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Terra Madre Asia-Pacific: Spotlight on PH slow food communities

November 30, 2025

The inaugural Terra Madre Asia and Pacific, jointly hosted by Bacolod City and the province of Negros Occidental, puts a spotlight on the emerging slow food communities in the Philippines.

Captain Sai: Negrense at the Helm of the UE Men’s Volleyball Team

November 22, 2025

• A.V. DEL CARMEN One of the well-cheered and widely-followed players of the UAAP teams that saw action in the 26th Season of the Philippine National University Games held in

My journey to Latin honors

November 15, 2025

• REBEE MARGEAUX M. LATUMBO Never in my whole life did I imagine graduating with Latin honors. Not when the only time I went up on stage was to receive

‘First-in-Bacolod’ amenities at Megaworld’s One Manhattan

October 17, 2025

Megaworld’s One Manhattan at The Upper East features several “first-in-Bacolod” amenities and sets a “new standard for vertical living” in the highly-urbanized city.

Newest tourist attraction opens in E.B. Magalona

October 11, 2025

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another eco-tourism destination is now ready to accommodate visitors to E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, complementing the Tomongtong Mangrove Eco-Trail, which has been dubbed as a haven

Carla P. Gomez: Icon of Community Journalism

October 4, 2025

Just weeks after the Visayan Daily Star opened in April 1982, my Associate Editor Mitchell Duran said that his classmate at Silliman is interested in applying as a reporter.

American journalist discusses AI and community journalism

September 25, 2025

Veteran American journalist Gary Kebbel challenged communication students and faculty from the University of St. La Salle and Bicol University to rebuild the public’s declining trust in media amidst the age of artificial intelligence during a lecture entitled “Tech’s Role in Shaping Community Journalism” at the USLS Cody Conference Halls on Sept. 10.

Tech campus transforms lives

September 18, 2025

For almost two decades, the Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC) has championed local government-led digital education, leaving a lasting impact on thousands of Negrense scholars and trainees since it was established in 2008.

A Summer to Remember: Taiwanese University Students’ Service-Learning in Negros

September 10, 2025

Another batch of Taiwanese Service-Learning students has returned home filled not only with memories of their month-long summer-engagement but also with realizations that they consider helpful to their growth as university students and as citizens of the world.

A Testament to Grit, Hard Work, and Passion

September 4, 2025

She went to the school of hard knocks, embracing hardships and challenges that life threw her way, and used the valuable lessons to better her lot and that of her family.

Terra Madre Asia-Pacific: Spotlight on PH slow food communities

Captain Sai: Negrense at the Helm of the UE Men’s Volleyball Team

My journey to Latin honors

‘First-in-Bacolod’ amenities at Megaworld’s One Manhattan

Newest tourist attraction opens in E.B. Magalona

Carla P. Gomez: Icon of Community Journalism

American journalist discusses AI and community journalism

Tech campus transforms lives

A Summer to Remember: Taiwanese University Students’ Service-Learning in Negros

A Testament to Grit, Hard Work, and Passion

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