BACOLOD CITY – An estimated 1,300 people from Negros Occidental, including this highly-urbanized city, gathered here on Sunday, Nov. 30, for the nationwide protest against corruption that coincided with Bonifacio Day. Clad in white, students, priests, private individuals, and various stakeholders...
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 Philippine Coast Guard-Southern Negros Occidental intercepted around 100 boxes of assorted smuggled cigarettes at Old Pantalan in Barangay Cartagena, Sipalay City before dawn on Thursday morning, Nov. 27. According to Lt. Junior Grade James Carbajosa, commander of PCG-Southern...
BACOLOD CITY – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) announced an upsurge in leptospirosis cases, with four suspected leptospirosis-related deaths and 90 suspected cases across Negros Occidental, following the widespread flooding caused by typhoon “Tino.” Provincial Health Officer Dr. Girlie...
Two people went missing in the Negros Island Region (NIR) as the combined effects of Severe Tropical Storm “Verbena” and the shearline swept across five regions in Visayas and Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Search...
BACOLOD CITY – Around 4,230 families or 13,831 individuals were displaced due to heavy rain from tropical depression “Verbena” in Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported that 269 families were affected in San Carlos City,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 52-year-old laborer was killed by a lightning strike in his home in Barangay Anahaw, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Nov. 23. Police Lt. Col. Jovil Sedel, Hinigaran police chief, said the incident was reported to them by the victim’s wife on Monday, Nov. 24....
BACOLOD CITY – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson issued an executive order on Monday, Nov. 24, directing the pre-emptive evacuation of residents in high-risk areas due to the threat of tropical depression “Verbena.” The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) recommended...
BACOLOD CITY – Police nabbed the most wanted person in Negros Island Region (NIR) in Barangay Dos Hermanas, Talisay City, Negros Occidental province on Thursday, Nov. 20. The suspect was a 36-year-old farm caretaker who was served a warrant issued by the Bacolod Regional Trial Court Branch 41...
BACOLOD CITY – Police have arrested a man in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental for allegedly raping his stepdaughter. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said the 38-year-old suspect allegedly raped the minor victim in their home. The warrant of arrest for qualified rape of a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 49-year-old backhoe operator drowned after the heavy equipment he was operating capsized during clearing operations in the reclamation area in Barangay 1, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental on Friday, Nov. 21. Police identified the victim as Harvey, of Barangay Miranda, Hinigaran....
