Aleia Aielle Aguilar, 5, is youngest world jiu-jitsu champion

Carla Gomez 11/15/2022

BACOLOD CITY — A 5-year-old girl, who has roots in Negros Occidental, is the youngest jiu-jitsu world champion. Aleia Aielle Aguilar won the gold medal in the Kids 1 Girls White Belt 16kg-B category at the Abu…

Aklan, Capiz town declare state of calamity due to Paeng

Joey Marzan 10/31/2022

ILOILO CITY—The whole province of Aklan and one town in neighboring Capiz declared a state of calamity over the weekend amid the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae). A state of calamity declaration would…

Over 135,00 displaced in Western Visayas as #PaengPH rages on

Connie Fernandez-Brojan 10/29/2022

MANILA, Philippines – Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae) barreled through the Western Visayas on Saturday morning, displacing more than 135,000 people in the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo and Negros Occidental. In its 5 a.m. update, …

Tacloban mayor not giving up on hotel Imelda Marcos built

Joey A. Gabieta 10/23/2022

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines — Like an aging beauty queen, it has been quite some time since the Leyte Park Resort Hotel reigned in her salad days as the prettiest hotel in the Eastern Visayas, temporary home…

Degamo assumes Negros Oriental gov post

Karlowe Brier 10/18/2022

DUMAGUETE CITY — The newly-proclaimed governor of Negros Oriental is back at the capitol. Gov. Roel Degamo on Monday, October 17, assumed his post after he was declared the winner in the May 2022 elections against unseated…

40 private schools in Central Visayas want out of in-person classes

Nestle Semilla 10/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Around 40 private schools in Central Visayas have informed the Department of Education (DepEd) about their plan not to adopt the mandatory in-person classes starting on Nov. 2. According to DepEd-Central Visayas Director Salustiano…

Unseated Negros Oriental gov starts packing but not leaving yet

Karlowe Brier 10/10/2022

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Philippines — Unseated Negros Oriental Gov. Pryde Henry Teves announced he was ready to go but would not do so unless ordered by the Supreme Court. Teves, in his radio program on Saturday,…

Student stabs teacher dead in Samar town

Joey Gabieta 10/04/2022

TACLOBAN CITY — A 32-year-old senior high school teacher died after he was stabbed by a 19-year-old student in Basey town, Samar on Monday, October 3, 2022. George Lauron, a Science teacher at the Basey National High…

Bacolod City court sentences woman to life in jail for selling P300 worth of ‘shabu’

Carla Gomez 09/27/2022

BACOLOD CITY — A regional trial court (RTC) here has convicted a woman for selling “shabu” worth P300 and sentenced her to life imprisonment. Bacolod RTC Branch 52 Executive Judge Raymond Joseph Javier also ordered Ma. Luth…

Coca-Cola temporarily shuts down plants in Bohol, Iloilo

Carla Gomez, Joey Marzan, Leo Udtohan 09/18/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Popular soda drink maker Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI) on Friday announced it has temporarily suspended operations in Tagbilaran, Bohol, and Pavia, Iloilo, due to the shortage of bottler-grade refined sugar in the country.…

Apo Island: Diver’s haven

Jhio Jan Navarro 09/04/2022

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Philippines — Jack Baller, a tourist and diving instructor from Miami, Florida, was in awe of what he saw during a recent dive off Apo Island. “You won’t see any of these in…

Cops nab driver who held hostage Negros Oriental town mayor’s family

Karlowe Brier 08/29/2022

DUMAGUETE CITY — Policemen took into custody the driver of Mayor Galic Truita of Dauin town, Negros Oriental after he allegedly held hostage the local chief executive’s wife and three family members on Saturday, August 27. Col.…

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