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  Monitoring of the restive Mt. Kanlaon in Negros continues without delay despite the challenges that the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) is facing, an official said on Monday, June 10. Ma. Antonio V. Bornas, chief of the Volcano Monitoring and Eruption Prediction Division, told the Philippine News Agency that although there is …

  Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez enjoined health sector stakeholders to work with the city government to address the gaps in healthcare delivery for the people of Bacolod. “The target, the goal of the Health Summit is to ensure that health should be considered a human right, which means nobody will be denied access to …

  By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson appointed Provincial Legal Office (PLO) head Alberto Nellas, Jr. as acting provincial administrator following the suspension of Rayfrando Diaz II by the Office of the Ombudsman. Lacson said the appointment takes effect immediately, as Nellas will take on dual roles as provincial administrator and PLO …

  The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ensured stable prices of basic necessities in four local government units (LGUs) under a state of calamity in Negros Occidental due to the El Niño phenomenon and Mt. Kanlaon eruption. The state of calamity was declared in La Castellana on June 4, a day after the volcanic …

  The 10 finalists of the maiden Bacolod Film Festival, themed “Stories with a Smile,” were announced yesterday. The filmmakers, all residents of this highly-urbanized city, were presented by festival director Seymour Sanchez, with Councilor Em Ang, co-chairperson of the Bacolod Film Festival Council, in a press conference held at the Bacolod City Government Center. …

  By JEN BAYLON The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned of increased volcanic activity and high sulfur dioxide gas emissions from the Kanlaon Volcano. Phivolcs, in its advisory issued yesterday, said Kanlaon’s emitted sulfur dioxide gas reached 4,397 tonnes per day, higher than the average of 1,458 tonnes per day. Since its eruption last June 3, …

  The Association of Negros Producers (ANP), with support from the Negros Occidental provincial government, launched last June 6, the 38th edition of the Negros Trade Fair (NTF), the country’s longest-running private sector-led provincial trade fair. The fair with the theme “Halad,” which means offering in Hiligaynon, will be held at Glorietta 2 Palm Drive …

  By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) said a 65-year-old man from Sagay City died from suspected rabies. Rafael Marmolejo, PHO rabies nurse coordinator, said the man died on Monday, June 3, after he was bitten by his pet dog on his right thumb. The family claimed the dog was vaccinated, but it has …

  Work in all government offices resumed yesterday in La Castellana, the local government unit worst-hit by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Occidental, as the municipal government continues to monitor the occurrence of lahar or mudflow that affected several villages. Mayor Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan, who suspended operations of local government offices except those with …

Mt. Kanlaon continues to emit steam and sulfur dioxide (SO2) as the volcano is still degassing four days after it erupted, an official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said yesterday. Andylene Quintia, Phivolcs resident volcanologist based in La Carlota, Negros Occidental, told the Philippine News Agency in an interview that the …