A rare US-style school shooting in Tacloban City left three students dead and seven injured, prompting investigators to examine whether years of bullying experienced by the two teenage suspects played a role in one of the deadliest campus attacks in…
Negros Occidental Placed Under Red Alert As TD Basyang Threatens Province
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines โ The provincial government of Negros Occidental placed the province under red alert status on Wednesday, putting all disaster response teams on standby as Tropical Depression Basyang threatens parts of the Visayas. The red alert status took…
Cebu City Landfill Landslide Death Toll Rises To 12; Rescuers Detect Possible Signs Of Life
CEBU CITY, Philippines โ The death toll from the landslide at a landfill in Cebu City has climbed to 12, authorities said Tuesday, as search and rescue teams continue to dig through debris amid reports of possible signs of life…
NGCP lifts yellow alert over Visayas grid as power supply stabilizes
MANILA, Philippines โ The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) lifted the yellow alert over the Visayas grid on Thursday, November 20, after available generation capacity improved and operating margins returned to safe levels. As of 1 pm, the…
BFAR enforces annual fishing ban on sardines, mackerel in Zamboanga Peninsula, Visayan Sea
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay โ The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has imposed its annual closed fishing season for sardines and mackerel in key fishing grounds in the Zamboanga Peninsula and the Visayan Sea, in a bid to protect…
Typhoon Tino Intensifies, Eastern Visayas Braces for Landfall
MANILA, Philippines โ Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) continued to intensify on Monday, November 3, as it approached the eastern coast of the Philippines, prompting widespread evacuations and storm warnings across the Visayas and parts of Mindanao. As of 11…
Oceana slams URC over โinexcusableโ ethanol spill in Taรฑon Strait, demands accountability
MANILA, Philippines โ International ocean conservation group Oceana has denounced the ethanol spill from Universal Robina Corporationโs (URC) distillery in Negros Oriental, calling it an โinexcusableโ environmental disaster that endangers the countryโs largest marine protected area and the livelihoods of…
Wings may break, but Frenchie Mae Cumpioโs fight lives beyond the cage
Frenchie Mae Cumpio was only 20 when she began making waves in Eastern Visayas journalism. As a campus editor, radio commentator, and later head of the alternative media outlet Eastern Vista, she gave voice to typhoon survivors, farmers, and fisherfolk…
Power rates surge across Negros Island Region, over a million consumers affected
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines โ Power rates across the Negros Island Region (NIR) have surged this April, hitting more than a million consumers with higher electricity bills amid recurring failures in the regionโs aging energy infrastructure. Five distribution utilities, including Enrique…
ICSC and Bohol Government Join Forces for Climate Action and Energy Transition
The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) and the provincial government of Bohol have officially partnered to advance climate action and energy transition efforts in the province. The commitment was solidified through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by…
Guiuan Embraces Renewable Energy with 60-kWp Hybrid Solar PV System
Guiuan, Eastern Samar, is taking a bold step toward sustainable energy with the installation of a 60-kilowatt-peak (kWp) On-Grid Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System. In a turnover ceremony on February 27 at the Guiuan Municipal Hall grounds, local officials, community…
Canlaon City Prepares for Potential Lahar Flow
The local government of Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, is on high alert following Mondayโs rainfall, which has heightened concerns about a possible lahar flow from Mt. Kanlaon. Authorities are closely monitoring the situation to ensure the safety of residents. Proactive…
