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  The Bacolod City government will launch “Car-Free Sundays” on June 9 at 5:00 a.m., promoting a healthy lifestyle among Bacolodnons. “You’re all invited. Let’s stay active and fit for a healthier Bacolod,” Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said in a statement yesterday. The car-free Sunday is scheduled from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. throughout June, based on …

  At least 12 families or 42 individuals at Purok Santol in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mandalagan lost their homes in a fire on Wednesday afternoon, June 5. City fire marshal, Chief Inspector Stephen Jardeleza, said two houses were destroyed while one was partially damaged following the fire which started at 1:30 p.m. Jardeleza said the …

  The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said yesterday it has started distributing aid to affected farmers and research employees following the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. In a Zoom interview, SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said they have activated P2.5 million funds for immediate intervention and monitoring. “Iyong pinaka-important na concern is the availability of N95 …

  By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town was under a state of calamity due to the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano earlier this week, Mayor Rhummyla Mangilimutan said. Mangilimutan, in an interview, said the declaration of the state of calamity is part of the local government unit’s (LGU) precautionary measures as Kanlaon is still …

  Residents in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental are warned against erosion hazards, especially in the vicinity of the restive Mt. Kanlaon following its eruption that triggered mudflows yesterday. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) chief Adrian Sedillo told the Philippine News Agency that they are monitoring the situation in Canlaon City as they …

  A total of 299 police officers who completed training under the Revitalized Pulis sa Barangay (RPSB) Program are currently deployed in 17 Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs) and urban barangays in Western Visayas. “They are required to conduct environmental scanning and interview families, so they will know the concerns of the barangay and …

  By JEN BAYLON The Office of the Ombudsman has issued a six-month preventive suspension order against Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz III and Executive Assistant Chery Sheil Valenzuela, citing a “conflict of interest” in their private practices. The suspension order, which took effect immediately, prohibits the two officials from engaging in any business …

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has allocated P2.5 million to assist affected local government units (LGUs) and conducted sampling to determine the effects of the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon on Monday night, June 3, on sugar lands and canes in Negros Occidental. In a statement on Tuesday, SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said he ordered …

  At least 23,622 residents of five barangays in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, have been affected by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon, Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas said during a meeting attended by provincial and local officials yesterday. The figure is about 40 percent of the city’s total population of 58,822, Cardenas said. During a meeting …

  By JEN BAYLON Agricultural damage caused by the El Niño phenomenon in Negros Occidental has reached P340 million, as of May 24, the latest data from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist showed yesterday. The damage to rice crops was pegged at P306,736,598.61, while losses to corn were estimated at P17,102,799.31, and high-value crops at P13,330,121. The …