
PAGASA Flags Unsettled Weather Over Negros Oriental on Oct. 18
Rainshowers and thunderstorms may strike at any hour across Negros Oriental on Sunday, October 18, according to a PAGASA forecast issued at 5:00 AM.

Rainshowers and thunderstorms may strike at any hour across Negros Oriental on Sunday, October 18, according to a PAGASA forecast issued at 5:00 AM.

Buglasan Festival 2026 continues Saturday with the Parade of Lights float competition and Pyromusical show along Dumaguete Boulevard.

Thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast over Negros Oriental throughout Saturday and into Sunday morning, driven by the northeast monsoon, PAGASA reported.

Intermittent showers and thunderstorms are expected throughout Negros Oriental on October 16, with heavier and more persistent rainfall forecast after nightfall.

Nearly all September 2026 optometry board examinees passed, with 394 out of 423 earning their licenses at a 93.14% passing rate.

Massage therapists, coconut sellers, flower vendors and food stalls make a living on Dumaguete’s waterfront park, but storms and stall relocations have tested them.

NOrPPO and multiple agencies met Oct. 12 at Camp Fernandez in Sibulan to synchronize security plans for Buglasan Festival 2026.

A total of 1,406 out of 1,892 examinees cleared the October 2026 Professional Foresters Licensure Examination, the PRC confirmed two working days after the test.

Nearly half of Registered Electrical Engineer candidates and nearly three-quarters of Registered Master Electrician candidates cleared the September 2026 licensure exams administered by PRC.

Out of 141 examinees, 102 earned passing marks in the August 2026 Sanitary Engineers Computer-Based Licensure Examination, the PRC confirmed.

Residents across Negros Oriental should anticipate a day of rainshowers and thunderstorms on October 6, 2026. Authorities advise taking necessary precautions for outdoor plans and travel.

A health worker in Negros Oriental says government-procured face masks that expired in 2025 were handed out to hospitals in the province. It is one more indignity for a workforce the Philippines already pays a fraction of what the countries recruiting it offer.

Thunderstorms and heavy showers are forecast across Negros Oriental and the wider Visayas on Monday, September 28, 2026, with PAGASA urging caution for fisherfolk, farmers, and commuters alike.

A year after former Mayor Felipe “Ipe” Remollo brought Dumaguete’s experience before the Senate, the country is increasingly turning to the same basic formula: empower local governments, bring in private partners, diversify funding and reduce dependence on a single bureaucracy as the Philippines works to close an estimated 165,000-classroom shortage.

Cloudy skies, rainshowers, and thunderstorms are forecast across Negros Oriental and the Visayas on Friday, September 18, 2026, driven by southwest monsoon winds.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast across Negros Oriental and the wider Visayas on Monday, September 14, 2026, with temperatures ranging between 27°C and 33°C.

Schalke 04 seized a 3-1 win at Union Berlin on Thursday while Fiorentina downed Venezia 2-4 in a four-match slate.

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