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  Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday he is still not declaring a state of calamity amid the damage to agriculture due to drought caused by El Niño in the majority of the local government units (LGUs) in the province. Lacson reiterated that the provincial government has available funds to assist the farming …

  Iloilo City is again under a state of calamity due to water scarcity brought about by the El Niño phenomenon. It was the second to be declared in almost a month. The city was first placed under a state of calamity on March 26 following the pertussis outbreak. During a special session yesterday, the …

  Anti-drug operatives seized more than P2.6 million suspected shabu and arrested 16 drug personalities during a three-day operation in Negros Oriental. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson and information officer of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, said yesterday the accomplishment is part of the Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operation of the police stations and other …

  Three members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in southern Negros Oriental have surrendered to authorities to be reunited with their families. One of the rebels has an infanticipating wife while another is a new father. Both wives were also former NPA members, 1Lt. Bernadith Campeon, acting civil-military operations chief …

  Crop damage and other agricultural production losses in Negros Oriental due to El Niño have reached more than P229 million. A report from the Department of Agriculture-Provincial Agriculture Technology Coordinating Office (DA-PATCO) showed that as of April 18, production loss in value was pegged at P229.881 million. This includes rice, corn, high-value crops, such as …

  The Department of Justice (DOJ) refuted statements made by the defense counsel of ousted Negros Oriental 3rd District Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. that prosecutors tampered with witnesses in the ongoing case of the murder of Governor Roel Degamo and nine others. “I can confirm that this statement is completely misleading,” DOJ Assistant Secretary Jose …

  The Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (LDRRMC) approved a resolution yesterday recommending Iloilo City under a state of calamity. “The council recommended to declare a state of calamity based on the data reported from the ground and at the same time from three different offices that helped validate the data on the …

  The City of Victorias has obtained a total of P13 million cash grant to develop a birdwatching site in the famous Gawahon Ecopark. The northern Negros city, the lone winner from Negros Occidental, received P8 million in the nationwide Tourism Champions Challenge (TCC) of the Department of Tourism (DOT) and an additional P5 million …

The Department of Education (DepEd) said yesterday no particular color is prescribed for the alternate uniforms of teachers and non-teaching staff in all public schools nationwide. The agency’s response came following remarks that the new alternate uniforms resemble “campaign colors” during the 2022 polls. “Wala pong prescribed colors ng DepEd collared shirt. Any existing DepEd …

  Water supply is expected to get a boost from P80 million worth of pipelaying projects covering 5,418 linear meters in Iloilo City. Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) broke the ground for its three such projects and also inaugurated two completed projects yesterday. The projects aimed to improve water availability in its service areas, reach …