BACOLOD CITY – An alleged police asset was killed by two gunmen in Barangay Banago here on Maundy Thursday. Police Capt. Rosalino Pugoy Jr., commander of Police Station 3, said the 29-year-old victim identified as Bebe was riding a tricycle on her way home when the suspects onboard a motorcycle...
Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said that high fuel prices are beginning to impact the province. Lacson said he observed fewer vehicles and motorcycles, particularly in Don Salvador Benedicto (DSB), during his regular trips to San Carlos City. “I go home every week to San Carlos City...
BACOLOD CITY – The body of a suspected summary execution or "salvage" victim was discovered in Purok 3, Barangay Laga-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 1. Police said victim Wewin, 32, who sustained slash and multiple stab wounds, was last seen alive at around 10 p.m. on...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government of La Carlota in Negros Occidental implemented a provisional tricycle fare increase across the city starting Wednesday, April 1. Ordinance No. 2026-002, enacted in response to the ongoing oil crisis tied to the Middle East tensions affecting the transport...
BACOLOD CITY – The Coast Guard District Southern Visayas (CGDSV) monitored 9,110 travelers across the Negros Island Region (NIR) as of Wednesday, April 1. The CDGSV said 4,331 were outbound passengers and 4,779 were inbound. No maritime incidents were recorded. In line with the Department of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) on Tuesday served a show-cause order (SCO) to the driver involved in a "gas-and-run" incident in this city. In a statement, the LTO-NIR said the registered vehicle owner is a female, who resides in Barangay Salvacion of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) mobilized over 1,000 personnel to secure the summer vacation in Negros Island from March 29 to May 31. They were augmented by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Coast Guard...
BACOLOD CITY – Barangays 6 and Montilla topped this year’s Magayon Hinuptanan 2026 street dance and arena competition in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, March 24. Barangay 6, representing Category A for small barangays, and Barangay Montilla, representing Category B for large...
BACOLOD CITY - A 33-year-old fisherman was allegedly stabbed dead by his brother due to a land conflict in Barangay Bulanon, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, March 25. The victim was identified by authorities as Jovan. Investigation said that the victim and the 42-year-old suspect...
Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson backed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. 's national energy emergency declaration, saying it would give the national government more flexibility to respond effectively. “We support that and we will see what the result of this declaration is,”...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a couple for allegedly robbing and killing a 57-year-old Turkish national in Barangay Canlamay, Ilog, Negros Occidental on Sunday, March 22. The victim, a resident of Barangay Cabug in this city, was found dead in a sugarcane plantation in Barangay Canlamay at 2...
BACOLOD CITY – One person was killed and five individuals were wounded in a shooting on Sunday, March 22, in a fiesta in Sitio Buntoranon, Barangay Washington, Escalante City, Negros Occidental. Police Capt. Lindsey Caraballe, deputy chief of the Escalante City Police Station, said the suspect...
