Residents were left in shock after a local purok chairman was shot five times and killed…
Category: Visayas
Solidarity mission reveals ‘profit over people’ practices in Negros
An international and national solidarity mission found that Hacienda Asia Plantations Incorporated (HAPI), the company behind…
Japan turns over aid to earthquake-hit communities in Cebu
Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has provided emergency disaster relief assistance to residents…
Rescue teams, volunteers heighten Iloilo’s preparedness for major quake
The City Government of Iloilo and volunteer groups have intensified preparations for possible major earthquakes, mobilizing…
Negros leaders urge SRA to act on sugar prices slump as planters trade blame
Lawmakers and councilors from Negros Island have united in calling for an urgent action from the…
DILG orders LGUs in Cebu and Mindanao to lead building inspections after earthquake
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed all local government units (LGUs)…
‘We are to blame too’: Bacolod prelate urges faithful to end systemic corruption
Thousands of faithful gathered at San Sebastian Cathedral in Bacolod City on Saturday, October 11, for…
‘Tiempo Suerte’ turns bitter in Negros as sugar prices plunge
The Tiempo Suerte season, which traditionally ushers in fortune as the sugar milling begins in Negros,…
Repairs on Several Visayas Grid Services Completed After Cebu Earthquake – NGCP
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has completed the restoration of several major transmission…