DUMAGUETE CITY – A Chinese national listed as the most wanted person in Region IV-A (Calabarzon) was arrested in this Negros Oriental capital while allegedly attempting to travel to Mindanao. Police Capt. Stephen Jaynard Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, director of Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), vowed justice for the 73-year-old American marine biologist in Sibulan, Negros Oriental who was killed in a home invasion over the weekend. Cardiño assured the victim’s family,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it now has two "persons of interest" (POI) in the fatal shooting of an American marine scientist and the alleged sexual assault of his Filipino partner in Sibulan, Negros Oriental. Negros Oriental Police director, Police Col. Timmar Alam, said...
BACOLOD CITY – The Silliman University (SU) in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental mourned the death of Dr. Kent E. Carpenter, a marine biologist and the school 's research associate, in a home invasion. Carpenter, 73, a professor emeritus of Biological Sciences at Old Dominion University, was...
BACOLOD CITY – A 73-year-old former American professor was shot dead inside his home in Barangay Ajong, Sibulan, Negros Oriental on Sunday, July 12. Investigation said that the victim and his wife were watching television when three unidentified persons barged inside their house. One of the...
BACOLOD CITY – A bomb threat rocked the Silliman University in Dumaguete City, Negros Occidental on Monday, July 6. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is closely monitoring the security incident. Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, has directed the...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Dumaguete City has intensified security measures in schools following the fatal shooting at a campus in Tacloban City, an official said Tuesday. Juditha Mapue, assistant schools division superintendent of DepEd-Dumaguete, said the...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Hundreds of beneficiaries received financial assistance and employment opportunities during the 128th Philippine Independence Day celebration held Friday at a shopping mall here. The event, led by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Negros Oriental, featured a Kalayaan...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Authorities on Wednesday intercepted a 10-wheel truck loaded with approximately P5-million worth of smuggled cigarettes and four bales of “ukay-ukay” or used clothers while about to load a roll-on, roll-off vessel from this city and bound for Siquijor. “The Jacos Transport...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOrPPO) will deploy 200 police personnel in this capital city for the Kabulakan Festival from May 17 to 24 to ensure public safety and secure participants in various events. Police Capt. Stephen Polinar, NOrPPO spokesperson, said...
Known as “The City of Gentle People,” the City of Dumaguete is recognized for its tourist attractions, lively music scene, and as the home of Silliman University. It also has a deep and longstanding literary history, which came to the fore this April 17-20, 2026. Not only was it the third...
By Nancy Andam More than 200 students from Foundation University presented their tech-enabled innovations during the university’s annual Digital Expo, held at Robinsons Dumaguete from March 5 to 7, 2026. At the heart of the city, a crowd gathered around screens, prototypes, and curious...
