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BY JEN BAYLON The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warns of another massive eruption at Kanlaon Volcano, as it continues to exhibit signs of increased unrest. “Kanlaon Volcano is currently under Alert Level 2, and its activities could further escalate,” Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol said on “Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon” yesterday. “Another eruption is possible,” he added. …

By JEN BAYLON The number of deaths due to dengue in Negros Occidental has risen to 10, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) said yesterday. PHO head Girlie Pinongan said the latest dengue fatality was a resident of Cadiz City. Based on PHO’s Morbidity Week No. 37 report as of September 14, the total number of dengue …

By JEN BAYLON Transport leaders insisted that they were allegedly harassed by the authorities when they held a protest rally on Lacson Street in Bacolod City yesterday morning. In a radio interview, Kabacod Negros Transport Coalition president Lilian Sembrano said the alleged harassment by the city police, including the use of force and a water cannon, …

By JEN BAYLON Residents living within Kanlaon Volcano’s four-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town are dealing with two crises at once — the volcano’s continuing restlessness and the threat of intense rains brought by the southwest monsoon or habagat. Data from the Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II has opted not to pursue a counterclaim for damages against those who filed cases against him, stating that he will leave his legal battles to divine intervention. Diaz said pursuing legal action against his accusers would only take time and distract him from his duties in …

Fifteen local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental were affected by flooding due to intense rains brought by the southwest monsoon or habagat and enhanced by Tropical Storm “Ferdie,” the Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD) said. PDMPD head Irene Bel Ploteña said the LGUs that experienced the effects of habagat are the cities of …

Twelve barangays in Negros Occidental could potentially be affected by lava flow in case of Kanlaon Volcano’s magmatic eruption, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Based on its lava flow hazard map released yesterday, Phivolcs said nine barangays in La Castellana town are likely to be affected by lava flow, such as …

By JEN BAYLON The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) is likely to raise Kanlaon Volcano’s alert level should its volcanic activities continue to escalate. In a radio interview yesterday, Mari Andylene Quintia, Phivolcs resident volcanologist at the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory in Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City, said the volcano is likely to be …

By JEN BAYLON A mandatory evacuation order was issued by the Canlaon City government in Negros Oriental to residents living within Kanlaon Volcano’s four-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) after increased volcanic activities, including earthquakes, could signal a possible eruption. In his Executive Order (EO) No. 63 issued yesterday, Canlaon Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas mandated the …