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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 …

The Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) anticipates the destruction of New People’s Army (NPA) guerrilla fronts on Negros Island. In a recent report, the 303IBde said the NPA remnants, reported to be roaming around hinterland areas in Negros, where the presence of government troops is minimal, continue to evade military operations. “The security situation in …

By JEN BAYLON More than 100 families lost their homes in a fire at Barangay 5 in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City on Friday night, September 6. The fire destroyed 85 houses and damaged two others on the corner of Endrina and V. Gustilo Streets, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said. BFP said the …

Negros Occidental is 81.36 percent drug-cleared, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. At the 3rd Quarter Joint Provincial Peace and Order Council and Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council Meeting on Thursday, September 5, PDEA-NegOcc provincial officer Cornelio Espartero, Jr. reported that 489 out of 601 barangays in Negros Occidental, excluding capital Bacolod City, have been declared as drug-cleared villages. …