BACOLOD CITY – Five job order casual employees of the provincial government of Negros Occidental tested positive for illegal drug use, said Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II. A total of 1,878 provincial government employees underwent a random drug testing on Monday, June 16. Diaz said...
BACOLOD CITY – A 45-year-old man was killed and three individuals, including a barangay councilor, were injured in an altercation in Purok Langka, Barangay Odiong, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental past midnight on Friday, June 20. Police Lt. Arnolfo Robles, deputy chief of the Moises Padilla...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has urged the public to take precautions against monkeypox (Mpox). Lacson said that the Provincial Health Office (PHO) has issued advisories to local government units (LGUs) to stay alert, following reports of Mpox cases in Iloilo. He...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has allowed Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by Kanlaon Volcano to stay in classrooms at night in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, provided it does not interfere with regular class schedules. DepEd-Negros Occidental Administrative...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office is reassessing their deployment strategies to comply with the five-minute response time set by the national headquarters. Negros Oriental police spokesperson Police Lt. Stephen Polinar said the aim is to improve police visibility and...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental is prepared to assist overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) caught in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Tuesday, June 17, that the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) has activated its OFW...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) chief, backed the five-minute response time for police assistance set by the national headquarters. In a media interview on Monday, June 16, at the Bacolod City Police Office, Ibay said that...
MANAPLA, Negros Occidental – This municipality is looking at earning P10 million in annual revenue from the Manapla Port Stevedoring and Arrastre (MPSA) in Barangay Punta Salong that officially starts operations by June 28. Mayor Manuel Escalante III said this is on top of the livelihood...
BACOLOD CITY – A 38-year-old driver wanted for three counts of estafa in Quezon, Bukidnon, was arrested by police in Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, June 14, three days after he came home to his wife’s province. The suspect, a resident of Bulacan, was served with...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) in Negros Occidental has projected 325,500 students in 576 public schools in the province this school year, an increase of 1,500 enrollees, surpassing last year’s record of 324,000. Ian Arnold Arnaez, spokesperson for the Negros Occidental...
BACOLOD CITY – A 25-year-old choreographer was killed and his female companion was injured after their motorcycle crashed into an 18-wheel truck in Hacienda Guicay, Barangay Purisima, Manapla, Negros Occidental on Friday the 13th. The fatality was identified as Rolando, a resident of Cadiz City,...
BACOLOD CITY – More than 500 personnel of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office will be deployed in the province to ensure the safety of students during class opening on June 16. Police Capt. Judesses Catalogo, spokesperson of the Negros Occidental police, said that police assistance...
