Day: November 3, 2025

Western visayas: Local government units in Western Visayas are advised to evacuate communities in low-lying coastal areas to higher ground in anticipation of over three-meter-high storm surges that may be caused by Typhoon Tino (international name Kalmaegi). In a virtual meeting on Monday, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) director and Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council chair Raul Fernandez emphasized that evacuation centers should be located farther than five hundred meters from the coastline. “Activate for a tsunami. Consider this as a tsunami event,” he stated. According to Philippines News Agency, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA)

Manila: Police in Negros Oriental seized over PHP124.8 million worth of suspected shabu in the province from January 1 to November 1 this year, an official said on Monday. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO), revealed that during this period, 460 individuals were apprehended in numerous anti-illegal drug operations across the province. Additionally, authorities confiscated approximately 47 grams of marijuana and 161 pieces of marijuana cigarettes. According to Philippines News Agency, Col. Criscente Tiguelo, officer-in-charge of NOrPPO, emphasized that their main objective in anti-illegal drug operations is to curb the supply by engaging communities

Surigao: The Port Management Office (PMO) Surigao has activated full-scale preparations for Typhoon Tino, implementing hard lessons learned from the devastation of Super Typhoon Odette in 2021. ‘The PMO Surigao implements full-scale storm preparedness ahead to the onslaught of Typhoon Tino,’ Port Management Office media relations officer Noli Nusog said in an interview. According to Philippines News Agency, Nusog stated that operations personnel and port police are on alert and response-ready. A key improvement is the installation of steel roll-up barriers on the administration and passenger terminal buildings, a PHP2-million project completed in September 2024. “These protective barriers were originally

Cebu: Churches under the Archdiocese of Cebu are ready to accommodate people who will be affected by Typhoon Tino. ‘As Archbishop of Cebu, I have directed all priests to open the churches within the archdiocese as shelters for those seeking refuge during the storm,’ Cebu Archbishop Alberto Uy said in a social media post Monday. He pointed out, however, that only churches that were not damaged by the recent earthquake, may accept evacuees. Uy also asked the people to pray. ‘Please stay safe and keep everyone in your prayers,’ he said. According to Philippines News Agency, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical

Talisay city: The Talisay Component City Police Station in Negros Occidental has filed a murder complaint against an officer involved in the death of a woman, whom he claimed was his lover. Staff Sgt. Enrique Gonzalodo Jr., assigned at the Bacolod City Police Office Police Station 5, has been charged before the Talisay City Prosecutor’s Office after he issued an extra-judicial confession on his involvement in the disappearance and killing of Kristine Joy Dignadice, 42. According to Philippines News Agency, in a press conference on Monday, Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office Director Col. Dennis Wenceslao stated that the 43-year-old Gonzalodo