Farmers from Guimaras stand to benefit from the PHP875-million Cabano small reservoir irrigation project that will be constructed in the municipality of San Lorenzo.
The US Agency for International Development is assisting the provincial administration of Negros Occidental in initiating a technology-based reading program and developing the province's first water security strategy.
The municipality of Lambunao in Iloilo is eyeing the declaration of three prominent structures inside the town plaza and oral traditions of its indigenous peoples as cultural heritage.
Amid the rising prices of petroleum, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said a fuel subsidy will cushion the impact of the crisis on the local public transportation sector.
Presidential aspirant Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said he would support the re-establishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR) if the Negrenses would prefer to be together under one region.
The top police official in Dumaguete is extending the curfew for minors to prevent untoward incidents involving the juvenile sector which usually occur in the wee hours of the morning in the province.
The Negros Museum, celebrating its silver anniversary, is featuring the works of 25 Negrense artists in an opening event dubbed “Gibwang”: The Flow of Arts in Negros Province.
More than 4,000 Cebuanos can now start their free training with the Technical Skills Development Authority after receiving their certificates of scholarship from the Cebu provincial government.