BACOLOD CITY—Negros Occidental was declared under a state of calamity on Friday, Dec. 13, with a price freeze imposed on basic necessities and prime commodities to address the effects of last week’s explosive eruption of Mt.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) advised residents within the six-kilometer-radius permanent danger zone to leave their homes for their safety.

The Negros Occidental Provincial Board approved a resolution on Friday placing the entire province under a state of calamity after the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon on Dec. 9. A day earlier, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) recommended

Better to be ready than sorry. Although Mt. Kanlaon has calmed down after a short but strong eruption on Monday, local governments on Negros Island were not letting their guards down. More evacuation centers were being readied for a spillover of people from the towns and cities affected by the volcano’s eruption amid a warning from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

Over 9,400 individuals were evacuated after Kanlaon Volcano, which lies between Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, erupted on Monday, the Office of

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Council) in Negros Occidental has declared a state of calamity in the province following the eruption of Kanlaon

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos said Friday (Dec 13) that the government has evacuated over 45,000 residents from villages around the active Kanlaon Volcano, which erupted on Monday (Dec 9),

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday stressed the importance of disseminating “reliable information” amid the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island, stressing that misinformation in such a disaster “will kill.