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Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has offered a P50,000 reward for residents who could provide information leading to the capture of the suspects involved in Nicus Balagosa’s murder. “Those with information are urged to contact the nearest police station or the Bacolod City Police Office [BCPO] directly,” BCPO director Colonel Joeresty Coronica said in …

Some 2,520 public schools in Western Visayas shifted to alternative learning delivery mode (ADM) yesterday following the suspension of face-to-face classes due to bad weather. In an interview, Hernani Escullar Jr., Department of Education Western Visayas information officer, said 532 schools in Iloilo province; 82 in Guimaras; 537 in Antique; 66 in Iloilo City; 70 …

Several towns in Central and Western Visayas remain under high alert as rains which could trigger a lahar flow in areas near the rumbling Kanlaon Volcano, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. “Tumataas talaga ‘yung pag-release ng gasses na ginagamit nilang parameters na posibleng pagsabog ng Kanlaon,” OCD Director Edgar Posadas said in a …

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will conduct a demonstration of the automated counting machine (ACM) in every local government unit (LGU) in Negros Island Region (NIR) as part of the voters’ education campaign for the May 2025 national and local elections. NIR Election Director Lionel Marco Castillano said they intend to show the ACMs to …

With Alert Level 2 hoisted over Kanlaon Volcano as of September 14, the Visayas Command (Viscom) is on heightened alert for any eventuality. “In response to the increasing volcanic activity of Mt. Kanlaon in Western Visayas, the Visayas Command is on heightened alert, ready to deploy its Disaster Response Task Group in support of local …

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 6 (Western Visayas) is on high alert after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology warned of an “eruptive unrest and an increase in the alert level” due to the seismic activity of Mt. Kanlaon. “As instructed by Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the DSWD is on …

More villagers residing at the foot of Mt. Kanlaon in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental have sought temporary refuge in evacuation centers as the volcano continues to show increased seismic activity with larger volumes of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions. Edna Lhou Masicampo, city information officer-designate, said as of yesterday, 144 families or 431 individuals are staying …

Three concreted access roads worth P28 million are benefiting farmers in three localities in southern Negros Occidental. In a report yesterday, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said the implementation of the road projects was in partnership with the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) and the Department of Agriculture (DA). An allocation from the …

The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Western Visayas (DSWD-6) is preparing P147.575 million in relief resources and standby funds as part of its response in the event of another eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Island. Data yesterday showed these include P144.848 million worth of food and non-food items and PHP3 million in standby funds. …

A total of 93.21 percent of the 4,051 barangays in Western Visayas are considered drug-cleared as of August 31 this year, data from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) showed. “The illegal drug problem in Western Visayas is generally manageable,” as stated in the executive summary of the presentation of Intelligence Agent III Ruben Pilar, Jr. during …