BACOLOD CITY – Cadiz City in Negros Occidental has welcomed the arrival of the black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus). BLACK-headed gulls in Barangay Daga, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. (Photo courtesy of Joseph Caceres, Cadiz ENRO) This rare migratory bird, currently in their...
BACOLOD CITY – A 35-year-old man drowned on a river in Barangay Santa Rosa, Murcia, Negros Occidental. The victim was identified as Ronel of Barangay Santa Rosa. Ronel was last seen alive on Monday afternoon, Dec. 15, when he asked permission from his wife to swim on the river near their...
BACOLOD CITY – A Bachelor of Special Needs Education graduate of the Carlos Hilado Memorial State University in Talisay City, Negros Occidental ranked seventh in the September 2024 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) in the elementary level. Patricia Mae Maglaque, a resident of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Health (DOH)-Negros Island Region (NIR) has warned the public against health hazards from Kanlaon Volcano lahar. LAHAR from the Dec. 9 eruption of Kanlaon Volcano is visible on a river in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Dec. 15, following to a...
BACOLOD CITY – A high-ranking official of the New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested by the police and military in her house during pursuit operation on Saturday, Dec. 14. THE military found a New People's Army hideout following a clash in Barangay Bandila, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Friday,...
A view of Kanlaon Volcano during an aerial assessment of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) over Negros Occidental on Dec. 12, 2024. (Photo: PAF) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reiterated its appeal to residents living near Kanlaon Volcano to evacuate as soon as possible due to a “concerning”...
BACOLOD CITY – A 47-year-old tricycle driver was allegedly stabbed to death by a fellow tricycle driver in Sitio Candabid, Purok 2, Barangay Tuyom, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Dec. 12. Police Lt. Col. Lowell Garinganao, Cauayan town police chief, identified the victim as Ed....
BACOLOD CITY – The province of Negros Occidental was placed under a state of calamity on Friday, Dec. 13, four days after the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano that affected thousands of residents in eight areas. KANLAON Volcano evacuees line up for hot meals in an evacuation center in Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has issued a resolution recommending that the entire province of Negros Occidental be placed under a state of calamity due to explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, PDRRMC chairperson, presided...
A view of the explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Dec. 9, 2024. (Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) Kanlaon Volcano’s explosive eruption caught residents in Negros Island by surprise as the ground suddenly shook violently, the roads became so hot that steam came out from them, then came...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 628 families or 2,616 individuals were evacuated in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said, after the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in neighboring Canlaon City in Negros Oriental on Monday afternoon, Dec. 9....
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard-Central Visayas is closely monitoring the situation in Negros Island Region following the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Monday afternoon, Dec. 9. Ensign Jan Abel Lomboy, information officer of PCG-7, said two vessels, MRRV-4402 BRP Malabrigo and MRRV-4408...