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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  Around 167 houses in Negros Occidental were destroyed while more than 600 suffered extensive damage due to the effects of the southwest monsoon or habagat enhanced by Super Typhoon “Egay.”  Based on data released by the Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD), a total of 622 houses suffered damage due …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  Three bodies were recovered after being drowned in various parts of Negros Occidental following the heavy rains and flashfloods brought by the southwest monsoon or habagat which was enhanced by Super Typhoon “Egay.” Authorities recovered the body of 32-year-old Victor Moreno Jr., a resident of Purok Punay in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mansilingan, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  More than 15,000 individuals in Negros Occidental have been evacuated due to torrential rains and floods brought by the southwest monsoon and enhanced by Super Typhoon “Egay” yesterday morning. Data from the Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD) showed, as of 11:00 a.m., the municipalities of Pontevedra, San Enrique, Hinoba-an, and …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  Several sugar groups in Negros Occidental urged the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to consider starting the milling season next month instead of September. The Sugar Council, a group representing three planters federations and thousands of sugarcane farmers, said hectares of sugarcane are due for harvest in August. The sugar group …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will be on heightened alert for possible protest activities in the city as President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. delivers his State of the Nation Address (SONA) today, and the start of the three-day nationwide strike by transport groups based in Metro Manila. In a radio interview, BCPO director, Police …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) closely monitors Kanlaon Volcano’s seismic activities after a spike in volcanic earthquakes was recorded in two days. A Phivolcs advisory released yesterday morning said a total of 35 volcanic-tectonic tremors were recorded by the Kanlaon Volcano Network between 10:00 p.m. Thursday, July 20 and 9:06 a.m. …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of hog deaths in Negros Occidental has now dropped to two digits, latest data from the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) showed. PVO data showed a total of 67 hog deaths were recorded on July 16, and 79 mortalities were logged on July 17. Around 63 and 55 deaths …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Senate will carefully review the provisions of the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill which was approved on the third and final reading by the House of Representatives in March. Senator Risa Hontiveros visited Bacolod City late Tuesday afternoon, July 18, to meet with representatives from the sugar industry in …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson assured security for participating athletes if the province wins the bid to host Palarong Pambansa 2024.  Lacson said the organizers expressed concerns over security in the province as they have received reports of encounters between government forces and the New People’s Army. The security …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The couple who were arrested for allegedly using their children for online sexual abuse and exploitation, are likely to spend their remaining lives in prison. In an interview on 96.7 XFM Bacolod, legal counsel, Atty. Cesar Beloria said that online sexual abuse and exploitation is a serious charge. Beloria explained it is likely …