BACOLOD CITY – More than 2,500 transportation network vehicle service (TNVS) and delivery service company drivers in Bacolod City and neighboring local government units started receiving P5,000 cash relief assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) reported a 27 percent decrease in total crime incidents in the region in the first quarter of this year. The Crime Incident Reporting and Analysis System (CIRAS) said 2,842 incidents were recorded from January to March 2025,...
BACOLOD CITY – Around 956 delegates are representing Negros Island Region (NIR) for the first time in the Palarong Pambansa in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur which kicked off on Sunday, May 24. Dr. Ramir Uytico, director of the Department of Education (DepEd)-NIR, and Anthony Hilagos Liobet,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) paid tribute to the late Police Lt. Col. Romeo Vargas who was found dead in his residence in Barangay Handumanan here on May 19. Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, visited the wake of Vargas at the Bacolod...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is concentrating on the forensic examination of evidence recovered from the April 19 encounter in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental, where 19 people, including two foreigners and three minors, were killed. During...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region is elevating police service in Negros and Siquijor through the SAFE NIR program introduced by acting regional director Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño. SAFE stands for Seen, Appreciated, Felt, and Extraordinary, which is aligned...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) conferred a posthumous award to Police Master Sgt. Davy Carampatana for his courage and bravery in the line of duty. Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, awarded the “Medalya ng Kadakilaan” to Carampatana...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) commended the courage and bravery of two policemen who were injured in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Talaptap, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Monday. Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, accompanied...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño was named as the new Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) director effective Friday, May 8, succeeding Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay who was named as deputy director of the Philippine National Police Directorate for...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) stopped an illegal motorcycle drag race in Barangay Granada here on Sunday night, April 26, through information from a concerned citizen. LTO-NIR Director Jeck Conlu monitored the situation on the Bacolod-Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) chief, said they are investigating a police officer assigned to this highly-urbanized city for allegedly protecting cigarette smuggling in Negros Island. Interior and Local Government...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) condemned two fuel and run incidents here and in Talisay City, Negros Occidental involving the same Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). “We will hunt you down,” said LTO-NIR Director Jeck Conlu. On April 15 in Barangay...
