Blackout cripples 8 towns, 1 city in Negros.

" DUMAGUETE – Strong winds toppled a main power transmission tower in Negros Oriental causing a 17-hour power interruption in Dumaguete City and eight municipalities on Thursday. The transmission line is...

British criminals at large

1,000 British criminals could not be accounted for, including murderers, pedophiles and sex offenders. " National Offender Management Services said 935 offenders, who also include rapists and others convicted of serious crimes, should have been sent back to jail after having...

Ako Mismo to be launched in Negros tonight

" "AKO Mismo," a nationwide advocacy campaign eventually ratified for the upcoming and much-anticipated national and local elections on May 2010, will be launched in Negros Occidental with some 3,000 Negrense...

3 soldiers killed in Guihulngan ambush

" THREE soldiers of the 11th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army were brutally killed in an ambush in Sitio Busay, Barangay Hilaitan, Guihulngan Saturday morning. Lieutenant Colonel Franco Gacal, commanding officer of the 11th IB based in La Carlota, Negros Occidental,...

‘Gateway control’ vs swine flu in Negros

" A "GATEWAY control" in all ports of entry in the entire province of Negros Occidental has been tightly and strictly imposed to guard against the possible spread of the influenza A (H1N1) or swine flu. Secretary Leandro Mendoza of the Department of Transportation and...

American Tourist gets burgled in Sibulan Negros Oriental - Update – Local news

In the early hours 2 O’clock in the morning Friday 17th 2008 whilst Keith Ackerman a native of San Jose California, was fast a sleep.  A young Filipino burglar gain entrance by taking out 2 panes of...

Blog Action day 15th October, 2008 - To Know Poverty!

This article is response Milieunet article about Blog Action Day, everybody is invited to link to their own blog and articles when commenting.  I am sure we will see some pretty powerful poverty related...

LGUs support drive vs human trafficking

Many a young girl has been fooled into believing a job awaits her overseas normally its a suposed job in entertainment, hotel or bar work. The gloss soon washes away as soon as they arrive at the destination...

14 killed as typhoon strikes Philippines

Every time I visit Nowpublic there appears to be another new natural disaster.Is this the result of Global Warming or are we just in the middle of a natural cycle?"Flash floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Fengshen have left at least 14 people dead and forced the...

Despair is only a few steps away - Part One

Despair is only a few steps away, each day Ann and I go for a walk or when its cooler we go cycling around the area called Sibulan in Negros Oriental one of the larger Filipino Islands. We pass through a beautiful...

Filipino MIT winners use electricity to spur coral growth

The First Step Coral, a project by a team of Filipinos which won at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, aims to rehabilitate coral reef resources and help increase reef fish populations that would impact positively on the livelihood of fishing communities dependent on...

Massive Philippines oil spill raises health fears

"Hundreds of people have fallen sick and one man has died in central Philippines following the country's worst ever oil spill, health officials said.The health department has sent medical teams to Guimaras island,...

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