Taiwan offers full agri scholarship to 50 Cagayan students

TUGUEGARAO CITY – Taiwan has offered 50 full scholarship grants to as many students in Cagayan province. Wallace…

TESDA distributes livelihood starter kits

LAOAG CITY – Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) scholars in Ilocos Norte who will graduate…

‘Tikog’ weaving industry thrives in now conflict-free Negros’ community

BACOLOD CITY – Fabric weaving from threads derived from a reed grass, locally known as ‘tikog’ has become…

Mayor orders cave shutdown following deaths of ‘treasure hunters’

DUMAGUETE CITY – Siaton, Negros Oriental Mayor Cezanne Fritz Diaz has ordered a shutdown of visits in a cave in…

Coast Guard uses solar power for northern Negros lighthouse station

BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has harnessed and now uses solar power to…

OCD: No direct damage so far from Mayon’s phreatic eruption

LEGAZPI CITY – The Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5) on Monday said no direct damage…

50 NorMin women entrepreneurs undergo ‘digital transformation’ training

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Fifty women-entrepreneurs in the Northern Mindanao region were chosen to undergo a “digital…

Bicol police reports 4.30% decline in crimes for January

LEGAZPI CITY – The campaign of the Police Regional Office-Bicol (PRO5) to step up police presence…

Antipolo Cathedral now an ‘International Shrine’

By Pot Chavez ANTIPOLO CITY – The Antipolo Cathedral, otherwise known as the Our Lady of…

Negros Occidental IT school to establish bamboo garden

By Nanette Guadalquiver BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government launched a bamboo growing initiative…