Personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development – Davao Region distribute more than PHP3 million in payout to 300 partner-beneficiaries of Project LAWA at BINHI in Davao Oriental after completing a 20-day cash-for-training and cash-for-work engagement on Sept. 2, 2026. Over 20 days, participants joined training sessions and community-based activities focused on food…
Bacolod City fire marshal Supt. Jenny Mae Masip and emergency responders of the Bureau of Fire Protection-Bacolod receive the four brand-new rescue boats from the city government in a video released on Friday (Sept. 4, 2026). The procurement was funded through the 20 percent local government unit share from the Fire Code fees collected in…
BACOLOD CITY – Pollution control officers (PCOs) in Negros and Siquijor will convene in the first PCO summit in the Negros Island Region (NIR) next month. In its announcement on Friday, the Pollution Control Association of the Philippines Inc. (PCAPI) said the summit, themed “Unmasking Tomorrow for a Cleaner, Brighter, Sustainable Negros Island Region,” will be…
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government has directed local government units (LGUs) and health facilities to implement immediate interventions after air quality became “very unhealthy” in parts of the province. In an advisory issued Friday night, the Negros Occidental Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Unit (EOHSU) and the Provincial Health Office (PHO) said…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Russia denied involvement in an alleged drone incident at Germany’s Leipzig Airport after Britain summoned Moscow’s top-ranking diplomat in London over the matter. Russian chargé d’affaires Vasily Tsyganov was called to the British Foreign Office on Thursday, where UK officials raised accusations linking Moscow to the incident, according to the Russian…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Canada is stepping up efforts to reduce its economic dependence on the United States, announcing C$4.7 billion in rail manufacturing investment as trade relations between the neighboring countries deteriorated. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that 313 railway cars would be produced in Thunder Bay, Ontario, as part of the modernization…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu US President Donald Trump appointed Adam Telle as acting secretary of the Army on Thursday after Dan Driscoll stepped down amid reported tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Telle had been serving as assistant secretary of the Army for civil works before being elevated to the service’s top civilian post. Trump…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu China called on the United States to remove sanctions imposed on Chinese companies and individuals over alleged links to Iran, warning that the restrictions were disrupting legitimate trade and global energy supplies. Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson Huang Ling said Thursday that Beijing strongly opposed sanctions imposed without authorization from the United…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Russian President Vladimir Putin said a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine remained possible, although he maintained that Moscow and Kyiv must ultimately determine the terms of any settlement. Putin told the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Thursday that other countries could assist diplomatic efforts, but argued that an…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Argentina moved to tighten restrictions on companies involved in oil development around the British-administered Falkland Islands, escalating its long-running sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom. President Javier Milei said Thursday that his government considered hydrocarbon extraction around the islands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas, unauthorized and a threat to the…