President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. urged officials of local government units (LGUs) and national government agencies to let science guide their planning for Kanlaon eruption response and redevelopment. In his visit to La Carlota City in Negros Occidental recently, Marcos, in a briefing with local officials, underscored the significance of scientific data in their planning of …
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WV on alert for heat-related illnesses
Local government units and disaster response agencies in Western Visayas were urged to prepare for heat-related illnesses as the region braces for rising temperatures. Civil Defense Regional Director and Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) chair for Western Visayas, Raul Fernandez, in Memorandum No. 8 released on Tuesday, March 4, said the state …
Magma pressure build-up triggers Kanlaon eruptions
The solidification of magma inside Kanlaon Volcano near the crater traps the gas, as characterized by weak sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission and degassing, which could lead to the blockage of the volcanic conduit, the passageway for gas and magma leading to the crater. The blockage could lead to pressure build-up within the volcanic conduit or …
Bacolod cases of violence vs. women, children drop to single digit
The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reported a continued decrease in crimes against women and children, logging only seven cases in the first two months of 2025. Lt. Rowena Jean Magan, officer-in-charge of the BCPO – Women and Children Protection Desk (WCPD), said they are optimistic that cases until March will be lower than the …
Catholics urged to pray, fast, abstain on Ash Wednesday
The faithful are encouraged to pray, practice fasting, abstinence, and almsgiving on Ash Wednesday, which signals the start of the Lenten Season. The Lenten Season is a 40-day season that ends at sundown on Holy Thursday, which in turn is the start of the Easter Triduum. It is also during Ash Wednesday that ash that comes …
DOJ: Teves still fighting extradition in Timor-Leste
Fugitive former Negros Oriental Third District Congressman Arnolfo Teves, Jr. is still in Timor-Leste where he is pursuing an appeal against his extradition, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Remulla said yesterday. Remulla said the relatively new judicial system of the Southeast Asian state is proving to be somewhat of a hurdle to Teves’ transfer. …
DOH warns against heat illnesses
The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public yesterday against heat illnesses as heat index may rise to 46 degrees Celsius in the National Capital Region until Tuesday, March 4. In an advisory, the DOH said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) classified temperatures from 33 to 41 degrees Celsius as “extreme …
P1-M ‘shabu’ seized in Bacolod drug sting
By MA. THERESA LADIAO Authorities seized P1,067,600 worth of suspected shabu and arrested a high-value drug suspect in an anti-narcotics operation in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing on Saturday night, March 1, 2025. The Bacolod City Police Office’s Drug Enforcement Unit conducted the buy-bust operation, leading to the arrest of 22-year-old Aldan Jeff Parandas, a resident …
Marcos seeks intensified biosecurity measures for ASF prevention
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has directed the Department of Agriculture (DA) to ramp up livestock consolidation and intensify biosecurity measures to control African swine fever (ASF). During a meeting with the Regional Development Council in Central Luzon at the CSJDM Convention Center in San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan on Friday, February 28, Marcos …
NegOr joins renewed calls for 4 o’clock habit vs. dengue
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Oriental is urging local government units (LGUs), schools and other institutions to strengthen measures against dengue, particularly the 4 o’clock habit. “I hope that all LGUs will do it daily and especially the schools. The 4 o’clock habit is to search and destroy breeding places of mosquitos that …