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More than 1,000 individuals were apprehended in Negros Oriental during enhanced simultaneous anti-criminality law enforcement operations over the weekend. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), said during the Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) from November 15 to 17, there were 14 anti-drug operations that led to the arrest …

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has lifted the red tide warning for three bays in Negros Oriental after laboratory results confirmed the absence of harmful algal blooms (HABs). All shellfish and “alamang” (small shrimp) collected from Bais Bay in Bais City, as well as Siit Bay and Tambobo Bay in Siaton town, …

Two farm-to-market road (FMR) projects funded by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) are providing better accessibility and mobility for agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) and other farmers in La Carlota City and Pontevedra town in Negros Occidental. In La Carlota City, the P50-million, 2.4-kilometer (km) project involved concreting along Sitio Danao and Sitio Alacapa in …

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has reported no more stranded passengers in ports nationwide after Super Typhoon “Pepito” (international name Man-yi). In its maritime safety advisory as of yesterday noon, the PCG said these include passengers, vessels, rolling cargoes, and motor bancas. “All shipping and fishing operations will resume their normal operations,” it said. The …

The Kabankalan City Regional Trial Court Branch 61 has acquitted the “Himamaylan 7,” including a United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) pastor, of frustrated murder charges because of the failure of the prosecution to prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt. In his decision promulgated on November 18, presiding judge Rodney Magbanua acquitted UCCP Pastor …

Six ash emission events that lasted for six to 20 minutes long were recorded at Kanlaon Volcano in a 24-hour period, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said yesterday. The volcano on Negros Island also released 7,082 tons of sulfur dioxide flux on Saturday, November 16. The emissions were from 12:00 a.m. on …

Negrenses observed the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims, Survivors and their Families as provided for in Republic Act (RA) 11468 through various activities yesterday. The law designates the third Sunday of November every year as the day of the commemoration. In Victorias City, families and relatives of road crash victims gathered for …

The head of the Visayas Command (Viscom) has commended the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) for hosting a caravan that exposed soldiers to a balanced approach to performing combat operations under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. Lt. General Fernando Reyeg, commander of Viscom, said the ATC’s successful holding of the information drive reinforces their commitment to human …

The state weather bureau yesterday cautioned the public that “Pepito” (international name Man-yi), which intensified into a typhoon, is a very dangerous tropical cyclone. “The next 24 hours are critical. ‘Pepito’ moves really fast, at 30 kph [kilometers per hour]. Lubhang mapanganib ito,” Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Administrator Nathaniel Servando said …

Several government agencies yesterday warned motorists against traveling to the Bicol Region and the Visayas and Mindanao via Matnog Port due to incoming Tropical Storm “Man-yi” (to be named “Pepito”). In a travel advisory, Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said “Man-yi” is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility …