An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday after unanimously passing the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Senate Bill ...

INFLATION RATE. Western Visayas records a 2.7 percent inflation in March, similar to its rate in February, said the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in a report on Friday (April 11, 2025). PSA ...

100% READY. Commission on Elections 6 (Western Visayas) Election Director Dennis Ausan (2nd from right) and MORE Power president and chief executive officer Roel Castro (2nd from left) sign on April 7 ...

The Philippine Statistics Authority-6 reported that the region’s inflation rate remained at 2.7 percent in March, similar to February. “Despite the headline inflation recording the same annual growth ...

Apr. 9—New state fire maps have moved many Ross residents into a greater wildfire hazard zone. The Town Council voted unanimously on Thursday to adopt an ordinance designating the fire hazard ...

The new hazard maps, released by the State Fire Marshal on Feb. 24, will also impose additional design and construction requirements for new construction built within high-severity zones. Compared to ...

Lawmakers from both parties support scrapping Oregon's wildfire hazard map four years after devastating fires, saying it failed to accurately assess risk. Trump signs executive orders on school ...

(KPTV) - On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire voted unanimously to advance Senate Bill 83, which is another step in repealing a controversial wildfire hazard map for ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for Local Responsibility Areas are now available for the public to review and comment, the Kern County Fire Department said. Cal ...

ILOILO CITY (PIA) — A total of 59 members of the Association of Regional Information Officers in Western Visayas (ARIO-WV) Inc. and employees of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in Western ...

Several areas of La Jolla are identified as having “very high” fire hazards in a new assessment by Cal Fire, the first new map since 2011 laying out fire hazard zones across the state.

Western Visayas has been dismembered again when Negros Occidental joined Negros Oriental to form Negros Island Region. Despite this, Hiligaynon remains the lingua franca with Kinaray-a ...