BUTUAN CITY – The province of Dinagat Islands on Tuesday celebrated the achievement of Glaizel Morados, a Grade 13 student from the island-province, who won a gold medal at the Southeast Asia International Science Olympiad held in Osaka, Japan, on Dec. 19. “On behalf of the people of Dinagat...
MAUBAN, Quezon - The Cagbalete Island Microgrid Project has officially become a reality in Cagbalete Island here, marking a major milestone towards cleaner, more reliable, and sustainable electricity for the island community. After a series of meetings and extensive coordination with the management...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, director of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), called on 322 newly-promoted policemen in Negros Island to serve with integrity, enforce the law impartially, and keep public trust at the core of their duties. Their...
BACOLOD CITY – Police declared that the “Trillion Peso March 2.0” protest in Negros Island on Sunday, Nov. 30, was generally peaceful. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), said that all rallyists peacefully dispersed late...
SILAY CITY, Negros Occidental – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Negros Island Region (PDEA-NIR) announced that 1,020 or 75.38 percent of the region’s 1,353 barangays are drug-cleared as of October. Siquijor, comprising 134 barangays, is 100 percent drug-cleared, with 107 cleared, 27...
BACOLOD CITY – Although no major threats have been detected, the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has placed its forces on heightened alert and is preparing 2,000 personnel to ensure public safety in the Trillion Peso March 2.0 on Sunday, Nov. 30. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region has terminated search, rescue, and retrieval operations for victims of typhoon “Tino” in the region. OCD-NIR Director Donato Sermeno, in a phone interview on Tuesday, Nov. 18, said this is pursuant to the advice of the National...
BACOLOD CITY – Fatalities from typhoon “Tino” in the Negros Island region has climbed to 101 as of Thursday, Nov. 13, the Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) said on Friday, Nov. 14. Canlaon City in Negros Oriental had the most fatalities at 20, with five missing and 42...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) in this city has deployed personnel to augment power restoration efforts in Negros Island devastated by typhoon ‘’Tino.’’ A team was sent to help personnel of Negros Power Corp., a sister company that is a joint venture with Central...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Tuesday, Nov. 4, that it was investigating a suspected Chinese rocket debris discovered by a group of trekkers along the shoreline of Camiguin Island in Calayan, Cagayan. PCG spokesperson Captain Noemie Cayabyab said a metallic debris was found by the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region will deploy around 900 personnel to maintain peace and order during All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days on Nov. 1 and 2. They are backed up by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Philippine...
TACLOBAN CITY – One-hundred seventy-seven students and 10 faculty members of the Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation in Lucena City, Quezon province fell victim to suspected food poisoning in Palompon, Leyte province on Wednesday. The local government unit on Thursday expressed serious...
