Dumaguete City gets 145 live hogs from ASF-free Mindanao province
The first batch of 145 live hogs from South Cotabato that is free from African swine fever (ASF) arrived in this Negros Oriental capital last weekend amid high prices of pork in the market.
Another 140 more heads will be coming this week, according…
CDO imposes violation receipts vs. barangays not following waste mgmt
The City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (CLENRO) started issuing violation notices on Monday to villages who do not observe the solid waste management protocols.
CLENRO chief Armen Cuenca said all the city’s 80 villages were reminded…
Victorias City restores historic muscovado sugar mill smokestack
The City of Victorias in Negros Occidental has restored the historic ‘simboryo’ or smokestack of a muscovado sugar mill in Barangay VIII as part of the initiatives to preserve its rich local heritage.
Muscovado is unrefined cane sugar with a rich b…
Amazing Binh Dinh Festival expected to boost tourism growth
Binh Dinh: The upcoming Amazing Binh Dinh Festival is considered as one of the biggest events in 2024 of the central province of Binh Dinh, helping boost the local tourism growth.
The festival will run from March 22-31 with many events, particularly …
Israeli academics urge their government to prevent famine in Gaza
More than 700 Israeli academics have called on their government to take urgent measures to prevent famine in the Gaza Strip.
Israel has waged a deadly military offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7 cross-border attack led by Hamas in which som…
SEC intensifies investor education to address fraudulent scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Iloilo extension office is intensifying its education advocacy to help investors not fall prey to fraudulent schemes.
The campaign would also push financial literacy among would-be investors, and help th…
Ex-senator sues vlogger, Google, YouTube for cyberlibel
Former senator Francis Pangilinan on Monday filed a cyberlibel complaint before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against the unnamed owner or author of a YouTube channel ‘Bungangera TV’ for releasing defamatory content against him and his family.
In…