Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson advised residents to be vigilant against persons who take personal information from identification cards (IDs) for unknown reasons. Lacson has already discussed with Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office director, Colonel Rainerio de Chavez, regarding a Chinese-looking individual who reportedly took photos of IDs in exchange for P400. According to …
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IDs for sale? NBI-Bacolod probes ‘Chinese nationals’ taking photos of driver’s licenses
BY JEN BAYLON The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Bacolod City will conduct an investigation into individuals appearing to be Chinese nationals, who reportedly took photos of licenses owned by tricycle drivers in Barangay Vista Alegre. In a statement, NBI executive officer Atty. Jose Gabriel, Jr. said they had already identified one of the two “Chinese-looking” women. Gabriel …
‘Genuine concern’; Lacson: Marcos Jr.’s emphasis on agriculture, food security ‘heartening’
By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson commended President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s significant emphasis on agriculture and food security during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22. In a statement, Lacson said he was delighted when Marcos mentioned the importance of agriculture in his SONA, noting that Negros Occidental is one of …
Intensified campaign: NegOcc PHO ramps up drive vs. dengue amid case surge
The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) will intensify its campaign against dengue, as it expressed alarm over the surge of cases in the province. PHO head Dr. Girlie Pinongan said the clustering of dengue cases in local government units in the southern part of the province is alarming. The rise has been linked to stagnant water in canals, …
For finalization: Relocation site for La Castellana residents within PDZ being finalized
By JEN BAYLON The relocation site for residents in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town, living within Kanlaon Volcano’s four-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ), is being finalized. John de Asis, head of the La Castellana Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), said the municipal government will identify the relocation site soon. De Asis said the …
Limited fund; OCD-6: NegOcc LGUs face fund constraints to relocate eruption-hit families
Local government units (LGUs) near Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Occidental are facing funding limitations to initiate the relocation of residents from the volcano’s four-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ). This was stressed by Raul Fernandez, regional director of the Office of Civil Defense in Western Visayas (OCD-6), on the sidelines of the joint meeting by the …
Evacuees remain; 16 Kanlaon-hit families in La Castellana still not allowed to return home
Sixteen families in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town are not yet allowed to return home, more than a month following the phreatic eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. La Castellana municipal information officer Remue Lajo said the families, composed of 52 residents, living within Kanlaon’s four-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ), are still staying at covered courts in …
Work-related? Police eye work as motive in contractor’s shooting
The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) Station 9 is looking into a work-related issue as the possible motive behind the shooting of a contractor in Bacolod City’s Barangay Sum-ag on Tuesday, July 16. BCPO Station 9 commander, Police Captain Michael Tuburan, said they are still checking the background of the victim, 39-year-old Gregg Alvin Gelito, to …
Compromise agreement; Benitez: Enough time given to Manokan Country tenants to decide
Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez insisted that the city government has given the tenants of Manokan Country enough time to decide on their move to the temporary facility following the forced closure of the establishment yesterday. Benitez said they gave the 24 tenants a month to move, but they did not show any intention to cooperate. …
Another eruption? Phivolcs observes increased ground deformation at Kanlaon Volcano
By JEN BAYLON The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) observed an increase in ground deformation in Kanlaon Volcano’s edifice, as it warns of higher chances of an eruption taking place. “Kanlaon Volcano has been recording a pronounced increase in the inflation or swelling of the edifice for the past month,” Phivolcs said …