BACOLOD CITY – A 72-year-old former town councilor in Isabela, Negros Occidental was gunned down by four men in a sugarcane plantation in Barangay Payao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 12. Police Capt. Joelan Vinson, Binalbagan police chief, identified the victim as Dulfo, a...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region recovered smuggled cigarettes valued at P25 million in Barangay To-oy, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Monday, April 13. A suspected smuggler, Geo, 43, of Barangay Masulog, Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, was arrested. Police...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) has released a total of P155.34 million in fuel subsidies to 31,068 tricycle drivers during a three-day payout held from April 8 to 10. The number represents 89.88 percent of the agency’s target of...
BACOLOD CITY – A barangay health aide was killed and 11 others were injured in a collision between a delivery van and a truck in Sitio Punod, Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Friday, April 10. Police Lt. Col. Nazer Canja, San Carlos police chief, said the delivery...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Island Region (NIR) posted the lowest inflation rate in the country at 1.5 percent in March, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Friday. Inflation rose from 0.7 percent in February and 0.8 percent in January, bringing the first-quarter average to one...
BACOLOD CITY – Security forces and emergency responders in Negros Occidental are gearing up for the 30th Panaad sa Negros Festival from April 13 to 19. This weekend, close to 900 police personnel will be deployed for the week-long festival at the Panaad Park and Stadium here while the Provincial...
United Sugar Producers’ Federation of the Philippines (UNIFED) has called on the government to implement intervention measures such as cloud seeding to counter the impact of dry conditions on sugar production. UNIFED president Manuel Lamata said Negros Occidental province, which accounts for more...
BACOLOD CITY – A 70-year-old woman and a 30-year-old employee were killed in ambulance crash in Purok Biante, Barangay Recreo, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 8. The ambulance was transporting the elderly patient to a hospital here from Isabela, Negros Occidental during heavy...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is deploying 1,500 police officers to secure Araw ng Kagitingan in Negros Island on Thursday, April 9. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, PRO-NIR spokesperson, said they will be stationed in major roads, transport terminals,...
BACOLOD CITY – Authorities advised people in La Castellana and Hinigaran in Negros Occidental to temporarily avoid eating “aloy” or “tulingan” after seven people in the two municipalities recently suffered allergies after consuming the popular and affordable fish. Their warning also came...
Enrique K. Razon Jr.-led Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) announced that it is infusing ₱1.3 billion to modernize its grid and improve the power system in the region. In a statement on Wednesday, April 8, Negros Power said the investment would be utilized for substation upgrades, as...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Negros Oriental police will begin implementing the ban on roadside alcohol consumption on Wednesday, following a directive from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Police Capt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial...
