By CESAR JOLITO III The Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has stepped up its security preparations ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations, calling on the public to remain vigilant as travel, shopping and social gatherings intensify across the region. In a public advisory, PRO-NIR reminded residents and visitors to …
Monthly Archives: December 2025
Victorias, DSWD probe AICS ‘kickback scheme’
By CESAR JOLITO III Authorities have launched parallel investigations into an alleged kickback scheme involving the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program in Negros Occidental’s Victorias City after more than 150 beneficiaries complained that their cash aid was unlawfully reduced. In an official statement, Victorias City Mayor Abelardo Bantug III disclosed that the …
NegOcc district jail denies PDL, visitor abuse claims
The management of Negros Occidental District Jail – Male Dormitory (NODJ-MD) based in Bago City dismissed the allegation of abuses to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and visitors claimed by Kabataan party-list Representative Renee Co in a privilege speech on December 15. In a statement released yesterday, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology – …
4 nabbed for estafa in NegOr entrapment
Personnel of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) and the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO) arrested four alleged members of a syndicate for estafa and falsification of public documents during an entrapment operation in Dumaguete City yesterday. Highway Patrol Team-Negros Oriental provincial chief, Executive Master Sergeant Aurelio Bodo, said in an interview that the suspects …
Police probe fatal shooting, road mishap
By CESAR JOLITO III Police officers in central Negros Occidental are conducting investigations into two separate incidents reported on Wednesday evening, December 17, involving a fatal shooting in Moises Padilla town and a vehicular accident along the national highway in Manapla town. In Moises Padilla, a 34-year-old man was killed in a shooting incident at …
NPA owns livestock buyer’s death
By CESAR JOLITO III The New People’s Army (NPA), operating under Armando Sumayang Jr. Command – Southwest Negros Guerrilla Front, has claimed responsibility for the killing of a 54-year-old livestock buyer who was shot dead at Barangay Camansi in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City earlier this month. In a statement, the rebel group identified the victim …
Apo Island board allocates funds for viable berthing space study
The Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) of Apo Island in Dauin, Negros Oriental, has allocated some P130,000 for a work and financial plan to determine the type of docking space for motorboats coming to the island. Charlie Fabre, regional executive director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Negros Island Region (DENR-NIR), told the Philippine …
Torres, UP bow to DLSU
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Reyland Torres provided a steady offensive presence for the University of the Philippines (UP), but it was De La Salle University (DLSU) that emerged victorious, reclaiming the UAAP men’s basketball championship with an 80-72 win over the Fighting Maroons in a winner-take-all Game 3 of the Season 88 finals at the …
Negros’ Rizal FC rules Iloilo football tourney
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Occidental’s Rizal FC emerged as the champion in the Born 2015 division of the 1st Tagnan Piccio Sr. Legacy Football League, held recently in Ajuy, Iloilo province. The young squad capped its campaign with a strong all-around showing, highlighted by several individual awards. Rhince Navarra was named Most Valuable Player …
Filipinas dethrone Vietnam for 1st-ever SEAG gold
For the first time in their history, the Philippine women’s national football team has won the gold medal in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games — and they got it done in the most dramatic of ways. The Filipinas outlasted defending champion Vietnam in a heart-stopping penalty shootout, 6-5, to rule the 2025 edition of the …