When Mt. Kanlaon erupted on December 9 last year, the impact rippled across Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental. Entire communities were forced to evacuate, livelihoods were buried in ash, and uncertainty stretched far beyond the initial days of the disaster. For many, the eruption was a test of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region reported that crime in the region dropped by 7.96 percent from June 2 to July 31 following the implementation of the Philippine National Police five-minute response time policy. PRO-NIR Director Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a 30-year-old man from Ilog, Negros Occidental, for allegedly molesting his three nieces aged seven, eight, and nine. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, spokesperson ofthe Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), said the suspect, the fifth most wanted...
BACOLOD CITY – The decomposing body of a suspected “salvage” or summary execution victim was discovered on Thursday morning, Aug. 14, on a river in Barangay Sag-ang, La Castellana, Negros Occidental, after three bodies were discovered in Talisay City on Monday, Aug. 11. Police said the body...
BACOLOD CITY – Police seized illegal drugs worth P29.8 million and arrested 807 suspected drug pushers from Jan. 1 to July 31. The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, in a media briefing at the provincial police headquarters here on Wednesday, Aug. 13, said 645 anti-illegal drug...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) has recorded eight dengue fatalities as of Aug. 2. The PHO said 3,813 cases have been recorded from Jan. 1 to Aug. 2, an increase of 62.46 percent or 1,466 compared to the same period in 2024 with only 2,347. Ten out of 31 local...
BACOLOD CITY – Sixty-one families or 225 individuals affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental returned home on Thursday, Aug. 14, after eight months in an evacuation center. The La Carlota City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office transported...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office is actively promoting 911 as the primary emergency number in the province. During a media briefing at the provincial police headquarters here on Wednesday, Aug. 13, Negros Occidental police director Police Col. Rainerio de Chavez...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria was elected chairman of the Regional Development Council (RDC) in the newly-established Negros Island Region (NIR). Christina Marie Gaston of the Association of Negros Producers based in Negros Occidental was elected...
BACOLOD CITY – A man was stabbed to death by his stepbrother over an old grudge in a computer shop in Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Aug. 10. Police Lt. Col. Nazer Canja, said the 27-year-old suspect, Lex, allegedly stabbed his 41-year-old stepbrother Ian while he...
BACOLOD CITY – Three suspected “salvage” or summary execution victims were found in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Aug. 11. Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) chief, expressed concern over the gruesome discovery. A Special...
BACOLOD CITY – The body of a 19-year-old aeronautics student from Barangay Alangilan here was found on Sunday morning, Aug. 10, in a sugarcane field in Barangay Salvacion, Murcia, Negros Occidental. Police Capt. Honey Labaro, Murcia police chief, said the victim was discovered around 5:30 a.m....
