The Department of Health (DOH) clarified yesterday the Alert Level status of 26 areas mentioned in a recently issued Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) resolution for the remaining days of April. The DOH said that the 26 provinces and cities under Alert Level 2 were not escalated from Level 1; rather, they have been under …
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Himamaylan shooting kills laborer
By Mae Singuay A laborer was shot to death for unknown reasons at Barangay Carabalan in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City on Wednesday afternoon, April 19. The 36-year old Regie Soledad of the said locality, succumbed to gunshot wounds to the head and his back. Police identified the suspects as Dandy Salvador and Jun Jun …
DA reactivates WV El Niño task force to form action plan
The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas (DA-6) will reconstitute its Regional Task Force on El Niño next week and come up with an action plan on how to mitigate the impact of the dry spell in the region. “The [DA] is preparing for the worst. The department is ready to extend interventions for …
Negros Oriental braces for El Niño
The Negros Oriental Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) is gearing up for a possible El Niño occurrence this year, even as crops continue to thrive amid the prevailing hot dry season. PAO-Negros Oriental chief, Emmanuel Caduyac said yesterday that so far, his office has not yet received reports of damaged crops due to the searing …
Lower generation rate, fuel cost cut power rates in NegOcc
Lower generation rates and fuel costs have brought down the average residential power rates in all three electric cooperatives in Negros Occidental in April. The Northern Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (Noneco) reported yesterday a downward adjustment of P0.5144 per kilowatt hour (kWh) from P14.1849 in March to P13.6705 in April. “This can be attributed …
Suspected rebels shoot 2 civilians dead in NegOr
Suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) shot and killed two civilians in the mountainous Barangay Trinidad in Negros Oriental’s Guihulngan City close to midnight on Tuesday, April 18. The victims were identified as 24-year-old Juven Patagatay Pasinabo, a resident of Barangay Trinidad; and 29-year-old Jinny Boy Rapol Tubias of Barangay Montelya; both …
NegOr imposes indefinite ban on Cebu pork
The Negros Oriental provincial government ordered an indefinite ban on pork and pork products coming from Cebu and other places affected by African swine fever (ASF). Governor Carlo Jorge Reyes signed Executive Order (EO) No. 23 on Tuesday, April 18, extending the total ban indefinitely and overriding the March 3 ban order for 45 …
Live-in couple killed after house strafed
By Mae Singuay A live-in couple was killed due to multiple gunshot wounds after their house was allegedly strafed by unidentified assailants at Barangay San Isidro in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town on Saturday morning, April 15. Police identified the fatalities as 60-year-old Leonardo Lagada and Miguela Hedorio, of legal age. The initial investigation disclosed …
Negros’ most wanted NPA member nabbed in Canlaon
Military and police operatives arrested on Saturday morning, April 15, a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) tagged by the Philippine National Police as the most wanted NPA member in Negros. A media release from the Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) identified the suspect as 49-year-old Jerry Montefalcon …
Mayor, residents say no to mining in NegOr town
Municipal and barangay officials and residents of Negros Oriental’s Sta. Catalina town urged the provincial government to stop mining exploration in the town before this could become a full-scale operation that would endanger humans and the environment. Sta. Catalina Mayor Peve Ligan said they are seeking the help of Governor Carlo Jorge Juan Reyes …