BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental is looking for a long-term solution for residents living within the four-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone of Kanlaon Volcano. KANLAON Volcano (FB) Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said that one of the proposed solutions is for...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office said that the crime rate in the province dropped 13.11 percent in 2024. NOCCPO sign (Glazyl Masculino) Police recorded 3,885 incidents from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024, 586 fewer than the 4,471 in 2023. The number of eight focus...
BACOLOD CITY – A 57-year-old woman was killed by a lightning strike during a thunderstorm in Barangay Don Salvador Benedicto, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Jan. 4. Police Capt. Darryl Kuhutan, Pontevedra police chief, identified the victim as Trinidad Baliguat of Barangay Don...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested three individuals in Negros Occidental province for alleged terrorism financing. Police identified the suspects as Federico Salvilla, Perla Pavillar, and Darryl Albañez. The suspects were apprehended by the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office in...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Health-Negros Island Region recorded 96 fireworks-related injuries in the region as of Jan. 2. Sixty-two of these cases since Dec. 21, 2024 were minors. Sixty-four victims sustained burns or blast injuries, 26 sustained eye injuries, two had blast and eye...
BACOLOD CITY – A 27-year-old member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit Active Auxiliary was allegedly stabbed to death by a carpenter on New Year’s Day in Purok Cubay, Barangay Santa Rosa, Murcia, Negros Occidental. Police Capt. Honey Labaro, deputy chief of the Murcia Municipal...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Canlaon in Negros Oriental is seeking additional assistance from the national government, non-government organizations (NGOs), and private sectors for displaced families affected by Kanlaon Volcano. CARDENAS. (Photo via Salta Canlaon Official) Mayor Jose...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Island Region logged 53 fireworks-related injuries as of Jan. 1. The Department of Health-NIR said 31 of these cases recorded since Dec. 21 involved minors. Thirty-six sustained burns or blast injuries, 15 sustained eye injuries, one had blast and eye injuries, and...
BACOLOD CITY – The anticipated return of Lights of Bago in Bago City, Negros Occidental on New Year’s Day was cancelled due to restive Kanlaon Volcano. The city government, in a Facebook post, said that they regretfully cancel the grandest musical fireworks show to ensure the safety of the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 56-year-old man was allegedly beheaded by his nephew over a land conflict in Barangay Caliling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Saturday night, Dec. 28. A 56-year-old farmer was allegedly beheaded by his nephew over a land dispute in Barangay Caliling, Cauayan,...
BACOLOD CITY – The province of Negros Oriental is under a state of calamity due to the adverse impact of the Kanlaon Volcano eruption. KANLAON VOLCANO (Lenuel Miranda FB) The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved a resolution during its Dec. 27 session based on the recommendation of the...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has ordered the Bacolod City Police Office to investigate the murder of a five-year-old girl after she was reported missing since Dec. 21 in Barangay Handumanan here. Benitez said the city government has taken immediate action on the case which he considered as...
