BACOLOD CITY – The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist reported that almost P1 million in high-value commercial crops in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, were damaged by the April 8 eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. ASHFALL hits Barangay La Granja, La Carlota City, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – Outdoor mass gatherings at the public plaza and Doña Hortencia Salas Benedicto National High School oval in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental have been discouraged due to Kanlaon Volcano. JALANDO-ON (Photo via MyLa Carlota FB) The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
BACOLOD CITY – Four barangays in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental have been affected by the molasses spill from a sugar mill. A MOLASSES spill hits four barangays in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental. (Photo via Municipal Agriculture Office/Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office/FB) Mayor...
BACOLOD CITY - A 41-year-old woman was arrested by authorities after she was caught with a sachet of suspected shabu worth P3,400 during a visit to her live-in partner at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facility in Barangay 2, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 20....
BACOLOD CITY – Seven persons have died from dengue in Negros Occidental province as of April 5 this year. The Provincial Health Office, in a report to Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, said that the latest fatality was a 49-year-old woman from Bago City. The first dengue death in the province, an...
BACOLOD CITY – A 49-year-old farmer was shot and killed by three unidentified gunmen in Sitio Bairan, Barangay Gen. Luna, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, April 15. Police said the victim was resting inside his home when gunfire erupted outside. The victim tried to flee by...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is on heightened alert starting Wednesday, April 16, to ensure public safety during Holy Week and the May 12 midterm elections. POLICE Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay (center), newly-installed officer-in-charge of Police...
BACOLOD CITY – A police officer was killed in a motorcycle crash in Barangay Napoles, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Monday, April 14. The victim was Police Staff Sgt. Hero John Trayco, 36, an intelligence officer assigned to the Bago City Police Station and a resident of Barangay Napoles, Bago...
BACOLOD CITY – The Victorias City government and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) recently inked an agreement to strengthen disaster preparedness and resilience in Negros Occidental. OCD Administrator Underseretary Ariel Nepomuceno and Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez, who also leads the Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – Three barangays in Bago City, Negros Occidental experienced light ashfall following an ash emission from Kanlaon Volcano shortly before noon on Monday, April 14. The Bago City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said that it received a report that ash fell on Barangays...
BACOLOD CITY – La Carlota City, Negros Occidental Mayor Rex Jalando-on postponed this year’s Pasalamat Festival due to the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on April 8. JALANDO-ON In a video posted on Facebook on Friday, April 11, Jalando-on said that continued volcanic activity has affected...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office has stepped up its security for the summer vacation with the deployment of 595 policemen across the province. POLICE deployed for the ‘Oplan: Summer Vacation 2025’ to ensure the safety of the residents and visitors in San Carlos...
