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...
BACOLOD CITY – Fifty persons suffered allergies after eating “aloy” or “tulingan” in Cadiz City on Monday, April 6. The City Health Office (CHO) urged the public to temporarily refrain from eating tulingan following the incident. Initial investigation said that the victims experienced...
BACOLOD CITY – Troops from the 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) are pursuing remnants of the New People 's Army (NPA) led by wanted hitman Roger Fabillar following two clashes in Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Monday. In a statement, the 79th IB said the separate encounters took place between...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria on Monday issued an order instituting austerity measures within the provincial government relative to the national state of energy emergency as declared by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Sagarbarria outlined the temporary restrictions in...
BACOLOD CITY – The Holy Week in Negros Island Region from March 29 to April 5 was generally peaceful. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said 36 incidents were monitored and recorded and majority of these were non-index and manageable. All incidents were promptly addressed...
BACOLOD CITY – Around 15,000 devotees trekked to Glory Hill in Sitio Mantuhod, Barangay Mansablay, Isabela, Negros Occidental as part of their Holy Week pilgrimage on Good Friday. Mayor Miguel Angelo Yulo and father fifth district Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo III were among those who trekked to...
