udasan officially announced that Eid’l Fitr,  the festival of the breaking of the fast, is on Sunday, May 24. “By virtue…

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