The Regional Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) 2024, hosted by the Philippines, concluded after four days with high hopes of a better maritime future for Southeast Asia. As the final activity, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rendered a send-off ceremony for Japan Coast Guard’s PLH 02 Tsugaru and Indonesia Directorate General of Sea Transportation’s (DGST) …
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Negros Oriental dengue cases spike to 151% in H1
Dengue cases in Negros Oriental for the first half of the year rose to 151 percent higher than that of the same period last year, a health official said on Wednesday, June 26. Noel Ferrero, the Provincial Health Office’s (PHO) dengue coordinator, said during a Kapihan forum in Dumaguete City, that 1,251 cases with …
No POGO hubs in W. Visayas, police official declares
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has not monitored any Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in Western Visayas. However, the public is encouraged to immediately report to the police should they monitor activities and individuals involved in illegal operations, Lt. Colonel Arnel Solis, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6), said on Tuesday, June …
Court issues gag order on Degamo case: DOJ
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the camp of former Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo Teves, Jr. are no longer allowed to release statements regarding the Degamo case. This, after the Manila Regional Trial Court issued a gag order on the case, according to DOJ spokesperson Atty. Mico Clavano. According to Clavano, this is appropriate because …
Negros Occidental officials commit to water-secure Philippines
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led local government officials in Bacolod City in declaring the commitment of the province to the water-secure Philippines in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Safe Water project. “I stand before you to affirm our collective commitment to this cause. We accept the challenges …
Land distribution program in W. Visayas nears completion
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) 6 (Western Visayas) is left with 8.34 percent of the target 467,415 hectares to be distributed to qualified farmers in the region under its agrarian reform program. Since the program started in 1972 as Presidential Decree 27 until the enactment of Republic Act (RA) 9700 or the Comprehensive …
NegOcc makes emergency purchase of insecticides to contain armyworms
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday the provincial government would make an emergency purchase of insecticides to contain the infestation of fall armyworm in sugarcane and corn fields in seven local government units (LGUs) of the province. “So far, we have provided pesticides. We are going through an emergency purchase of insecticides. …
Prices of basic goods in La Castellana remain stable
Prices of basic commodities in Mt. Kanlaon eruption hardly-hit town of La Castellana remain stable after the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) imposed a price freeze following the declaration of a state of calamity on June 4. As of June 19, La Castellana Mayor Rhumyla Mangilimutan said her office had not received any …
PH, Japan, Indonesia vessels arrive in Bacolod for MARPOLEX 2024
Coast Guard representatives from the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia converged in Bacolod City yesterday for the four-day Regional Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) 2024 to showcase their efforts in maritime safety and environmental protection. During the arrival ceremony, Japan Coast Guard’s PLH 02 Tsugaru and Indonesia Directorate General for Sea Transportation’s KN Trisula P.111 docked …
Laptop charger sparks fire at Dumaguete Airport —CAAP
A laptop charger caused a fire at the departure area of the Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport on Sunday night, June 23, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reported yesterday. The CAAP said the plugged charger began emitting smoke at around 8:23 p.m. A security personnel used a fire extinguisher and was able to “fully …