Phivolcs foresees lesser aftershocks
GEOLOGIST Maria Isabel Abigania informed Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo that aftershocks will be fewer in number and lesser in force than the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the northern part of region on February 6, 2012.
Abigania is with the Philippine Institute of...
Quake victims struggle to cope with loss
NEGROS ORIENTAL -- Each day, some residents of Barangay Solonggon, La Libertad in Negros Oriental have to use their survival instincts, almost two weeks since a powerful quake hit their community.
To beat starvation, the family of Rosa Rebosquillo, 47, dug up a supply of root crops from...
Government to expedite delivery of relief goods
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Thursday that it has established two relief operations centers in Negros Oriental to speed up the delivery of food packs and clothing to earthquake victims.
The centers are located in Guihulngan City and at the Macias Sports...
NGCP restores power transmission service in NegOr
THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has restored power transmission services in parts of Negros Oriental that were affected by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake last February 6.
Visayas Corp. Communication Officer Elmer Cruz said five transmission structures along the Amlan...
Soldiers turn over P90,000 cash found in retrieval site
TWO soldiers from the 32nd Division Reconnaissance Company of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division turned over P90,000 cash found in the retrieval site of quake-hit Barangay Solonggon, La Libertad, Negros Oriental.
Privates Danny Faigane and Marlon Vera who found the money were part of the...
39 villages in 2 Negros Oriental towns ‘landslide-prone’
THE Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Central Visayas identified 39 villages in La Libertad and Guihulngan towns in Negros Oriental as landslide-prone following an inspection last February 7.
The agency also noted an artificial dam, or building up of water in two sites along Tinayunan...
5 more bodies recovered in Negros; death toll now 39
CEBU CITY (Updated) -- The number of fatalities in the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Negros and Cebu islands last Monday rose to 39, with five more bodies recovered Friday.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), in its 8 p.m. report, also...
Globe sets up free call, charging stations in Negros, Dapitan
GLOBE Telecom has set up Libreng Tawag and Libreng Charging stations in four Negros Oriental towns that were severely damaged by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the province Monday.
A Libreng Tawag center was also put up in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte, which was flooded due to...
Quake death toll now 34
THE number of fatalities in the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Negros and Cebu islands rose to 34 on Friday.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), in its 8 a.m. Friday report, recorded 34 fatalities all from Negros Oriental.
Miners volunteer for search, rescue operations in Negros Oriental
THE Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and the Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association (PMSEA) are coordinating a 49-member team of miners to conduct search, rescue and retrieval operations on earthquake-induced landslide incidents in various parts of Negros Oriental, including Sitio...
Lawmaker calls for help for quake victims
REPRESENTATIVE Jocelyn S. Limkaichong (1st district, Negros Oriental) appealed to government agencies, non-government organizations, private companies and individuals to help victims of 6.9-magnitude quake in her province.
+IBw-We are under a state of calamity. At least 45 of my...
Globe to provide relief ops in Guihulngan
LEADING telecommunications company Globe Telecom is set to conduct relief operations in the earthquake-devastated town of Guihulngan in Negros Oriental which the government placed under a state of calamity on February 7.
“Globe is already mapping out relief ops plan for Guihulngan since...
Transmission firm restores power in La Libertad, Jimalalud
THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) restored Thursday power in portions of La Libertad and Jimalalud in Negros Oriental through its Bindoy substation.
The NGCP line crew continues to bring segments of lightweight steel towers to accessible locations for helicopter...
Quake victims in Negros Oriental need water, food, medicines
VICTIMS of Monday’s 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Negros Oriental, particularly those in La Libertad, Ayongon, Tayasan and Gihulngan City, are in urgent need of potable water, medicines, shovels and food.
With this, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) in...
Gov't offices do away with Christmas parties
SOME government agencies have canceled their Christmas parties to show empathy to families affected by Tropical Storm Sendong in Negros Oriental.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) District-79 and the Philippine National Police (PNP) Provincial Police Office have donated relief good...
Binay hands out relief goods in Negros Oriental
VICE President Jejomar Binay visited the victims of Typhoon Sendong in Negros Oriental and expressed sadness over the disastrous effects of the storm that resulted in the loss of lives, homes and properties in this Central Visayas province.
Binay, during his visit Friday, handed relief...
2 Hawaii legislators offer help to rehab tyhoon damages
TWO members of the House of Representatives of the State of Hawaii of the United States of America called on Monday to Dumaguete Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria and offered help for the city's relief and rehabilitation efforts following the devastation left by Tropical Storm "Sendong" last Saturday....
34 rescued from grounded ship
DUMAGUETE CITY -- Authorities rescued 34 people from a cargo vessel, which ran aground early Saturday, as Tropical Storm Sendong (international name: Washi) ravaged parts of Negros Oriental.
Dumaguete Coast Guard station commander Agapito Bibat said the M/V Ever Transport II of Kheri...
Lawmaker runs for 'freedom', corruption-free Philippines
QUEZON CITY -- Negros Oriental first district Representative Jocelyn Limkaichong was among the more than 2,000 runners who finished either three or six kilometers in a fun run at the University of the Philippines Oval last November 27.
The fun run was organized to celebrate martyr Ninoy...
Army’s Youth Leadership Summit produces 121 leaders
ONE hundred twenty-one young Filipinos from various villages of Canlaon City in Negros Oriental and Moises Padilla town in adjoining Negros Occidental province completed the four-day Youth Leadership Summit (YLS).
The youth summit, facilitated by the Philippine Army’s (PA) 11th Infantry...
Pantawid Pamilya adds 5 more areas in Negros
FIVE more local government units (LGUs) have been added to the roster of LGUs covered by the government-led poverty reduction program, Pantawid Pamilya, in Negros Oriental province.
Bella Tse, Pantawid Pamilya provincial coordinator from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (...
Local governments told: Hold convergence caravans
LOCAL governments units (LGUs) with families benefiting from the government’s poverty-reduction program Pantawid Pamilya or 4Ps are encouraged to initiate a Convergence Caravan in their area.
Bella Tse, Pantawid Pamilya provincial coordinator at the Department of Social Welfare and...
Negros lawmaker supports Aquino’s ‘no all-out war’ stand
NEGROS Oriental Representative Jocelyn Limkaichong expressed Thursday her support to President Benigno Aquino III’s stand on the ongoing peace process in Mindanao.
Aquino earlier turned down requests for an all-out war declaration in Mindanao following the killing of 19 soldiers in Al-...
Lawmaker lauds Malaysian Prince’s anti-dengue drive
REPRESENTATIVE Jocelyn S. Limkaichong (1st district, Negros Oriental) admired Malaysian Prince Tunku Naquiyuddin Ja’afar for bringing his global anti-dengue drive in the Philippines.
Prince Tunku Naquiyuddin Ja’afar, son of the 10th King of Malaysia Tuanku Ja’afar, was in the country to...
Agri-fair, congress mark Buglasan Festival
FARMERS and fisherfolk from across Negros Oriental gathered in this city from October 13 to 14 for the Buglasan NegOrganic Farm Family Agricultural Fair and Congress.
The activity was held inside the Provincial Nursery compound to mark the ongoing Buglasan Festival of Festivals being...
