Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Wednesday that 13 people were killed and 31 were reported missing during the onslaught of typhoon “Tino” in Negros Occidental. There were four fatalities in La Castellana, two in Murcia, three each in San Carlos City and Bago City, and one in La Carlota City....
BACOLOD CITY – Four persons were killed and 18 others were reported missing during the onslaught of typhoon “Tino” in La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Vice Mayor Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan said that of the four fatalities, only two have been identified. Data and...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental called on the public to notify them of businesses taking advantage of the impact of typhoon ‘’Tino’’ (international name ' 'Kalmaegi ' ') to hike commodity prices. Krystle Jade Bato,...
BACOLOD CITY – More than 250,000 Negros Electric and Power Corp. customers (NEPC) were affected by a total blackout in Negros Occidental triggered by typhoon “Tino.” An advisory from the power firm said the unscheduled power interruption was reported at 10:41 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4, after...
BACOLOD CITY – A barangay councilor and an active member of an anti-communist organization was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside his home in Purok 1, Barangay Tambad, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Monday, Nov. 3. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said six armed men...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Col. Dennis Wenceslao, Negros Occidental police director, said the fatal shooting of 42-year-old Kristine Joy Dignadice was the result of a lover’s quarrel involving her and Police Staff Sgt. Enrique Gonzalodo Jr., a policeman assigned to the Bacolod City Police Office...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is investigating the claim of a police staff sergeant that he accidentally shot his lover, a 42-year-old single mother, dead. The body of the victim – Kristine Joy Dignadice – was found in a sugarcane field in Barangay...
The government should provide economic subsidies, including long-term compensation, to around 3,000 fishers whose livelihoods have been badly affected by the ethanol spill in Bais City, Negros Oriental, progressive group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said....
BACOLOD CITY – Local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental suspended classes on all levels and work in government offices from Nov. 3 to 4 due to the threat of tropical cyclone “Tino.” These LGUs were Toboso, Moises Padilla, Binalbagan, Calatrava, E.B. Magalona, Don Salvador Benedicto,...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Sunday, Nov. 2, that it was closely monitoring a massive environmental threat Negros Oriental after a wastewater spill from a collapsed containment lagoon in Bais City stained the local marine environment. Undersecretary...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Emergency Operations Center is preparing for tropical cyclone ‘’Tino.’’ Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, PDRRMC chairperson, issued a memorandum on Nov. 1 placing the PDRRMC under red alert, directing...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez on Saturday asked the Philippine National Police and Department of Justice to thoroughly investigate the brutal killing of a 42-year-old single mother from Victorias City, Negros Occidental. “I am calling for a full and...
