In Himamaylan, wider and faster cellular network and data connectivity expected as Mayor Tongson inks P390-M deal with PhilTower
Himamaylanons and Negrosanons in south Negros will soon enjoy wider and faster cellular network and data connectivity as Mayor Raymund Tongson green lit the P390 million worth project in partnership with Phil Tower Consortium, Inc. (PhilTower).
Representing Himamaylan City, Mayor Tongson signed the memorandum of agreement with Kalvin Laurence Antonio Parpan, PhilTower Chief Governor and External Affairs Officer, on Jan. 23, 2025.
Himamaylan City was granted this project following a recommendation from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Anti-Red Tape Authority.
“This recognition highlights the city's strong performance and compliance with the programs and initiatives of these agencies,” said Tongson.
The connectivity project between Himamaylan and PhilTower together with Miescor Infrastructure Development Corporation (MIDC) will build cellsite towers in strategic areas in the locality to address the problem of residents with limited cellular network signal and mobile data internet connection.
“This multi-million project will also serve as a go signal for investors., They will see that Himamaylan City is ready for continued development,” added the city mayor in his message.
Not only are the residents experiencing slow connectivity, said Tongson, but we are as well.
“In today’s digital age, where strong and reliable signals are a necessity for everyone, this project will have a significant impact on Himamaylan City,” he said.
He also thanked DICT and ARTA for the great project.
“It will support our ongoing efforts to drive progress and development for Maylan,” Tongson said.° (HCMO)
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Himamamaylan City Mayor Raymund Tongson during Thursday's MOA signing
THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF HIMAMAYLAN CITY, P/Lt. Col. Anthony Grande said Thursday he is thankful to Himamaylanons and the local government for their cooperation and support that enable the local police fulfill its duty to maintain peace and order in the city.
Grande told NDB that tips from the community have greatly helped them in the campaign against illegal drugs and criminalities.°
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WATCH: Wala sang makapugong sa mga mga linemen sang Negros Power kag gina-obra nila ang tanan agud nga makay-o ang mga daan nga pasilidad kag maihatag sa mga konsumedor ang reliable nga elektrisidad.
Bisan pa sa tunga sang katubohan, malutak, maulan kag wala sang dalan.
Ang ila promisa, kay-uhon ini tanan bisan amat-amat lang kag himuon nila ini para sa mga konsumedor.° (NEPC)
Gov. Lacson: We need divine intervention for Kanlaon to calm down
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is calling for prayers and divine intervention as Kanlaon Volcano remains restless.
"What we really need now is divine intervention, close to a miracle that Kanlaon will just all of a sudden calm down and rest," Lacson said during his first press conference for 2025 on Thursday.
The governor said he is studying the possibility of allowing the return of the evacuees amid the growing restlessness of the volcano, citing the overall health of the evacuees.
They will become tired and weary staying at the evacuation sites where they are being taken cared of since December 9, he said.
The governor said he will discuss the plan with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) when the decampment will be implemented.
Lacson admitted that there is now a need for "divine intervention" as experts said there is still a possibility that Kanlaon volcano will erupt.
Earlier, Mariton Antonia Bornas, chief of the Volcano Monitoring and Eruption Prediction Division of PHIVOLCS, said the volcano had exhibited heightened activity since its eruption on Dec. 9, 2024 forcing a state of caution in the surrounding region.
Bornas said the slow progression of this unrest suggests that the community could face days to months of uncertainty before any explosive or effusive eruptions occur.
"We have entered a period of magmatic unrest following the December eruption, as evidenced by the new magma content in the ash and persistent ash venting," Bornas said in a statement.
"The volcanic activity is unpredictable. We have no handle on timelines. It is the volcano that determines this," she said.
Data from the OCD showed that as of January 1, 2025 there are 12, 043 families composed of 46,259 individuals affected by the eruption.
A total of 4,387 families or 14,321
are displaced from both Regions 6 and 7 currently staying in 34 evacuation centers while
5TH DISTRICT CONG. ATTY. DINO YULO praying for everyone's success and happiness in the coming New Year 2025.°
MOISES PADILLA INDI MASYADO APEKTADO SANG JUNE KAG DECEMBER 9 NGA PAGLUPOK SANG KANLAON, PERO ...
Padayon nagaaligmat, nagaandam kag maid-id nga nagabantay kag nagasunod sa mga anunsyo kag paandam sang Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), sang Negros Occidental Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, kag sang regional office ang banwa sang Moises Padilla sa pihak nga wala ini masyado naapektuhan sang paglupok sang Bulkan Kanlaon sang Hunyo kag Desyembre 9 sini nga tuig
Suno kay Mayor Ella Celestina Garcia-Yulo, ang isa pa nga ginahimo sang banwa amo ang pagsuspender sang mga face to face nga mga klase kag pagbalik sa module mode sa tanan nga levels sa pribado kag publiko nga mga buluthoan.
"Indi gid mapaktan kag wala garantiya ang sitwasyon sang Kanlaon... Mas maayo nga yara sa ila puloy-an ang mga kabataan.. Suno sa Phivolcs indi gid stable ang Mt. Kanlaon," siling ni Mayor Garcia-Yulo.
Paagi man sa mga dsaster risk reduction and management office sang kada barangay, ang mga pumuluyo ginapapreparar sang mga O BAGS agod nga kun ano man gid ang matabo, preparado ang mga pamilya sa pagdala sang ila mga importante nga galamiton, dugang niya.
Iban nga mga pahayag ni Mayor Garcia-Yulo sang gin-interview sang media sang gab-i sang Sabado ang yara sa video.°
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KANLAON VOLCANO ERUPTION AFTERMATH
La Castellana Mayor Alme Rhummyla Nicor - Mangilimutan updated the media at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 10 on the latest number of evacuees in the town, a day after the December 9 explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano.
While dealing with families and individuals who still prefer to stay within the 6-kilometer danger zone since the volcano is under Alert Level 3, the mayor said they need more support for the still increasing number of evacuees in the town's 11 evacuation centers.
Mayor Nicor-Mangilimutan said she presented to DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian during his visit in the town today the municipal government's needed support for the evacuees.
She also thanked Governor Bong Lacson and other officials for supporting the municipality in dealing with the current situation.
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