Day: October 23, 2024

BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental’s provincial government is strengthening the security protocol in its social media assets after recovering access to its official Facebook page on Wednesday, a day after it was hacked. Charina Magallanes-Tan, head of the Public Information Office, said in an interview that losing access to the ‘Provincial Government of Negros Occidental’ page was quite a scare and that she is glad they were able to regain control of it after sending a request to Meta, the owner and operator of Facebook. ‘Meta responded to our request and restored access to the PIO. We will change the

Manila: ‘Kristine’ has intensified into a severe tropical storm and is forecast to further intensity until it makes landfall Thursday night or Friday morning, the weather bureau said. In its 5 a.m. advisory Wednesday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3 was hoisted over the provinces of Isabela, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, the central portion of Abra (Malibcong, Licuan-Baay, Sallapadan, Daguioman, Bucloc, Boliney, Tubo, Luba, Manabo, Bucay, Villaviciosa, Pilar, San Isidro, Peñarrubia), Benguet, Quirino, and Nueva Vizcaya. TCWS no. 3 is also up in northern and central portions of Aurora