NegOr dengue cases drop sharply amid public awareness, interventions

DUMAGUETE CITY, Oct. 9 -- The number of dengue cases in Negros Oriental has continued to decline this year, a trend attributed to heightened public awareness and intensified efforts to combat the vira... Read More

NegOr guv urges residents to enroll in PhilHealth's YAKAP

DUMAGUETE CITY, Oct. 8 -- Negros Oriental Governor Manuel Sagarbarria urged his constituents on Wednesday to enroll in the Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (... Read More

Nearly 500 cops to secure NegOr Buglasan Festival

Manila, Oct. 7 -- The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO) will deploy 477 uniformed personnel to secure the Buglasan Festival, which runs from Oct. 16 to 26. Lt. Stephen Polinar, NOrPPO... Read More

DSWD distributes 225K food packs in 12 quake-hit Cebu LGUs

Manila, Oct. 7 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 (Central Visayas) has already distributed more than 225,000 family food packs (FFPs) across 12 local government units (LGUs)... Read More

Gov't interventions in place for NegOr's dwindling abaca industry

Manila, Oct. 7 -- The abaca industry in Negros Oriental is dwindling, prompting authorities to implement innovations and interventions to fortify the sector, an official said Tuesday. Nena Locsin, pr... Read More

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

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