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The government’s Regional Task Force Kanlaon, through the National Food Authority (NFA), has augmented rice supply to displaced families affected by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Island. At least 659 sacks of rice procured by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) were released to five local government units (LGUs), data showed yesterday. Maria Christina …

Officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Bacolod Extension Office urged victims of unethical lending practices in Negros Oriental, especially those who use online lending apps, to file a complaint in their satellite office in Dumaguete City. Atty. Annabelle Corral-Respall, officer-in-charge and director of SEC-Bacolod, and Public Information Officer Ma. Laarni Dilag-King cautioned the …

Two more dead dolphins were found in Bais City, Negros Oriental, following a mass stranding, bringing the total number of fatalities to five. Authorities suspect the dolphins died from lung trauma caused by blasting sounds. City Veterinarian Dr. Melanie Pescadilla said yesterday that necropsy results revealed lung lacerations in three of the four examined dolphins, …

A total of 927 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) detained in various jail facilities across Negros Oriental have been cleared to vote in the May 12 midterm elections, according to the Commission on Elections-Negros Island Region (Comelec-NIR). Regional election director Lionel Marco Castillano said yesterday that, unlike in previous elections, PDLs can now vote for …

A total of 21 gun ban violators have so far been arrested in Western Visayas since the start of the election period on January 12, police records showed yesterday. The latest to be arrested was a 54-year-old male who was carrying a gun replica while passing through a checkpoint in Barangay Mansilingan-Murcia Road in Bacolod City …

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reached more or less 80 percent of the total number of registered voters in Negros Oriental in its ongoing automated counting machine (ACM) roadshow and demonstration. “We cannot possibly get a 100 percent reach in all the barangays of Negros Oriental as it is impossible due to safety reasons …

Vehicular accidents in Negros Occidental decreased by 25 percent in 2024, police records showed yesterday. According to the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, only 906 incidents were recorded last year compared to 1,216 incidents in 2023. “This can be attributed to the intensified enforcement of traffic laws and ordinances as well as information operation on …

Two dolphins were found dead, trapped in a mangrove area in Sitio Pambutan, Barangay Canlargo, Bais City, Negros Oriental, following a reported mass stranding on Sunday, January 26. A third dead dolphin remained unrecovered while three others were rescued and treated for injuries, according to Colonel Roland Desiree Lavisto, Bais City police chief. Lavisto told …

Former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog has expressed gratitude to President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. for granting him executive clemency in connection with his 2017 administrative case, attributing the decision to his past accomplishments as Iloilo City’s local chief executive. “It is adjudication, it is a restoration. And I thank President Bongbong Marcos Jr., for …

The study on the pen-sized digital microscope called the “pencroscope” invented by Ceejay Faala, a student of the Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) Binalbagan Campus in Negros Occidental province, is among the finalists in the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards Asia 2025. The winners will be announced in a ceremony on April 22 in …