BACOLOD CITY – Five New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in an encounter with the 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Barangay Abaca, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Saturday, May 16. Brig. Gen. Jason Jumawan, commander of the 302nd Infantry Brigade (IBde), said that the NPA fired at soldiers...
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 – Fourteen Education graduates from Negros Island schools topped the March 2026 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT). In the elementary level, Sahn Chien Alentiojo Montecastro of Central Philippine State University (CPSU)-Candoni in Negros Occidental ranked fifth...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government continues to deliver maximum services to Negrenses in a four-day work week while there is no instruction yet from Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson to revert back to the five-day workweek. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said on...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Coast Guard District Southern Visayas (CGDSV) has tightened security measures and increased monitoring of yachts in Tambobo Bay, Siaton, Negros Oriental, to prevent unlawful activities, including the smuggling of illegal drugs and other contraband. Commodore Christopher Auro,...
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...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP )on Tuesday, May 12, condemned the use of dehumanizing language on social media, where fatalities from military encounter in Toboso, Negros Occidental were referred to as "corned beef." Public scrutiny continues over the deaths of the 19 people, now known as...
BACOLOD CITY – A 38-year-old police officer was stabbed dead and three others, including a deputy police chief, were injured in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Talaptap, Barangay Talaptap, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Monday night, May 11. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region...
BACOLOD CITY – A 35-year-old New People 's Army (NPA) militiaman wanted for the killing of an individual in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental three years ago was arrested in Barangay San Miguel, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental. Police served an arrest warrant for murder against Ben-Ben of...
BACOLOD CITY – Bago City in Negros Occidental resumed their regular five-day work week, beginning Monday, May 11, and maintained the strict energy conservation protocols in all government offices and operations. Mayor Marina Javellana-Yao issued on Sunday, May 10, Executive Order (EO) No. 27,...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez said Sunday that he will no longer push his resolution seeking a congressional inquiry on the April 19 clash between soldiers and communist rebels in Toboso, Negros Occidental where 19 individuals were killed. Benitez said...
BACOLOD CITY – The local governments of Toboso and Silay City in Negros Occidental are returning to a five-day work week starting Monday, May 11, after more than a month of implementing a four-day compressed work week as part of energy conservation measures. In a media interview, Toboso Mayor...
