World Heritage bid for Unesco: 7 Negros Occidental sites listed

Carla P. Gomez - Correspondent / @carlagomezINQ 08/26/2024

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines —  Seven local landmarks have been listed by the historical body of Negros Occidental under the “Sugar Cultural Landscape of Negros.” These landmarks are now also under the tentative list of the…

Phivolcs: Kanlaon is still ‘highly dangerous’

Carla P. Gomez - Correspondent / @carlagomezINQ 06/11/2024

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — Mt. Kanlaon remains highly dangerous with the possibility of follow-up phreatic and magmatic eruptions. This was even without the volcano spewing fire and ash. Ma. Antonia Bornas, chief science research specialist…

Kanlaon Volcano blast: Crops ruined, water tainted

Carla P. Gomez - Correspondent / @carlagomezINQ 06/07/2024

BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines — Water sources were contaminated and crops worth millions of pesos were damaged on Negros Island by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon and the lahar flow induced by rains after the blast…

Family of slain caregiver urges gov’t to bring her home

Carla P. Gomez - Correspondent / @carlagomezINQ 10/15/2023

BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines —The family of the caregiver from Negros Occidental who was killed by Hamas militants in Israel is asking the government to help them bring her body home so they could see her…

Give people incentives to get vaccinated, says Robredo

Carla P. Gomez - Correspondent / @carlagomezINQ 11/06/2021

BACOLOD CITY — It is better to incentivize people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 than to make it mandatory, according to Vice President Leni Robredo. Robredo, who was in Negros Occidental on Saturday, was reacting to the…

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