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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 long ignored by mainstream media. Her reporting was bold, unflinchingContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines – 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 region’s aging energy infrastructure. Five distribution utilities, including Enrique Razon Jr.’s Negros Power Corporation (Negros Power), implemented sharp increasesContinue Reading
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 ICSC Executive Director Angelo Kairos dela Cruz and Bohol GovernorContinue Reading
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 leaders, and climate advocates came together to celebrate the signingContinue Reading
The local government of Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, is on high alert following Monday’s 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 Measures in Place Rainfall has raised the risk of lahar—aContinue Reading
An ecological crisis is unfolding beneath the waves in Southern Leyte, Philippines. A severe outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish has devastated coral reefs, with 80% of fisherfolk suffering the consequences of this marine invasion. The crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), notorious for its spiky, venomous spines, feeds voraciously on coral polyps, leavingContinue Reading
