By CESAR JOLITO III Authorities are looking at mistaken identity as a possible motive in the fatal shooting of a church driver outside the Bacolod Cosmopolitan Christian Church in Barangay Taculing on Sunday morning, August 24. Police Station 6 commander, Captain Rosalino Pugoy, Jr. said they are also not ruling out the possibility that the …
Monthly Archives: August 2025
Baciwa board: GM removal followed due process; Jardin defies ouster
By CESAR JOLITO III The dismissal of former Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) General Manager Mona Dia Jardin underwent due process, according to Board of Directors President Atty. Sonya Verdeflor. In an interview, Verdeflor stressed that the board’s decision was anchored on multiple violations allegedly committed by Jardin, including lack of transparency and failure to …
DOH-NIR establishes regional blood services network
The Department of Health (DOH) is engaging key stakeholders and partner-facilities in establishing a strong and sustainable blood program network for the Negros Island Region (NIR). Data showed 26,337 total blood units were collected from January to June this year across the region, comprising Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Siquijor, and highly-urbanized Bacolod City. There were …
3 dead in head-on motorcycle crash
By CESAR JOLITO III Three individuals were killed following a head-on collision involving two motorcycles along the national highway at Barangay Malabuhan in Negros Occidental’s Siaton town on Sunday night, August 24. An initial investigation by Siaton police showed the accident occurred at around 7:00 p.m. when a motorcycle driven by 27-year-old James Baldoza Mejio, of Barangay Casalaan, …
PSA aims to register nearly 1.5-M NegOr residents for National ID
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Negros Oriental aims to register the province’s entire population of 1,492,038, based on the 2024 Census of Population (Popcen), into the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) by the end of 2025. PSA Negros Oriental chief Engineer Ariel Fortuito reported during the recent Provincial Statistics Committee meeting that registration has already …
2 NegOcc LGUs to launch OTOP hubs in September
Two local government units (LGUs) in southern Negros Occidental, in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), will launch their One Town, One Product (OTOP) hubs in September. Hinigaran town will open its OTOP hub on September 1, followed by Sipalay City on September 12. “This initiative aims to empower micro, small and …
DAR-NIR assumes responsibility for 3 provinces
The Department of Agrarian Reform in the Negros Island Region (DAR-NIR) assumed responsibility for three provinces in the Visayas. DAR-NIR will include the provinces of Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental and Siquijor in Project SPLIT (Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling), which is funded by the World Bank and designed to convert collective land …
Cordero, NU secure bronze in volley tilt
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Honey Grace Cordero led the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs back to the podium, steering them to a bronze-medal finish in the 1st Mayor Raisa S. Treñas International Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament at the Joe III Garden in Iloilo City on Sunday, August 24. Cordero and partner Kathrina Epa displayed …
Negrense coach lauds Adamson after SSL Cebu leg title sweep
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Adamson University Lady Falcons head coach JP Yude expressed pride in his team’s flawless run to capture the 2025 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) National Invitationals Cebu Leg. The Lady Falcons secured the leg championship with a commanding 25-15, 26-24, 25-14 sweep of the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles at the …
Alex Eala stuns 14th seed Tauson, makes historic US Open breakthrough
Filipina tennis sensation Alex Eala continues to etch her name into the history books — this time after recording her first ever win at a Grand Slam. Eala bucked the odds and completed a stunning third-set comeback to oust 14th seed Clara Tauson, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (13-11), in the first round of the US Open. …