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By CESAR JOLITO III Ashfall from Kanlaon Volcano’s eruption has affected at least 10 barangays in Negros Oriental’s Canlaon City on Thursday morning, July 9, prompting local authorities to assess damage and advise residents to take health precautions. Seth Barilag, spokesperson of the Canlaon City Local Government Unit, said the ashfall reached the barangays of …

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has formed a body tasked to formulate and adopt a unified provincial operational plan for the implementation of coordinated interventions against red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) and other biological pests. Lacson issued the directive dated July 7, creating the Provincial Biosecurity Task Force for Agriculture amid the continuing spread …

A moderately explosive eruption from Kanlaon Volcano occurred on the morning of July 9, sending a towering ash plume across the Negros Island Region (NIR), and blanketing several communities with volcanic ash that prompted an immediate response from local and national authorities. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that the eruption occurred …

By CESAR JOLITO III Negros Occidental 3rd District Board Member Andrew Montelibano announced that he will run for mayor in Murcia for the 2028 national elections. Montelibano made the announcement during a press conference yesterday, where he said the controversy linking him to an alleged illegal online sabong operation in E.B. Magalona will not affect …

By CESAR JOLITO III A 78-year-old retired executive of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC) has filed separate criminal complaints against Olivia Yanson and her son, Leo Rey, alleging that false sworn statements they executed led to the filing of a carnapping case against him, from which he was eventually acquitted. Antonio “Tony” Zerna, …

By CESAR JOLITO III Negros Occidental 3rd District Board Member Andrew Montelibano has denied any involvement in the alleged illegal e-sabong operation uncovered by police operatives in E.B. Magalona, saying he was unaware that online cockfighting activities were being conducted on property owned by his family’s corporation. In an interview with Digicast Negros, Montelibano said …

By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Ma. Lourdes Celina Yanson and her three siblings, known as Yanson 4, are willing to reconcile with their mother, Olivia, the Yanson family’s matriarch, stating they are prepared to face the charges filed against them. Celina said her siblings — Emily, Roy and Ricardo Jr. — have also tried to reach …

By CESAR JOLITO III At least 78 families were evacuated across Negros after heavy rains triggered flooding in several areas on Wednesday, July 8, prompting authorities to intensify flood and lahar monitoring while prepositioning relief and rescue resources. Data from disaster management authorities showed that 16 families from Barangay Robles in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana …

By CESAR JOLITO III The Negros Occidental provincial government is pushing to strengthen its existing ordinance banning commercial fishing within municipal waters as officials intensify efforts to safeguard the livelihood of more than 45,000 small-scale fisherfolk across the province. The proposed ordinance, which underwent review by the Provincial Legal Office (PLO), seeks to prohibit all …

By CESAR JOLITO III The Negros Occidental provincial government has created a provincial biosecurity task force to strengthen efforts against the rapidly spreading red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation and other biological threats affecting the province’s agriculture. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson signed Executive Order No. 26-12 on Tuesday, July 7, establishing the interagency task force …