BACOLOD CITY – Cloud seeding operations in Negros Occidental have been temporarily put on hold amid the threat of lahar or mudflow in La Castellana town due to the Kanlaon Volcano eruption. In a media interview, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said they were ready to start the cloud seeding to...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Negros Occidental recently visited the town of La Castellana in Negros Occidental to ensure the stable prices of basic necessities while it is under a state of calamity due to the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. ENGIEMAR Tupas,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 32-year-old barangay tanod or watchman was killed and his 12-year-old relative was wounded in a gun attack in Sitio Buyoron, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Friday, June 7. A 12-year-old boy was wounded in a gun attack that killed his relative in...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas) recognized the heroism and dedication of a policeman who was wounded in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Magticol, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Saturday, June 8. READ:...
(File photo) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has deployed a water filtration truck with a seven-man Rapid Deployment Team (RDT) to Negros Occidental to ensure the continuous supply of potable water in areas affected by the Kanlaon Volcano eruption. The water filtration truck and team were ferried...
BACOLOD CITY – A police officer was wounded in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Magticol, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Saturday, June 8. Police Staff Sgt. Ronie Melgar, 40, assigned to the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) of the Toboso Municipal Police Station, sustained a bullet wound...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has extended P1-million worth of relief assistance to residents of La Castellana in Negros Occidental affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. Mayor Albee Benitez visited the town on Friday, June 7, along with his son, Mayor Javier Miguel of Victorias...
BACOLOD CITY -- Mayor Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan reminded the people of La Castellana in Negros Occidental to be vigilant following the circulation of false information on the alert status of Kanlaon Volcano on social media on Thursday, June 6. MAYOR Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan explains to the...
BACOLOD CITY - The municipal government of La Castellana in Negros Occidental enforced a curfew starting on Friday, June 7, due to the eruption of Kanlaon volcano. Mayor Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan issued an executive order on Thursday, June 6, imposing a curfew from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. in all public...
BACOLOD CITY – A woman and her friend were killed in a motorcycle accident in Sitio Barca, Barangay Jonob-Jonob, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, June 5. TWO persons were killed and their back rider was injured in a motorcycle accident in Barangay Jonob-Jonob, Escalante City,...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson told evacuees from barangays on the foot of Kanlaon to stay in evacuation centers while the volcano remains on Alert Level 2. Lacson visited the town of La Castellana and La Carlota City on Wednesday, June 5, to check the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of the Ombudsman has suspended two Negros Occidental provincial government officials for six months without pay due to conflict of interest when they engaged in private law practice in 2020. NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Provincial Administrator Atty....
