DUMAGUETE CITY – A government employee died while three other colleagues were injured after the government-owned commuter van they were riding lost its brakes and crashed into trees in Barangay Malusay, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Thursday afternoon. Police Lt. Col. Romeo Cubo, chief of...
BACOLOD CITY – The province of Negros Oriental has been placed under a state of calamity due to Red-Striped Soft Scale Insect (RSSI) infestation. The declaration was approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) presided over by Vice Gov. Cezanne Fritz Diaz on Tuesday, July 21. Diaz said this is...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Three suspects charged in the fatal shooting of American marine biologist Dr. Kent Carpenter in Sibulan, Negros Oriental have tested positive for illegal drug use, a police official said Tuesday. Capt. Stephen Jaynard Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Thousands of vulnerable households in Negros Oriental began receiving the first tranche of government cash assistance on Monday under the Unified Package for Livelihood, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) program. The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island...
BACOLOD CITY – The fourth suspect in the killing of 73-year-old American marine biologist Dr. Kent E. Carpenter surrendered to the police before midnight on Thursday, July 16. Police Capt. Stephen Polinar, Negros Oriental police spokesperson, said the suspect was a 21-year-old man from Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – Police have three suspects in the murder of 73-year-old American marine biologist Dr. Kent E. Carpenter in Sibulan, Negros Oriental on July 12 in custody. A report from Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said that the first suspect, Mark, 26, a resident...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, director of Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), vowed justice for the 73-year-old American marine biologist in Sibulan, Negros Oriental who was killed in a home invasion over the weekend. Cardiño assured the victim’s family,...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has created a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) to investigate the recent fatal shooting of an American marine scientist and the alleged sexual assault of his Filipino partner in Sibulan, Negros Oriental. Police Capt. Stephen Jaynard...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria has suspended classes on all levels in both public and private schools on Thursday, July 9, as a preemptive measure against the expected impact of super typhoon Inday. Sagarbarria issued Executive Order No. 48, Series of 2026, on Tuesday...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria has assured hog raisers that the provincial government is prepared to contain the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) amid five confirmed cases in La Libertad town. Sagarbarria led the Provincial ASF Task Force Coordination...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria ordered the suspension of classes in the municipalities of Siaton and Zamboanguita on Tuesday following heavy rains and severe weather that triggered flooding and landslides. Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria said flooding and landslides in...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Authorities are investigating the deaths of about 30 hogs in Amlan, Negros Oriental, even as the provincial government intensifies measures to prevent the entry of African Swine Fever (ASF) into the province. Amlan Mayor Manjoe Sycip said Monday it is premature to conclude the...
