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The Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom celebrated the birth of a Visayan warty piglet on December 24, 2021. The Visayan warty pig is considered to be one of the rarest wild pig species in the world, with an estimated 200 remaining in the wild. They are listed as critically endangered by the International Union of Conservation for Nature as habitat destruction and hunting have pushed the species close to extinction in their native forests of the Philippines. An endangered species breeding program ...

PAL brings relief goods, other donations to typhoon-stricken Cebu

Aboitiz Group delivers relief to Odette-hit areas

(Photo courtesy of OPAV) CEBU CITY - A humanitarian flight arrived in typhoon-stricken Cebu on Friday morning, bringing relief goods, hygiene kits, and water from several donors and sponsors. The latest "bayanihan" effort brought together several groups of companies and foundations to join hands to bring donated goods to Cebu on the last day of 2021. The flight was made possible by the MVP group composed of Maynilad, Meralco and other companies, One Meralco Foundation, Philippine Airli...

58 of 63 Shell stations in Cebu now open

Partial water supply back in 6 Consolacion barangays

The festival, a twist on the Catholic celebration of the Feast of the Innocents, is now a tame version of its original traditions

Electricity, water supply slowly returning in Mandaue

POWER ON NEW YEAR'S EVE. Linemen from Visayas Electric Co. work round the clock to restore the remaining 36 percent of the damaged power line segments in this undated photo. The company on Thursday (Dec. 30, 2021) said 348 power line segments have already been restored two weeks after strong Typhoon Odette devastated parts of Mindanao and Visayas. (PNA photo by John Rey Saavedra) CEBU CITY - More households can expect to have lights on for New Year's Eve as linemen from the Visayan Elect...

Visayan Electric: Rain won’t delay power restoration