Dagit Arts Fest: a gathering of kindred spirits

03/01/2017

BY Raz Salvarita IMAGINE a circle of creative souls telling stories. And then a curious crowd gathering. Dagit Arts Fest has once again brought together the creative community of visual storytellers, craft makers, musicians and young digital designers…

Panay, Negros transport groups join Piston-led nationwide strike

Inquirer.net 02/26/2017

Transport groups in Western Visayas are also expected to hold a strike on Monday to protest the phaseout of public utility vehicles (PUV) that are 15 years old and above. Expected to be affected are the provinces…

6 dead in Negros Oriental massacre

Inquirer.net 02/18/2017

DUMAGUETE CITY—– Six people, including an eight-year-old child, were found dead in what appeared to be a massacre by a family member who killed himself afterwards inside their home in a remote area in Tayasan town, Negros…

Police shift focus from ‘Oplan Tokhang’ to ‘Oplan Katok’

Nestle L. Semilla 02/03/2017

With the suspension of police operations in the war on drugs, police in the Visayas and Negros are refocusing their efforts from implementing Oplan Tokhang to implementing Oplan Katok which is the police campaign against loose firearms.…

Auring: Cebu, 13 areas under Signal No. 1

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/09/2017

Cebu remains under storm signal number 1 as of 11 p.m, Sunday, January 8, due to tropical depression Auring. Jhomer Eclarino, a specialist of the state weather bureau PAGASA, said that Auring is traversing Mindanao and the…

DSWD-NegOr warns senior citizens of social pension scam

PR 11/16/2016

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) warned senior citizens in the province to be vigilant with the new method of collecting fee from the elderly. DSWD-NIR OIC-Regional Director Shalaine Marie Lucero issued…

Cousteau visits PH, calls for conservation of Tañon Strait

PR 09/24/2016

OCEANA senior advisor Alexandra Cousteau visited the Philippines from Aug. 29 to Sept. 11 and met with Cebu local officials, civil society, business leaders and media to help promote Oceana’s campaigns against the twin bane of uncontrolled…

Comelec reshuffles supervisors for May elections

Carla P. Gomez, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/13/2016

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will reshuffle its poll supervisors as part of the preparation for the May 9 elections. Among those affected in the reshuffle which would take effect on Feb. 16 were poll officers on…

Evacuation and crisis center to rise in Negros town

PR 01/28/2016

A TWO-STORY evacuation and crisis center will soon rise in Amlan town, Negros Oriental. The building will be constructed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development through the bottom-up budgeting process. Social Welfare Secretary Corazon “Dinky”…

54 charged for illegal fishing in Tañon Strait

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/19/2015

AT least 54 people have been charged for  illegal fishing in Tañon Strait between Cebu and Negros Islands from September to October this year. Four commercial fishing boats were also apprehended and remain in custody of the…

1st Mayor Paz Radaza Motocross Cup in Lapu this weekend

Calvin D. Cordova 11/18/2015

OPONGANONS are in for a big treat this weekend as the 2015 MS Motosuit Motocross Series goes to Lapu-Lapu City this Saturday with the staging of the 1st Mayor Paz Radaza Motocross Cup. The competition will serve…

Kepco union to hold strike ballot today

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/26/2015

The Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) labor union will hold a strike ballot this morning at their headquarters in the City of Naga, southern Cebu. This after the 15-day period ended since they filed a notice of…

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