BACOLOD CITY – Police declared that the “Trillion Peso March 2.0” protest in Negros Island on Sunday, Nov. 30, was generally peaceful. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), said that all rallyists peacefully dispersed late...
SILAY CITY, Negros Occidental – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Negros Island Region (PDEA-NIR) announced that 1,020 or 75.38 percent of the region’s 1,353 barangays are drug-cleared as of October. Siquijor, comprising 134 barangays, is 100 percent drug-cleared, with 107 cleared, 27...
BACOLOD CITY – Although no major threats have been detected, the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has placed its forces on heightened alert and is preparing 2,000 personnel to ensure public safety in the Trillion Peso March 2.0 on Sunday, Nov. 30. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region has terminated search, rescue, and retrieval operations for victims of typhoon “Tino” in the region. OCD-NIR Director Donato Sermeno, in a phone interview on Tuesday, Nov. 18, said this is pursuant to the advice of the National...
BACOLOD CITY – Fatalities from typhoon “Tino” in the Negros Island region has climbed to 101 as of Thursday, Nov. 13, the Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) said on Friday, Nov. 14. Canlaon City in Negros Oriental had the most fatalities at 20, with five missing and 42...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) in this city has deployed personnel to augment power restoration efforts in Negros Island devastated by typhoon ‘’Tino.’’ A team was sent to help personnel of Negros Power Corp., a sister company that is a joint venture with Central...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region will deploy around 900 personnel to maintain peace and order during All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days on Nov. 1 and 2. They are backed up by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Philippine...
BACOLOD CITY – Uniformed personnel from the Negros Island Region were sent to Cebu province to augment humanitarian assistance efforts in the aftermath of the magnitude-6.9 earthquake on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. Eighty personnel from the Police Regional Office (PRO)-NIR and search and rescue...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region heightened security and public safety operations as anti-corruption rallies were held on the island on the anniversary of martial law on Sunday, Sept. 21. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, PRO-NIR spokesperson, said that personnel were...
BACOLOD CITY - The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region is on full alert for protests during the martial law anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 21, in the region. A total of 1,120 police personnel were deployed in Negros Occidental, this highly-urbanized city, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. Police...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region is monitoring a newly identified drug group allegedly operating within the region. Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, PRO-NIR director, said the group likely has roots outside the region but maintains local links. “We’ve...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region reported that crime in the region dropped by 7.96 percent from June 2 to July 31 following the implementation of the Philippine National Police five-minute response time policy. PRO-NIR Director Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay...
