BACOLOD CITY – A 38-year-old former member of the Rebolusyonaryong Partidong Manggagawa ng Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army/Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) was shot dead in Purok Vanda, Barangay Santol, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, May 19. Police said that the victim Joseph...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipal government of Cauayan in Negros Occidental and the 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) have formally turned over the remains of four New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in an encounter in the town on May 16. Rev. Fr. Philip Palacios prayed and blessed the bodies of the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) assured that a thorough and impartial investigation is being conducted on the death of a 56-year-old police commissioned officer in his house in Barangay Handumanan here on Tuesday morning, May 19. Police Capt. Genus David,...
BACOLOD CITY – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) announced on Tuesday, May 19, that the family of Vince Francis Dingding, who was killed in an encounter between the military and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Cauayan, Negros Occidental, on May 16, would...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor John Rey Tabujara urged residents of Cauayan, Negros Occidental to remain calm and vigilant in the aftermath of encounters where five New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in Barangays Abaca and Poblacion on Saturday, May 16. Tabujara asked the people of Cauayan to cooperate...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) intercepted smuggled cigarettes valued at P40 million and arrested 10 suspected smugglers in Sitio Labugon, Barangay Nagbo-alao, Basay, Negros Oriental Saturday night, May 16. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, PRO-NIR...
BACOLOD CITY – Two high-ranking leaders of the New People’s Army (NPA) were among the five fatalities in the series of encounters with the Army 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Barangay Abaca and Poblacion, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Saturday, May 16. Brig. Gen. Jason Jumawan, commander of...
BACOLOD CITY – Five New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in an encounter with the 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Barangay Abaca, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Saturday, May 16. Brig. Gen. Jason Jumawan, commander of the 302nd Infantry Brigade (IBde), said that the NPA fired at soldiers...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) conferred a posthumous award to Police Master Sgt. Davy Carampatana for his courage and bravery in the line of duty. Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, awarded the “Medalya ng Kadakilaan” to Carampatana...
BACOLOD CITY – Fourteen Education graduates from Negros Island schools topped the March 2026 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT). In the elementary level, Sahn Chien Alentiojo Montecastro of Central Philippine State University (CPSU)-Candoni in Negros Occidental ranked fifth...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government continues to deliver maximum services to Negrenses in a four-day work week while there is no instruction yet from Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson to revert back to the five-day workweek. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said on...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Coast Guard District Southern Visayas (CGDSV) has tightened security measures and increased monitoring of yachts in Tambobo Bay, Siaton, Negros Oriental, to prevent unlawful activities, including the smuggling of illegal drugs and other contraband. Commodore Christopher Auro,...
