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By JEN BAYLON A Negros Occidental lawmaker has sought assistance from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) for the reconsideration of conducting cloud seeding operations in the province amid the ongoing drought. Congressman Emilio Yulo III, during the distribution of land title certificates to agrarian reform beneficiaries in the province’s Bago City on Monday, April 8, …

By JEN BAYLON President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has made an assurance to sign into law the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill. On the sidelines of the ceremonial energization of the Cebu-Negros-Panay 230-kilovolt Backbone Project sub-grids at the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines compound in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mansilingan yesterday, Marcos said NIR is “probably …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental’s San Enrique town has been considered to be placed under a state of calamity due to severe agricultural damage caused by the El Niño phenomenon. Mayor Jilson Tubillara said the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) will be forwarding their recommendation to the Sangguniang Bayan for approval in …

By JEN BAYLON The number of suspected cases of pertussis or whooping cough in Negros Occidental has climbed to 19, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported. PHO head Dr. Girlie Pinongan said the specimens collected from suspected patients have not yet been confirmed positive for pertussis by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine. She said necessary processes …

By Jen Baylon The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said they will be issuing entry permits for hog shipments from areas classified as green zones due to African swine fever (ASF) amid the ban on pork and pork-related products in the province. PVO officer-in-charge Dr. Placeda Lemana confirmed yesterday that live hogs will be allowed for entry, …

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has urged the Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas (DA-6) to reconsider its bureau’s earlier recommendation not to conduct cloud seeding in the province. Lacson said he appealed to DA-6 Regional Director Dennis Arpia to review the Bureau of Soil and Water Management’s (BSWM) recommendation against cloud seeding operations …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental has one confirmed case of pertussis or whooping cough. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, in an interview yesterday, said he urged Negrenses to be more aware of pertussis symptoms, after the confirmed case was reported last week. “I think they should be more conscious that this is not an ordinary cough,” Lacson said. A …

By JEN BAYLON Thirteen local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental, including capital Bacolod City, suspended face-to-face classes from April 1 to 2, due to the high heat index reported by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Irene Belle Ploteña, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head, said yesterday the LGUs which suspended …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) is urging parents to have their children vaccinated against pertussis or “whooping cough.” PHO head Dr. Girlie Pinongan reminded parents that they should complete their children’s primary vaccination as it will serve as their protection against diseases, including pertussis. Pinongan advised Negrenses to …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Thousands of Negrenses flocked to various transport terminals in Negros Occidental, particularly at the Bredco Port in Bacolod City, yesterday morning for the Holy Week break. Hundreds of passengers arrived at the Simplicio Palanca Sea Terminal, as well as the roll-on/roll-off terminal, bound either for Iloilo City or Iloilo province’s Dumangas …