BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has expressed concern about the long-term viability of tent cities for Kanlaon Volcano evacuees. LACSON “I’d like to hear from him personally – what is the plan? How are we going to maintain them in a tent city? Is it the...
BACOLOD CITY – Local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental are actively discussing the possibility of relocating residents within the danger zone of Kanlaon Volcano. KANLAON Volcano Kanlaon Volcano has been unstable with frequent earthquakes and sulfur dioxide emissions that sparked...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson disclosed that the P50-million assistance from the national government for Kanlaon Volcano evacuees would only last about a month and a half. Lacson said the provincial government has yet to use the assistance but he is concerned...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson is seeking divine intervention to calm down Kanlaon Volcano which remains restive almost a month after it erupted on Dec. 9. “What we need right now is divine intervention – almost a miracle – for the volcano to suddenly calm down...
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...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial board unanimously approved the province’s proposed P6.4-billion budget for next year during its regular session on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The expenditure is 18.8 percent higher by P1.022 billion than last year’s P5.4 billion. LACSON (FB) Gov. Eugenio...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental announced on Wednesday, Oct. 23, that its official Facebook page has been recovered after it was hacked on Tuesday morning, Oct. 22. “We are glad to announce that we have recovered and regained full control of the page,” Gov....
BACOLOD CITY – The official Facebook page of the provincial government of Negros Occidental was hacked on Tuesday morning, Oct. 22. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson informed the public about the hacking incident and assured that their Information Technology (IT) department is doing its best to remedy the...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental recently turned over financial assistance totaling P1.1 million to 42 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels. FORTY-TWO former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels receive financial assistance totaling P1.1 million from the provincial...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Health is eyeing the construction of a mental health hospital in Negros Occidental. This was revealed by Dr. Mary Ann Maestral, DOH Undersecretary for Visayas, in a phone interview on Wednesday, Oct. 16, a day after a transition team of the DOH-Negros Island...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has urged residents living near the four-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) of Kanlaon Volcano in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental to remain vigilant. “It is showing signs that it can really have an eruption. Right now, we’re still on...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government turned over P724,000 in livelihood assistance to farmers’ associations, local government units, and cooperatives in Negros Occidental on Tuesday, September 3. GOV. Eugenio Jose Lacson leads the distribution of P724,000 livelihood assistance to farmers in...
