Day: April 28, 2025

Negros Occidental: Military officials urged remnants of the New People’s Army in Negros Island to surrender as the communist-terrorist group suffered a major blow following the death of seven cadres in a clash with government troops in Negros Occidental on Sunday. According to Philippines News Agency, Maj. Gen. Michael Samson, commander of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, emphasized the significance of the operation as a warning to those supporting or joining the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). He stated that the military would continue to pursue and neutralize all armed rebels while offering an opportunity for

Bacolod: The Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) has completed massive rehabilitation and preventive maintenance activities in its two substations over the weekend to ensure uninterrupted and stable power supply for the May 12 polls. According to Philippines News Agency, the power firm stated that starting Monday, or two weeks before election day, ‘there will be no more scheduled power interruptions across its service areas to safeguard the smooth and uninterrupted conduct of the electoral process.’ Negros Power serves consumers in the cities of Bacolod, Bago, Talisay, and Silay, as well as the municipalities of Murcia and Don Salvador

Cagayan: A series of earthquakes struck near Dalupiri Island and Calayan, Cagayan early Monday, with 17 tremors recorded as of 8 a.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The strongest at magnitude 5.8 struck at about 1:18 a.m., about 25 km northwest of Dalupiri Island in Calayan town. According to Philippines News Agency, all earthquakes were tectonic in origin, from shallow to moderately shallow, making the shaking widely felt across Cagayan and nearby provinces of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. The sequence points to an active fault movement in the area. Residents are urged to stay alert

Pag-asa Cays: The Philippines asserted its sovereignty over Pag-asa Cays 1, 2, 3 and its surrounding waters through an “inter-agency maritime operation” (IAMO) on Sunday morning. “This coordinated effort involved the Philippine Navy, Philippine Coast Guard, and Philippine National Police-Maritime Group, reinforcing Philippine authorities’ routine and lawful exercise of maritime domain awareness and jurisdiction over the West Philippine Sea,” the National Task Force West Philippine Sea (NTF WPS) said in a statement late Sunday. According to Philippines News Agency, this operation followed claims from China that it had taken possession of one of the cays over the weekend. The operation