3+ hour, 59+ min ago   (258+ words) CEBU, Philippines — A total of 96 qualified residents of Lapu-Lapu City received?480,000 in livelihood financial assistance from the city government to start or expand small income-generating activities. Each beneficiary received?5,000 under the Sustainable Livelihood Assistance Program of the City Social Welfare…...

4+ hour, 19+ min ago   (435+ words) VIENTIANE, Laos: Isolated, under-developed Laos brands itself the "Battery of Southeast Asia”, powering its neighbors with dozens of hydroelectric plants, but frequent power outages leave its own people in the dark. Exports of electricity to neighboring countries including Thailand and…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago   (120+ words) KUWAIT CITY, Sep 13: A joint security campaign conducted in Ahmadi Governorate resulted in the arrest of wanted individuals and violators, the seizure of 500 kilograms of spoiled fish and the impounding of five vehicles wanted by the judiciary. The campaign was…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago   (681+ words) BACOLOD CITY — The House Committee on Energy will hold a briefing Wednesday, Sept. 16, on the continuing power outages in the Visayas grid and on the ancillary service charges being passed on to consumers, Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Javier Miguel “Javi…...

3+ hour, 50+ min ago   (562+ words) BACOLOD CITY — “Catch the perpetrators.” This was the directive of Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria to Police Col. Jonathan Abella, newly assigned acting provincial director of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO), following the deaths of an American…...

3+ hour, 59+ min ago   (303+ words) BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — The Negros Occidental provincial government is setting aside P411 million for disaster risk reduction and management programs in 2027, as the United Sugar Producers Federation (Unifed) seeks additional national funding to expand cloud-seeding operations. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago   (725+ words) By Rjay Zuriaga Castor ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City needs a comprehensive drainage system that links barangay networks to outfalls and pumping stations, City Engineer Mavi Gustilo said, as the city government works to address recurring flooding during heavy rains. “Our…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago   (989+ words) MANILA – Nearly two-thirds of Filipino adults believe Vice President Sara Duterte should return PHP 73 million in disallowed confidential funds to the national coffers, according to the August 2026 issue of The National Momentum Survey. The non-commissioned survey found that 64% of Filipino…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago   (402+ words) By Jennifer P. Rendon ILOILO CITY — A jobless man was arrested in another anti-illegal drug operation on the afternoon of Sept. 13 in Lapuz, Iloilo City. Alias Janjan, 44, of Barangay Calubihan, Jaro, Iloilo City, was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay…...

11+ hour, 27+ min ago   (123+ words) The Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 2 suspects and seized 1,740 sea cucumbers during a search operation in Allaippiddi, Jaffna, on 12 September 2026. Personnel from SLNS Kanchadeva in the Northern Naval Command intercepted a suspicious boat off the coast of Allaippiddi of Kayts island....