Tag: Negros Island
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DOH Elevates Emergency Response to ‘Blue Alert’ on Negros Island Following Mt. Kanlaon Eruption
In response to the recent explosive eruption of Mt. Kanlaon, the Department of Health (DOH) has escalated its emergency measures to a ‘blue alert’ status across Negros Island. This decision comes in the wake of Negros Occidental being declared under a state of calamity, necessitating enhanced support for those impacted by the volcanic activity. Director…
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DSWD Chief Promises Swift Aid to Families Impacted by Mt. Kanlaon’s Eruption
EVACUEES AIDED. Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian visited an evacuation center in Bago City, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, to assess the welfare of families displaced by the recent eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. (Photo courtesy of DSWD) MANILA – Secretary Rex Gatchalian of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has committed…
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DSWD Prepares Over 1.4 Million Food Packs for Families Impacted by Mt. Kanlaon Activity
COMMUNITY SUPPORT. At the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s National Resource Operations Center in Pasay City, volunteers are busy assembling boxes to be packed with food for disaster victims. This center, previously known as the Villamor Air Base Relief Operations Center, is a hub for storing donations and relief supplies. (Photo by Joan Bondoc/PNA)…
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DSWD Prepares Over 1.4 Million Food Packs for Families Impacted by Mt. Kanlaon Activity
COMMUNITY SUPPORT. At the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s National Resource Operations Center in Pasay City, volunteers are busy assembling boxes to be packed with food for disaster victims. This center, previously known as the Villamor Air Base Relief Operations Center, is a hub for storing donations and relief supplies. (Photo by Joan Bondoc/PNA)…
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Urgent Evacuation Ordered as Mt. Kanlaon Volcano Erupts
On Monday afternoon, December 9, 2024, Mt. Kanlaon on Negros Island erupted, prompting Canlaon City Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas to issue an urgent evacuation order for residents living within the four-kilometer permanent danger zone. The eruption, which was captured on camera from Barangay Biaknabato in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, saw the volcano spewing volcanic ash…
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Mt. Kanlaon Volcano Erupts Again, Raising Alert Level to 3
On Monday afternoon, December 9, 2024, Mt. Kanlaon on Negros Island experienced another explosive eruption, prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) to elevate the alert level to 3, indicating magmatic unrest. The eruption, which occurred at 3:03 p.m., generated a massive plume that ascended 3,000 meters above the vent and drifted west-southwest.…
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Guimaras Aims to Become a Key Logistics Center for Western Visayas and Negros Island
ILOILO CITY – The province of Guimaras is setting its sights on becoming a pivotal logistics hub for Western Visayas and the Negros Island Region. Governor JC Rahman Nava highlighted the province’s historical role as a trans-loading facility for bulk sugar exports from Western Visayas, despite not being a sugar-producing area itself. Nava reminisced about…
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