Tag: Negros news

Dec202021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Sa Negros Oriental, padayon ang pagsaka sang casualty

Negros Oriental PIO photoSa Negros Oriental, nagdangat sa 52 na ka mga persona ang napatay bangud sang Bagyo Odette.Sa record sang Negros Oriental Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, 52 ka mga persona ang napatay sa probinsya bangud sang Bagyo Odette nga nag dala sang makusog nga hangin kag pag ulan26 man ang na report nga missing kag 76 ang injured.Suno kay negros Oriental DRRM officer Adrian Sedillo, pila sa mga lgu nga lubos nga naapektuhan sang bagyo amo ang Bais, Bindoy, Mabinay Manjuyod kag Guihulngan nga amo man ang may madamo nga reported casualties.Kaina sang aga sang aga nag patigayon sang emergency meeting ang Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council kag sila ang nag pagwa sang resolution agud i recommend ang pag paidalom sang Negros Orien...

Dec172021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Thousands go on preemptive evacuation, Signal No. 4 up

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Preemptive evacuation began Thursday, December 16, as Signal No. 4 was hoisted over southern and central Negros Occidental, while the rest of the province remained under Signal No. 2, as Typhoon “Odette” lashed.The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) placed central and southern portions of Negros Occidental (La Castellana, Pontevedra, Hinigaran, Moises Padilla, Isabela, Binalbagan, Himamaylan City, Kabankalan City, Ilog, Cauayan, Candoni, Sipalay City, and Hinoba-an) under Signal No. 4 at 5 p.m. Thursday.The rest of Negros Occidental remained under Signal No 2.Zeaphard Gerhart Caelian, Provincial Disaster Management Program Division head, said 837 families were preemptively evacuated from 20 barangays in six local government uni...

Dec212021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Globe services restored in Eastern Samar, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Sur

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Globe has restored services in Eastern Samar, Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Sur, as more areas become operational. Restoration efforts in typhoon-affected areas in Mindanao are progressively nearing completion.In the Visayas, certain areas remain challenged due to several damaged roads, bridges, and power lines. Globe’s network engineers on site are working to bring services back to normal. Globe field teams are currently on the ground in Siargao, another hard-hit area and are putting up the needed equipment to put mobile services back.In some parts of Palawan, particularly north of Puerto Princesa, collapsed bridges have posed delays in restoration efforts particularly hauling materials to provide temporary aerial fiber in these areas. Globe is working closely...

Dec192021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Leni to visit Odette-hit areas in Negros on Dec. 20

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Romeo Subaldo photoUPDATE: Vice President Leni Robredo’s visit to typhoon-hit areas in Negros Occidental on Monday, December 20, has been moved to Tuesday, December 21. Details are still to be firmed up, former governor Rafael Coscolluela, Negros for Leni convenor, said.Vice President Leni Robredo, who has been barnstorming typhoon Odette-hit areas, will be in Himamaylan and Kabankalan cities Monday, December 20, to meet with local government officials and evacuees.She will also be turning over 2,000 food packs and 2,000 5kg packs of rice to be followed by 1, 000 more sacks of rice for relief operations in seven affected towns and cities in southern Negros Occidental, former governor Rafael Coscolluela, Leni for Negros group convenor, said.The rice is from the Office of the...

Dec202021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Dako pa nga portion sang southern Negros ang wala sang tubig kag kuryente

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May nubentay uno porsyiento na nga nabalik ang supply sang kuryente sa northern Negros matapos ang bagyo.Sandig sa record sang Northern Negros Electric Cooperative ukon NONECO halos nabalik na ang power supply sa mga banwa kag siudad sa northern Negros.Suno kay NONECO general manager Atty. Dan Pondevilla, 20 sa beinte dos ka mga feeders nga na energize na.Pero may barangay pa sa siudad sang San Carlos kag banwa sang calatrava ang wala pa sang power supply.Ginatinguhaan man sang Central Negros Electric Cooperative nga ma amat amat balik ang supply sang kuryente bisan madamo pa sa mga dalan sa mga kabarangayan ang indi maagyanBangud sang mga natumba nga puno sang kahoy nga wala ma mautod kag mahimos.Malapit na sa otsenta porsyiento ang na-energize sang CENECO.Gina...

Dec192021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Duterte inspects typhoon-hit southern Negros, delivers aid

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DSWD-6 photoPresident Rodrigo Duterte inspected typhoon-hit southern Negros on Monday, December 20, and pledged to provide P2 billion to each of the “Odette” ravaged provinces.Duterte also led the ceremonial distribution of family food packs, repair kits, and hygiene kits, among others, after a briefing on the post-typhoon impact in southern Negros at the Kabankalan City Hall.Southern Negros Occidental, especially Kabankalan City and Sipalay City, were the worst hit by the typhoon in the province.Duterte also conducted an aerial inspection of typhoon-hit areas in southern Negros Occidental, many of which were submerged Thursday and Friday, December 16 and 17.Health Secretary Francisco Duque said they were in southern Negros Occidental to assess the damage and look into ...

Dec202021 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Sa Binalbagan kag Himamaylan mga dalan amat amat na nga nahawanan, wala sa gihapon sang tubig kag kuryente

Balita Hiligaynon

Biyernes sang aga pila ka oras matapos ang pagpang halit sang bagyo nga Odette amo sini ang sitwasyon sang dalanon pa sur. Sa Circumferential Road sa Barangay Alijis sa bacolod may kubo nga gin lupad sa tunga sang dalan. Suno sa tag iya sang balay nga si Efren Carpentero, naka lumpat lang gid siya sang gin palids ang hangin ang iya balay.Ginbuligan siya sang iya mga kaingud nga mapahigad sa dalan ang iya kubo sang udto.Ang highway sang Bago pasaka sa Pulupandan, Valladolid kag Pontevedra napuno sang mga puno sang kahoy kag mga poste nga nagkala tumba.May mga bala nga nawad-an sang atop kag nagakala tumbahan sang kahoy.Ang Christmas village sang mga Valladolid, nagkala wasak.Si Jude Cabute sang Barangay San Juannaga pangayo tabang. Natumbahan sang puno sang mangga ang iy...

Dec192021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Photo of the Day (December 19, 2021)

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Policemen carry a cadaver found at the debris left by the Super Typhoon "Odette" in Sipalay City, which reported the most number of fatalities in Negros Occidental.*Sipalay PNP photo

Dec212021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv declares state of calamity, seeks price freeze in Negros Occidental

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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson issued Executive Order 21-59 Monday, December 20, declaring a state of calamity in the entire Negros Occidental due to Super Typhoon Odette.Lacson said typhoon casualties were 38 and the initial typhoon damage to Negros Occidental was P5.9 billion, with the biggest losses in agriculture.The governor in his EO asked the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) to immediately adopt the declaration of a state of calamity and pass a resolution to provide a portion of the calamity fund to extend immediate assistance to those affected by Typhoon Odette, and to aid the rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts of the province.He also called on the SP to pass a resolution for a price freeze on basic necessities and prime commodities over the entire province to curb predat...