₱120K/Month Jobs for Dumagueteños in South Korea 🇰🇷💼

₱120K/Month Jobs for Dumagueteños in South Korea 🇰🇷💼 The “Trabaho, dili Ayuda” initiative by Mayor Ipe Remollo has given thousands of Dumagueteños the chance to work as seasonal farm workers in Yeongdong-gun, South Korea — earning ₱90,000 to ₱120,000 monthly! This is more than just employment — it’s economic dignity for hardworking families. 🌍🇵🇭 #LUPADDumaguete […]

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Palace proclaims May 12 national holiday for midterm elections

Palace proclaims May 12 national holiday for midterm elections MANILA – 6 May 2025 — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has issued Proclamation No. 878, declaring Monday, 12 May 2025 a special (non‑working) holiday nationwide to ensure every Filipino voter has ample time to participate in the 2025 national and local polls. (Philstar Life) Signed on 6 May by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on behalf […]

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WATCH: Gubernatorial Forum for Negros Oriental – Replay Now Available on YouTube

WATCH: Gubernatorial Forum for Negros Oriental – Replay Now Available on YouTube Missed the last Gubernatorial Forum? Catch the full replay and hear directly from the candidates for Governor of Negros Oriental as they lay out their platforms, address pressing issues, and answer tough questions from the public. Know your candidates. Stay informed. Be involved.This […]

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A Lawmaker’s Legacy of Impunity in the Philippines

April 6, 2025 When a former mayor turned congressman claims ignorance of the laws he once enacted—or worse, indifference to them—it’s not a lapse in memory. It’s a display of impunity that erodes the foundation of governance. Manuel “Chiquiting” Sagarbarria, now a congressman representing Negros Oriental’s 2nd District, recently addressed the controversy over a ₱3.3-billion […]

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Hospital Project in Philippines Halted Over Zoning Violations Tied to Powerful Family

Hospital Project in Philippines Halted Over Zoning Violations Tied to Powerful Family April 5, 2025 | Dumaguete City, Philippines A ₱3.3-billion provincial hospital project in Dumaguete City has been stopped mid-construction after officials discovered it lacked critical permits, violating a zoning ordinance championed by the same political family now overseeing the effort. The controversy has […]

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Third Batch of Dumaguete Seasonal Workers Arrive in South Korea under Sisterhood Program

Third Batch of Dumaguete Seasonal Workers Arrive in South Korea under Sisterhood Program YEONGDONG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA — Fifty Dumagueteños have officially arrived in Yeongdong-gun, South Korea, as part of the Seasonal Worker Program facilitated by the Lupad Administration of Dumaguete City. This marks the third batch of local workers deployed this year through the city’s […]

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51 Dumagueteños Depart for Korea Under Seasonal Workers Program

Mactan, Cebu – A total of 51 Dumagueteños departed from Mactan-Cebu International Airport today to work in South Korea under the Korea Seasonal Workers Program, a key initiative of the Lupad Administration led by Mayor Felipe “Ipe” Remollo. With the program’s guiding principle, “Trabaho, dili ayuda!” (Work, not handouts!), these workers are set to gain […]

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