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The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, May 6, urged school heads to ensure the safety of learners and teachers in the upcoming end-of-school-year (EOSY) moving up and graduation ceremonies amid the high heat index in various parts of the country that is expected to persist until the end of May. “If possible, these will …

  While extreme heat and below-normal rainfall prevail over the El Niño phenomenon, the Southeast Asian Fisheries and Development Center (Seafdec) Aquaculture Department (AQD) says these environmental changes also present an opportunity for aquaculture, particularly in milkfish production. Seafdec-AQD chief Dan Baliao recognized that despite fish farmers relying on freshwater species, such as tilapia and catfish, will be …

  The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental has warned that violators of the price freeze on basic commodities may face up to P1 million in administrative fines and a maximum of 10 years imprisonment. In an interview yesterday, DTI-Negros Oriental spokesperson Krystle Jade Bato said they released a prize freeze bulletin …

  The Department of Energy (DOE) has urged government agencies and the public to implement energy conservation practices in their respective offices and households as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) raised the yellow alert status in the Visayas. NGCP initially reported that the Luzon grid’s available capacity stands at 13,537 megawatts (MW), …

The Department of Education-Region 6 (DepEd-6) is adopting its own sports manual of operations for the first time in the 2024 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet in Bacolod City on May 2 to 7. The sports manual was launched two days ahead of the opening of the regional amateur games at the Panaad …

The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) will deploy 319 police officers in select areas in the region under the Revitalized Pulis sa Barangay (RPSB) program. The police officers from the mobile forces completed the 12-day stringent RPSB training program that culminated on April 29. “They will be staying in barangays so directly they can help …

  Police operatives in Negros Oriental seized some P2 million worth of suspected “shabu” during two days of intensified operations early this week. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), said yesterday the achievement is the result of the Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) held Monday and Tuesday across …

  The 122nd Labor Day celebration in Iloilo was highlighted by the provision of 7,980 overseas and local job opportunities and the distribution of P32.18 million worth of emergency employment and livelihood projects. As of noontime yesterday, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Iloilo registered 999 walk-in and online registrants for the nearly …

  By Mae Singuay Senator Grace Poe is pushing for the approval of House Bill (HB) 9805, which grants a legislative franchise to Negros Electric and Power Corporation (NEPC) to operate and improve power distribution services in Central Negros Electric Cooperative’s (Ceneco) franchise areas. Poe, the Senate committee on public services chair, endorsed the proposed NEPC’s franchise to the …

  The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental is finalizing preparations for a price freeze of basic commodities in the province after it was declared under a state of calamity. DTI-Negros Oriental spokesperson Krystle Jade Bato said yesterday a price bulletin would be released considering that Negros Oriental has varied prices for …