MANILA, Philippines: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology did not issue a tsunami warning despite a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Davao Occidental on Friday afternoon.
BACOLOD CITY: Leptospirosis claimed 19 lives in Negros Occidental, including 14 from the capital city, reports from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) and City Health Office (CHO) said.
BACOLOD CITY: A total of 1,498,754 Negrenses, or 74.39 percent of all registered voters in the province, voted during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on October 30.
BACOLOD CITY: Two suspected members of the New People s Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter with government forces on Tuesday, November 7, in Sitio Cambaga, Barangay Yao-yao, Cauayan, Negros Occidental.
Occidental Mindoro, Philippines: The provincial government of Occidental Mindoro adopted a compressed work week arrangement starting Monday, Nov. 6, to conserve energy as the power rate almost doubled from P12.24 per kilowatt-hour to P21.83 kWh.