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Hagnaya Port operational except for quake-damaged portion

DUMAGUETE CITY, Oct. 6 -- The Hagnaya Port in San Remigio, Cebu is operational except for a portion destroyed by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Sept. 30, the Coast Guard said Monday. In an interview... Read More


Public schools in NegOr capital safe after post-quake inspection

Manila, Oct. 1 -- The Department of Education (DepEd)-Dumaguete City Division announced Wednesday afternoon that all elementary and secondary schools in this capital city are safe following a post-ear... Read More


Airport disaster response exercises guarantee public safety: exec

Manila, Oct. 1 -- An upcoming full-scale disaster response simulation exercise (SIMEX) by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) in Negros Oriental will reassure the public of their sa... Read More


Cops eye NPA involvement in shooting of ex-militiaman in Canlaon City

Manila, Oct. 1 -- Police investigators are looking at the possible involvement of the communist New People's Army (NPA) in the shooting to death of a former "barangay tanod" (village watchman) turned ... Read More


Negros Oriental LGUs back SRA's drive vs. sugarcane pest

India, Sept. 23 -- Local government units (LGUs) in Negros Oriental are rallying behind the Sugar Regulatory Administration's (SRA) initiative to combat the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI), which... Read More


Army vows to improve case handling after acquittal of 6 activists

India, Sept. 23 -- The Philippine Army's 302nd Infantry Brigade in Negros Oriental respects the court's decision to set free six youth activists who were incarcerated for seven years for alleged illeg... Read More


Negros Oriental has new police officer-in-charge

Manila, Sept. 16 -- The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO) has a new Officer-in-Charge (OIC) effective Tuesday following the reassignment of Col. Ronan Claravall. Col. Criscente Tiguel... Read More


Stakeholders join forces for disaster-resilient NegOr airport

Manila, Sept. 5 -- Relevant government agencies and civilian stakeholders on Friday forged a commitment to formalize and strengthen emergency preparedness at the Dumaguete-Sibulan airport in Negros Or... Read More


NegOr university to bring in multi-million-dollar trash disposal tech

Manila, Sept. 5 -- The president of Foundation University in this capital said Friday he hopes to bring in this year a pyrolysis technology that would resolve the trash disposal problems of the city a... Read More


Canlaon City on alert vs. landslides, mudflows

Manila, Sept. 4 -- Canlaon City in Negros Oriental is on alert against landslides and mudflows amid heavy rainfall and weather disturbances, an official said Thursday. Seth Bariga, information office... Read More