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A total of 247 individuals were evacuated in Guihulngan City and Bindoy town in Negros Oriental on Wednesday evening due to heavy rainfall caused by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, the police said. A report from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) through its spokesperson Lt. Stephen Polinar on Thursday said the evacuees included 60 households in Guihulngan and 53 households in Cabugan, Bindoy. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 7 (DSWD-7) confirmed the evacuation of these individuals. The local government units provided them with initial relief. DSWD-7 regional director Shalaine Lucero assured that in case the

CEBU CITY – About 69,000 family food packs (FFPs) and almost 21,000 non-food items are ready for distribution to the families who are affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) in four provinces of Central Visayas, a social welfare official said Thursday. Tonyson Luther Lee, assistant regional director for administration of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), said the FFPs are prepositioned in different local government units (LGUs) even before Kristine entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). ‘Your DSWD is always ready to assist families who will get affected by calamities. PHP41.1 million worth of

BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez hailed this city’s award as the Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit (LGU) from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) as a ‘victory for all Bacolodnons.’ Bacolod bested four other finalists – Iloilo, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, and Mandaue – to clinch the title in the Provincial Highly-Urbanized Cities (HUCs) category during the awarding rite held as part of the PCCI’s 50th Business Conference and Expo at the Marriott Grand Ballroom in Pasay City on Wednesday afternoon. ‘This is a victory for all Bacolodnons as we continue to drive growth, innovation, and

The city government here is ready for All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day as it released guidelines to ensure an orderly and peaceful observance on Nov. 1 and 2. In a press conference on Thursday, acting Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon said he has issued Executive Order (EO) 138-A, series of 2024, which enumerates the items and activities to be prohibited when visiting cemeteries. He said the order covers private and public cemeteries, memorial parks, columbaria, and similar places within the city. Prohibited in these places are liquor and other alcoholic beverages, highly combustible materials, drones, and firearms, except those with

Inter-government quick response teams in Apayao province continue to reach out to families who have evacuated due to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) as of Thursday. Jocelyn Loyon, head of Apayao’s Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office, in a statement said there is a total of 483 affected families, composed of 1,661 individuals. “Of the 483 affected families province-wide, at least 162 families or 516 persons have been served,’ she said. As of this posting, 35 evacuation centers across the province are being used as temporary shelters for affected families who were pre-emptively evacuated due to their susceptibility