Negros town loses P194M to blast, drought

BACOLOD CITY — More than 1,600 farmers and fishermen in La Castellana town, Negros Occidental, lost at least P194 million from the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon and the drought due to the El Niño weather phenomenon that affected the province in the first half of 2024. La Castellana Mayor Rhummyla Nicor Mangilimutan said most of