The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is holding a series of roadshows this January to introduce the automated counting machine (ACM) for the May 12 national and local elections to voters in Negros Occidental. In this highly urbanized Bacolod City, the venue will be in colleges and universities from January 11 to 24. Participants will include …
Monthly Archives: January 2025
‘Rebel’ killed in Sipalay clash, high-powered firearm seized
An alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in an encounter with the 15th Infantry Battalion (15IB) at Barangay Camindangan in Negros Occidental’s Sipalay City on Friday, January 10. The 15IB has yet to identify the victim as of press time. Brigadier General Joey Escanillas, 302nd Infantry Brigade commander, said the 25-minute encounter happened …
Phivolcs: Kanlaon showing signs of ‘imminent eruption’
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has issued a crucial advisory indicating heightened ground deformation at Kanlaon Volcano, raising alarms over the potential for an eruption similar to the one experienced on December 9, 2024. Monitoring data from the Kanlaon Volcano Network reveals significant inflation in the middle to upper sections of Kanlaon’s …
Floods affect over 1,000 residents in Cadiz City
Over 1,000 individuals or over 600 families were affected by floodwater in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. About nine barangays in the city were inundated, according to the Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO). Residents living near a river were moved to an evacuation center in the city after floodwater reached neck-deep …
OCD to LGUs: Risky decision to let Kanlaon evacuees return home
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is appealing to local officials of Bago and La Castellana, Negros Occidental to reassess their decision to allow over 4,000 evacuees to return home near Mt. Kanlaon, as the volcano shows increasing signs of eruption. OCD Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno warned that the situation remained too risky. “We must take …
Bizman first gun ban violator in W. Visayas as election period starts
A businessman involved in a traffic mishap became the first reported violator of the gun ban in Western Visayas as the election period began yesterday. The suspect, a 41-year-old resident of Barangay Tabuc Suba, accidentally hit a bibingka (rice cake) stall in Barangay Seminario, Jaro District, around 1:00 a.m. Responding officers noticed firearms in plain view …
Belangel returns from injury as Daegu routs Wonju in KBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Samjosef Belangel returned from a one-game absence as the Daegu Korea Gas Corporation Pegasus walloped the Wonju DB Promy, 84-61, in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) at the Daegu Gymnasium on Saturday, January 11. The former Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles star finished with 15 points, including two three-point …
Hollis-Jefferson comes to rescue anew as streaking TNT escapes Converge
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson flexed his clutch genes once more after lifting the TNT Tropang Giga to another escape victory against the surging Converge FiberXers, 98-96, to keep their own streak alive in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup on Saturday, January 11. Hollis-Jefferson did again what he did just four days ago when he sank the …
PH women cap Asia-Pacific Lacrosse debut with bronze medal
The Philippine women’s national lacrosse team completed a memorable debut campaign in the 2025 Asia-Pacific Women’s Lacrosse Championship on Saturday, January 11, by beating Chinese Taipei for the bronze medal. An 18-6 victory at the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Queensland, Australia put the Philippines on the podium in their first ever participation in the tournament. …
Production losses; Kanlaon eruption agri damage hits P128.6-M
By JEN BAYLON Kanlaon Volcano’s recent explosive eruption caused damage to agriculture amounting to P128.6 million, data from the Negros Occidental Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) showed yesterday. In the OPA’s report, submitted to Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, as of Monday, January 6, it revealed that 450.34 hectares of high-value commercial crops bore the …