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Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas of Canlaon City in Negros Oriental ordered the suspension of government work and classes at all levels and imposed bans on liquor and curfew following the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon yesterday afternoon. Cardenas issued executive orders, which were posted on the city’s official Facebook page. “Private businesses are encouraged to assess …

Kanlaon Volcano’s alert level was raised to 3 (magmatic unrest) yesterday, and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned it could generate lahar. “Precautionary measures should be in place because if there’s rainfall, our concern is that the volcano would generate lahar,” Phivolcs Deputy Director Mylene Villegas said in a press conference. “They …

President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has called on the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to remain steadfast in addressing insurgency while praising its significant contributions to the country’s pursuit of lasting peace and development. In his message relayed during the NTF-ELCAC’s 6th anniversary at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Friday, …

Education Secretary Sonny Angara is eyeing exploring public-private partnerships (PPP) in order to address classroom backlogs. During a dialogue with school leaders and teachers of La Paz, Tarlac, Angara underscored his priorities to construct new school buildings, establish new classrooms and provide digital devices to both learners and teachers. “Ang tinutulak natin ngayon is mag-PPP …

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said yesterday there is no timeline yet on the possible return of former Negros Oriental representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. to the country as his camp may still appeal the decision granting his extradition. On Thursday, December 5, the DOJ announced that Timor-Leste granted anew the country’s extradition request for Teves, …

The Timor-Leste Court of Appeal has cited the Philippines’ functional legal system in granting the country’s request to extradite former Negros Oriental 3rd District Representative Arnolfo Teves, Jr. for the second time. In its 42-page ruling, the Timor-Leste Court of Appeal noted that the Philippine legal system is functional and safeguards the rights of the …

Timor-Leste has again granted the request of the Philippine government to extradite former Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. back to the country, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced yesterday. Teves is facing multiple murder charges in the Philippines for the alleged murder of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo and others in March 2023. “This is a …

A man killed himself after shooting his two daughters at Barangay Buntis in Negros Oriental’s Bacong town yesterday morning. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, said the 30-year-old security guard requested his wife at her house in Purok San Roque to take their daughters, aged three and five, with him. …

The Department of Health in Western Visayas (DOH-6) has called on local government units (LGUs) to conduct their own community-based immunization campaigns to support the agency’s goal to continuously increase the vaccination rate in the region and protect vulnerable groups from vaccine-preventable diseases. The statement was echoed by Dr. Jose Martin Atienza, immunization program medical …

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will revisit its Operation Listo, a disaster preparedness manual for local government units (LGUs), to adapt to the challenges, with the crafting of a dam management protocol as among the focus. “We are just waiting for guidance from the central office, but we will request for …