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Kanlaon Volcano as seen from Canlaon City on Tuesday, April 15.*The recent ash emissions and minor explosive eruptions at Mt. Kanlaon are all indications that the volcano is preparing for a major eruption, a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) official said on Tuesday, April 15.There could either be a voluminous lava eruption or a highly explosive worse case eruption, Ma. Antonia V. Bornas, Phivolcs Volcano Monitoring and Eruption Prediction Division chief, told DIGICAST NEGROS.Kanlaon had three ash emission events, 33 volcanic earthquakes, including 5 volcanic tremors, and emitted 1,850 tons of sulfur dioxide from 12 a.m. Monday to 12 a.m. Tuesday, Phivolcs reported.Kanlaon spewed ash for more than seven hours on Monday, which resulted in light as...

Huge crowds are expected to join processions on Holy Week,*Ronnie Baldonado file photoThe Philippine National Police is on full alert for Holy Week, PBrig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, officer-in-charge of the Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), said on Tuesday, April 15.The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Emergency Operations Center is also going on blue alert starting Wednesday until Monday, April 21.Ibay said the PNP will be on full alert for Holy Week onwards until the May 12 polls.The police will be on full alert to secure residents observing Holy Week rites at Churches and pilgrimage sites, and those going to beaches and resorts, he said.The police will also secure seaports, airports bus terminals with an influx of people e...

A 49-year-old woman from Bago City is the seventh dengue fever casualty in Negros Occidental, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported.There were 1,603 dengue cases in Negros Occidental from Jan. 1 to April 5, the PHO said in a report furnished by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson to the media on Tuesday, April 15.The cases this year are 381.38 percent higher than the 333 cases in the same period last year.Bago City still has the most dengue cases at 320, the PHO said.The 11 to 20 years old age group had the most number of dengue cases.The previous dengue casualties were an 18-year-old male from Isabela, 33-year-old male from Murcia, 13-year-old male from San Carlos City, 17-year-old male from Ilog, 9-year-old female from Silay City and a 16-year-old male from Manapla.Lac...

Jayvee Fuentebella (center), topnotcher of the April 2025 Electronics Technician Licensure Examination, and his mother Mary Grace meet with City Department of Social Services Head Richelle Verdeprado Mangga (2nd from left), DSWD City Action Team Leader Ryan Cezar (right), and City Link Sweetly Lalisa at the Bacolod City Government Center on TuesdayThe Bacolod City government on Tuesday, April 15, commended Jayvee Fuentebella, a former monitored child of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for topping the April 2025 Electronics Technician (ECT) Licensure Examination.In a statement, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said Bacolod City is proud of Fuentebella’s achievement as he congratulated him for his perseverance to make life better for his family.“He is from Barangay ...

PBrig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay and Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson at the Governor’s Office at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 15.* Richard Malihan photo“Just make sure we have orderly and peaceful elections in the Negros Island Region”.That was Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson’s call when PBrig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, the newly-installed officer-in-charge of the Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), paid a courtesy visit at the Capitol in Bacolod City on Tuesday, May 15.“The election period is the biggest festival in the country, everybody is celebrating with all kinds of gimmicks and noise,” Lacson said.Let us enjoy it and avoid resorting to anything that is physically harmful, he said.Voters are turned off by negative campaigning and mudslinging...

A farmer was shot to death by unidentified suspects in Sitio Bairan, Brgy. General Luna, Toboso, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday, April 15.Alias “Rick” was shot inside his house on Tuesday morning, the police said.He tried to run out of his house but was chased by the suspects who shot him multiple times.Meanwhile, a 72-year-old farmer died after he fell from a tree house in Toboso on Monday morning.Prior to the incident the victim had joined a drinking session with a neighbor, the police said.The victim had a wound in his face after he fell from the tree house about 20 feet above the ground.He was brought to the Rural Health Unit of Toboso but was declared dead.A 35-year-old woman was found dead inside her residence in Sitio Lupni, Brgy. Hilamonan, Kabankalan Cit...

The police arrested a "high value drug personality" and seized suspected shabu worth P816,000 in a buy-bust operation at San Juan Street, Brgy. Sum-ag, Bacolod City, on Tuesday, April 15.Arrested was Joshua Gustilo, 24, of Purok Sigay, Brgy. 2 and temporarily residing in Purok Tomaro, Brgy. Pahanocoy, Bacolod.The City Drug Enforcement Unit recovered from him suspected shabu weighing 120 grams.The suspect is now detained and will face charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.*

Mayor Javier Miguel “Javi” Benitez led the groundbreaking for three new projects in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday, April 15.The three projects are the new Victorias City motorpool and two child development centers, a press release from Victorias City said.The motorpool will rise at Hda. Ofelia in Barangay XIV.The facility is designed to provide ample space for the maintenance, repair, and storage of city vehicles — ultimately improving the efficiency of fleet operations and meeting the growing transport and logistical needs of Victorias, the press release said.Benitez, in his message, explained that he recognized the long-overdue need for a new motorpool to enable the city to procure additional service vehicles to address various operational requirements....

Ipil Bishop-elect Glenn Corsiga*Pope Francis has named Monsignor Glenn Corsiga as the new bishop of the Diocese of Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay province.The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) news website reported that Corsiga's appointment was announced by the Vatican at 12 noon (6 p.m. Manila time) on Monday.The diocese's top post has been vacant since August 2023 after the transfer of Archbishop Julius Tonel who is now heads the Archdiocese of Zamboanga.The diocese has been under the care of Monsignor Elizar Cielo as diocesan administrator.Corsiga was born in Dumaguete and studied philosophy at St. Joseph Seminary College in Sibulan, Negros Oriental. He later studied theology at the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City.He was ordained a priest f...

Thirty-three graduating electrical engineering students from STI West Negros University recently visited the facilities of Negros Electric and Power Corp. as part of their industry immersion programThe visit on April 10 provided students with valuable real-world insights into the operations of a major power distribution company, a press release from Negros Power said.Engr. Leomel H. Tambanillo, Negros Power Assistant Vice President for Business and Operations, welcomed the students and emphasized the company's commitment to supporting future generations of engineers."We are honored to welcome future engineers to Negros Power…It's part of our advocacy to inspire and educate the next generation of professionals who will play vital roles in building a more efficient, reliable, and...