BACOLOD CITY – A 67-year-old former municipal councilor of Murcia, Negros Occidental was injured in a road rage incident on Sunday, March 8. The incident involving a motorcycle rider has reached the Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR). The agency is set to issue a show-cause...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has intensified monitoring and coordination efforts with partner agencies and local government units (LGUs) to ensure the stability of fuel supply and maintain peace and order amid global developments that could impact oil...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is on heightened alert for tropical storm “Basyang” which is expected to affect the region by Friday, Feb. 6. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, PRO-NIR spokesperson, said that search and rescue (SAR) teams have been activated...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) paid tribute to the bravery, patriotism, and ultimate sacrifice of the 44 members of the Special Action Force (SAF) killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao 11 years ago. Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, PRO-NIR director,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) deployed 300 personnel to reinforce security in the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City from Jan. 22 to 26. Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, PRO-NIR director, led the send-off ceremony in Camp Alfredo M. Montelibano Sr.,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) deployed 150 policemen to Cebu City on Wednesday, Jan. 14, to augment security for the Sinulog Festival. They are composed of 100 personnel from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office and 50 from the Siquijor Police...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has confiscated illegal drugs amounting to P286,724,330 across three provinces, including this highly-urbanized city, since its reactivation last March. Lawmen recovered 41.9 kilos of shabu valued at P285,459,866.96 and 10.5...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) reported a 22.1 percent decrease in eight focus crimes in 2025, reflecting strengthened police operations, intensified crime-prevention strategies, and sustained community partnership across the region. Crimes went down 287...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) confiscated 23,415 prohibited firecrackers valued at P437,000 in Negros Island from Dec. 27, 2025 to Jan. 1, 2026. These were presented in Camp Alfredo Montelibano Sr. in Barangay Estefania here on New Year’s Day and will...
BACOLOD CITY – Police said the New Year in Negros Island was generally peaceful, orderly, and secure, with no stray bullet incidents, and only one indiscriminate firing incident involving a retired Marine officer. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR)...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-eight rookie policemen from Region 9 or the Zamboanga Peninsula region were deployed to the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) on Friday, Dec. 26. They – eight females and 20 males – were part of the 2025 Additional Attrition and Regular Recruitment...
Police said Christmas was generally peaceful in the Negros Island Region. Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) chief Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay credited this to the cooperation of communities in Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, this highly-urbanized city, and Siquijor....
