By JEN BAYLON The high sulfur dioxide gas emissions from Kanlaon Volcano last Friday, June 28, may be a contributing factor to the increased seismic activities at the volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said yesterday. Mari Andylene Quintia, Phivolcs resident volcanologist from the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory in Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City, in an interview, …
Monthly Archives: July 2024
A resurgence in Philippine tourism
By Sonny Angara Over the past two years, we are seeing a resurgence in the Philippine tourism industry. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recently came out with its 2023 Philippine Tourism Satellite Accounts data, which showed the sector posting the highest growth rate since the agency started monitoring this in the year 2000. PSA measures the …
Metonymy: Unpacking the toolbox
By Herman M. Lagon Metonymy, often overshadowed by its flamboyant cousin metaphor, is a figure of speech where a concept is not called by its own name, but rather by something closely associated with it. Imagine referring to the corporate world simply as “the suits” or to artistic masterpieces residing in “the Louvre.” This …
Experts to help contain fall armyworm infestation in NegOcc
By JEN BAYLON Experts from the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UP-LB) College of Agriculture, specifically from the National Crop Protection Center, will arrive in Negros Occidental to help contain the infestation of fall armyworms in several local government units in the province. According to 5th District Congressman Dino Yulo, he requested the expertise of …
Kanlaon eruption hardly-hit La Castellana generally peaceful
The town of La Castellana in Negros Occidental has been generally peaceful and orderly since Mt. Kanlaon erupted on June 3, which placed the area in a state of calamity. With the help of an augmented peacekeeping force, La Castellana town police chief, Major Rhojn Darell Nigos said the Philippine National Police (PNP) had …
PRO-6 nabs 8-K offenders in H1
A total of 8,117 individuals in Western Visayas were arrested for various offenses as a result of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) anti-criminality operations from January 1 to June 15. This was revealed by PRO-6 Regional Operations Division Chief Police Colonel Gilbert T. Gorero during his report at the 2024 2nd Quarter Peace …
Man dies in road mishap
A man died after his motorcycle crashed into a passenger bus at Barangay To-oy in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City on Sunday, June 30. Police identified the fatality as 41-year-old Hernan Panaligan, a resident of the city’s Barangay III -Poblacion. City police chief, Lt. Colonel Anthony Grande, said Panaligan was on his way home when …
NegOr aims to reduce stunted, wasted kids aged 0-59 months
Negros Oriental is gearing up to further reduce the stunting and wasting rates among children aged zero to 59 months this year, an official said yesterday. At the opening of the 50th Nutrition Month celebration in July, Provincial Health Office chief Dr. Liland Estacion said one of their biggest challenges is to address the …
Canlaon City ‘back to normal’ after Mt. Kanlaon eruption
Life in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental has returned to normal after the June 3 eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. “We are back to normal now and in the process of helping our people bounce back after the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano,” Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas said on Friday, June 28. Cardenas thanked President Ferdinand R. …
Bacolodnon Fajardo, Gilas U-18 promoted to Division A
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolodnon Ava Fajardo and the Gilas Pilipinas U-18 girls basketball team earned their FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup Division A promotion after their perfect run in Division B. Fajardo unloaded 10 markers as the Philippine girls basketball team scored a 95-64 rout of Lebanon in the championship game at the …