The Department of Education (DepEd) in Negros Occidental has adjusted the schedules of outdoor sports events in the ongoing Provincial Meet 2024 to either earlier or later hours of the day to avoid extreme heat. Ian Arnold Arnaez, spokesperson of DepEd Schools Division-Negros Occidental, said yesterday the competitions start as early as 6:00 a.m. and …
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Agri damage due to drought in NegOcc reaches P97.7-M
By JEN BAYLON The crop damage due to the dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon in Negros Occidental has already reached P97.7 million, the latest data from the Office of Provincial Agriculturist showed yesterday. The agricultural damage in the province is now at P97,788,037, as 135 barangays and 2,585 farmers are severely …
Grass fires burn across Bacolod City amid extreme heat
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) responded to two more grass fire incidents in Bacolod City yesterday, as the heat index forecast reached 42 degrees Celsius. In March alone, at least 130 grass fires have been reported by the Bacolod City Fire Station. Since January, BFP personnel in the city have responded to 262 …
Negros Oriental bans chicken, poultry products from Leyte
The Negros Oriental provincial government is banning the entry of chicken and other poultry products from Leyte and other areas after the Department of Agriculture recently announced cases of avian influenza (AI) or bird flu. Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) information officer-designate Jaymar Vilos said yesterday the ban covers all shipment of poultry from Leyte and …
Bacolod CHO logs 2 suspected new pertussis cases
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) has recorded two suspected new cases of pertussis or whopping cough. CHO’s Environment Sanitation Division chief Grace Tan said the specimens were already sent to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine for confirmatory results. She added that most pertussis cases were children under two months old. …
Bacolod City records rising rotavirus cases in kids under 5 years old
Cases of rotavirus, the most common cause of severe diarrhea among children below five years old, have continued to increase in this city in the past three months. From January 1 to March 23, a total of 101 cases were recorded, of which 31 were already confirmed, data from the City Health Office (CHO) showed …
Jail library boosts learning of 600 inmates in Negros Occidental
Some 600 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) are benefiting from a new library inside the Negros Occidental District Jail-Male Dormitory (NODJ-MD) based in Bago City. The NOJD-MD collaborated with the Negros Occidental Provincial Library to set up the learning hub, which was launched on March 25, as a tool to empower the PDLs through …
Consider F2F class suspension amid extreme heat, task force asks LGUs
The Task Force El Niño urged local government units (LGUs) to consider suspension of in-person classes amid the possible effects of rising temperatures, especially on learners. During the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Assistant Secretary and Task Force El Niño spokesperson Joey Villarama said LGUs can exercise their authority to suspend face-to-face …
NOCPPO: Holy Week in NegOcc ‘generally peaceful’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) said yesterday this year’s observance of Holy Week was generally peaceful. The NOCPPO did not record any serious incidents during the period. However, the provincial police’s Public Information Office has recorded 11 incidents, involving eight focus crimes, since Holy Monday, March 25. …
Ferry passenger falls ill due to heat
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A passenger of a Bacolod-bound roll-on/roll-off ferry was hospitalized after falling ill due to the high temperatures in Bacolod City’s Bredco Port on Maundy Thursday, March 28. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel identified the passenger as Edmund Zamora, a resident of Negros Occidental’s Hinigaran town. According to the Coast …