BACOLOD CITY – A 42-year-old truck driver and his helper were arrested and smuggled cigarettes worth P11.1 million were seized in Barangay Talaban, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Oct. 4. The suspects were residents of Zamboanga City and Jolo, Sulu. Police sighted two individuals...
BACOLOD CITY – Several local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental have mobilized rescue and relief teams to assist communities in northern Cebu province devastated by the magnitude-6.9 earthquake on Sept. 30. The One Negros Response Team, backed by the provincial government, departed for...
BACOLOD CITY – Four local government units (LGUs) in Negros Oriental and public schools in Siquijor suspended face-to-face classes on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after the magnitude-6.9 earthquake in neighboring Cebu province on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. According to the Office of Civil Defense...
BACOLOD CITY - Classes in some schools in this highly-urbanized city and local government units in Negros Occidental were suspended on Wednesday, Oct. 1, following the 6.9-magnitude tremor that hit Bogo City, Cebu, and also affected the province on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. In a Facebook post, E.B....
BACOLOD CITY - A 62-year-old caretaker was recently arrested in Barangay Estefania here for the murder of two sugarcane field caretakers. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said the suspect, a resident of Barangay Talotog in Murcia, Negros Occidental, was the region’s...
BACOLOD CITY - The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) reported that 53 barangays have been flooded in 11 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental, as of 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, due to tropical cyclone ‘’Opong.’’ Flooding affected 10 barangays in...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Northern Negros Occidental reported on Friday afternoon, Sept. 26, that 298 passengers and drivers were stranded in various seaports due to severe tropical storm ‘’Opong.’’ The PCG suspended all sea trips in northern Negros Occidental and...
BACOLOD CITY – Authorities are currently monitoring the situation in various areas in Negros Occidental, including this highly-urbanized city, as tropical cyclone ‘’Opong’’ initially displaced 1,298 individuals due to flooding on Friday, Sept. 26. The city government initially reported...
BACOLOD CITY – A policeman and his companion were arrested for alleged involvement in gun-running activities in Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Negros Island Region (NIR) arrested the 31-year-old...
BACOLOD CITY – A 46-year-old man was allegedly killed over an unpaid debt in Barangay Suba, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Sept. 20. Police Capt. Jesus Alba, chief of Calatrava Municipal Police Station, said the victim and his wife were riding a motorcycle on their way home when they...
BACOLOD CITY – Eighty-one houses were destroyed by a fire in Greenville Bato, Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Sept. 22. A report from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-San Carlos said 77 houses were totally and four were partially damaged. A concerned resident...
BACOLOD CITY – Authorities rescued a policeman and his 16-year-old daughter from drowning in Barangay 5, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Sept. 18. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) spokesperson, said the 39-year-old police officer’s...
