BACOLOD CITY – A 67-year-old former municipal councilor of Murcia, Negros Occidental was injured in a road rage incident on Sunday, March 8. The incident involving a motorcycle rider has reached the Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR). The agency is set to issue a show-cause...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental backs the plan of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to seek emergency powers that would allow the national government to reduce excise taxes on petroleum products as oil prices surge due to the crisis in the Middle East. Gov. Eugenio...
BACOLOD CITY – Five Overseas Filipinos Workers from Negros Occidental have sought repatriation from war-torn Middle East. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said two new requests for repatriation been made through the Provincial Help Desk and these have been forwarded to the Overseas...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has intensified monitoring and coordination efforts with partner agencies and local government units (LGUs) to ensure the stability of fuel supply and maintain peace and order amid global developments that could impact oil...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government will implement the compressed four-day work week starting March 16 in accordance with the energy conservation protocols issued by the Office of the President (OP). "The province recognizes the need to adopt appropriate operational...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Oriental third district Rep. Janice Degamo marked the third death anniversary of her husband, Gov. Roel Degamo, on Wednesday by reiterating her demand for justice. “We thank the national government for their efforts in bringing the mastermind in killing my husband, back to...
BACOLOD CITY – Three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Negros Occidental working in the Middle East have sought assistance from the provincial government for repatriation. Provincial Administrator Rafyrando Diaz II said in a media interview on Wednesday, March 4, that the Public Employment...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental has activated its Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Help Desk and Hotline to assist residents whose families, friends, and loved ones are in areas affected by the conflict in the Middle East. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II...
BACOLOD CITY – A Chinese national and eight other individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in illegal mining activities in Barangay Bacuyangan, Hinoba-an in Negros Occidental, a police report on Saturday showed. The suspects’ arrest on Feb. 26 was part of the intensified...
Seven unidentified armed men gunned down a 61-year-old chief village peacekeeper at the barangay hall of Pinapugasan Proper in Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 28. Police Capt. Lindsey Caraballe, deputy chief of Escalante City Police Station, identified the victim as Eduardo....
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental extended P120,000 financial assistance to the family of the three siblings who were brutally attacked in their house in Silay City early this month. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson personally turned over a check to Ronelyn, the mother of the...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-three families or 81 individuals in three barangays in two local government units in Negros Occidental fled the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Thursday, Feb. 26. The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) said 13 families or 40 persons were evacuated from...
