TACLOBAN CITY — OceanJet has canceled several ferry trips in the Visayas starting March 6 due to the ongoing fuel supply pressures linked to the Middle East tensions, highlighting the growing impact of rising oil prices on local transport. Affected routes include Cebu-Palompon, Palompon-Cebu, and Cebu-Getafe trips, with cancellations extending to March 7, officials said.

MANILA, Philippines — A prayer march began Wednesday morning at the Edsa Shrine as part of the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution. Participants first gathered at

The Jollibee Group has inaugurated its first multi-brand, state-of-the-art commissary in Danao, Cebu, aiming to support the growth of its brands in the Visayas and Mindanao regions.

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Central Visayas has assured the public that prices of basic commodities remain stable and supplies are sufficient in Cebu and…

ILOILO CITY — The recent increase in petroleum product prices is taking a heavy toll on city passenger transport operators, with the Western Visayas Transport Cooperative among those feeling the…

TACLOBAN CITY — The government’s campaign to end insurgency in Eastern Visayas scored another gain after seven alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered in separate operations across four provinces over the weekend. The Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) reported that the surrender took place in parts of Northern Samar, Samar, Leyte, and Eastern

GUIMBAL, Iloilo–Some 149,896 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) across Western Visayas are set to avail of discounts in their electricity bills via the lifeline rate program of the Department of Energy (DOE). The program was launched here on Friday, graced by Energy Secretary Sharon Garin and Energy Undersecretary Mylene Capongcol. According to

TACLOBAN CITY — Alarmed by a renewed spike in cases of adolescent pregnancies, the regional office of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD-8) is calling for urgent and sustained action from families, schools, and local governments, warning that teenage pregnancies and birth in Eastern Visayas are not just a health concern but a looming

The consultation’s setting shows this paradox: Cebu and much of the Visayas remain strongholds of influential political clans, which is the very concentration of power the proposed measure seeks to regulate