Lawmakers from Samar Island are urging the creation of a new administrative region, separate from Eastern…
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Philippines Welcomes Arrival of Villa Vie MV Odyssey in Cebu Following Earthquake
The Villa Vie MV Odyssey has arrived in Cebu, just days after the magnitude 6.9 earthquake…
Bogo Bay Fault identified as source of M6.9 Quake
The DOST-PHIVOLCS has identified the Bogo Bay Fault as the source of the powerful Magnitude 6.9…
EMB probes palm oil company in Negros Occidental for alleged CDO breach
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) is investigating reports that Hacienda Asia Plantations, Inc. (HAPI) resumed planting…
Resumption of Classes in Cebu After Earthquake May Take Up to 30 Days
The Department of Education (DepEd) reported that it may take up to 30 days before classes…
NBI hunts ‘ghost projects’ in Negros flood control schemes
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Bacolod has launched a probe into flood control projects in…
GSIS to Provide Financial Assistance to Earthquake Victims in Cebu
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is ready to extend financial aid to its members and…
Negros city mayor slams DAR after shooting in long-standing land conflict
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has allegedly remained inactive for over a decade on the…
Negros town buy-bust nets barangay councilor, three others
Police swooped in on a late-night drug operation in Sitio Pucatod, Barangay Payao in Binalbagan town,…
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Northern Samar
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Northern Samar on Thursday evening, October 2, according to the Philippine…