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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental has implemented a 60-day price freeze on basic commodities after the province was placed under a state of calamity due to Mt. Kanlaon’s volcanic activity. DTI-Negros Oriental provincial director Nimfa Virtucio confirmed yesterday that the price freeze, approved with guidance from their regional office, will …

The Western Visayas Regional Inter-Agency Coordinating Cell (RIACC) has allowed a limited re-entry into the four- to six-kilometer extended danger zone (EDZ) of Kanlaon Volcano. This move will allow one person per family to perform farming and other essential activities back home, such as checking of properties and feeding of the remaining livestock and poultry. …

Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno, assured all Mt. Kanlaon evacuees of continued government support. Nepomuceno made this pledge during his visit to Canlaon City where he was met by key disaster mitigation and local government officials in the region. These officials include OCD Western Visayas Director Raul Fernandez, OCD Central Visayas …

The Negros Occidental provincial government is calling for support for the entries of four local government units (LGUs) in the province in the online voting for the People’s Choice Award of the global Green Destinations Top 100 Story Awards 2025. Exceptional sustainable tourism stories in the cities of Bago, Sagay, Sipalay, and Talisay were the …

By JEN BAYLON Two women were arrested following the confiscation of more than P2 million worth of suspected shabu at Purok Laurel in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mansilingan on Friday afternoon, January 17. The suspects — 39-year-old Maricar Chavez, a resident of the village; and 36-year-old Jessa Liza, from Barangay 27’s Purok Sirisa 2 — were …

The La Castellana local government unit (LGU) in Negros Occidental is helping farmers displaced by the Mt. Kanlaon eruption to sell their crops to sustain their livelihood while they remain in evacuation centers. As of Thursday, January 16, farmers have sold various high-value crops, including cabbage, beans, carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes, pechay, radishes, and sweet …

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has identified the common poster areas in all 61 barangays in the highly urbanized Bacolod City ahead of the May 12 midterm elections. Data from the Comelec-Negros Island Region on Thursday, January 16, showed at least 111 areas across Bacolod have been listed where legal campaign materials can be posted, …

  By JEN BAYLON La Carlota City Mayor Rex Jalando-on will take decisive action against two individuals who allegedly assaulted an elderly street sweeper in a video that made rounds on social media yesterday. Jalando-on has initiated discussions with the street sweeper yesterday on the possibility of filing a case against the couple. “Isa pa …

La Castellana Mayor Rhummyla Nicor Mangilimutan admitted that the local government unit (LGU) will run out of funds if the number of evacuees increases should Alert Level 4 be raised over Kanlaon Volcano. Mangilimutan, during the meeting with Civil Defense Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno on Wednesday, January 15, said the LGU does not have resources of …

A formal charge has been filed against an employee of the Bacolod City government following allegations of involvement in illegal processing of documents at the city hall last year. City Legal Office head Karol Joseph Chiu said a male regular employee alleged to be acting as a fixer, has already been charged with grave misconduct. …