BACOLOD CITY: The provincial government of Negros Occidental and the local government unit of Himamaylan City joined hands to formulate a recovery plan for residents affected by clashes between government forces and suspected communist rebels in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City.
'We are on top of this. We just need the support of our provincial government and national agencies,' Mayor Raymund Tongson said on Thursday.
VERBOTEN Bacolod journalists are not allowed to enter an evacuation site at the Don Agustin Gatuslao Memorial Center to interview evacuees from Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, on alleged orders of the military and the Department of Social Welfare and Development on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Himamaylan City Mayor Raymund Tongson explained that there was no ‘news blackout’ imposed at the temporary shelter center. Tongson said the military is just observing protocols because of ongoing operations against communist rebels from the New People’s Army. PHOTO BY EUGENE Y. ADIONG
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