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The Commission on Elections in Negros Island Region (Comelec-NIR) has been preparing contingency plans to ensure that there is no failure of elections should Alert Level 4 be raised over Kanlaon Volcano amid its restiveness. “Our strategy is to conduct the elections where the evacuees are,” Comelec-NIR Director Lionel Marco Castillano said during the launch …

By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental provincial government is actively collaborating with local government units (LGUs) to facilitate the resettlement of evacuees affected by the ongoing threat from Kanlaon Volcano. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II confirmed that discussions are underway to determine permanent solutions for the evacuees. Diaz said the provincial government is committed to …

By JEN BAYLON The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) appealed to residents in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town and Negros Oriental’s Canlaon City to take the warnings seriously in relation to the potential eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. The call comes in light of recent advisories by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), which …

Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II clarified that the provincial government’s decision to allow some evacuees to go home following Kanlaon Volcano’s explosive eruption was consulted with the three local government units (LGUs). This comes after the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Sunday, January 12, urged the LGUs near Kanlaon to reconsider their decision …

By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has officially entered a heightened alert status as the election period for the midterm polls commenced yesterday. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Captain Judesses Catalogo, said checkpoints have been established in various locations across the province, while a gun ban will be implemented until June 11. So …

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 …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson will convene with the Office of Civil Defense in Western Visayas (OCD-6) next week to discuss the establishment of tent cities for internally displaced persons due to Kanlaon Volcano’s explosive eruption. “I want to hear how they will sustain the people in the tent city. I …

By JEN BAYLON Local government units (LGUs) have the discretion to allow evacuees living within Kanlaon Volcano’s six-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) to return to their homes, the Office of Civil Defense in Western Visayas (OCD-6) said yesterday. However, OCD-6 Regional Director Raul Fernandez said, as far as they are concerned, they are not recommending decampment …

By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental provincial government is eyeing permanent relocation of families living within Kanlaon Volcano’s permanent danger zone (PDZ) as a long-term solution amid the volcano unrest. “One thing that we would like to do is to really find out if we can relocate the residents within at least a four-kilometer PDZ,” …

By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) said there are currently no areas of concern for the 2025 midterm elections in the province. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Captain Judesses Catalogo said Negros Occidental remains classified under the green category, indicating a low risk for election-related violence. “We appreciate that Negros Occidental has maintained …