By CESAR JOLITO III The Bacolod City government and the Department of Energy (DOE) have formalized a partnership aimed at advancing renewable energy and sustainable waste management, following the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on Monday, January 26. The agreement covers the development of a waste-to-energy (WTE) facility in Bacolod City and the …
Monthly Archives: January 2026
Pork, egg prices edge up slightly
By CESAR JOLITO III The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) reported slight movements in the prices of pork, eggs and other livestock products, based on its latest price monitoring. Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Placeda Lemana said the average pork price during the January 19 to 26 period was P340 per kilo, with Himamaylan City posting …
Police pursue assailants in slay of NegOcc village dad
The Murcia Municipal Police Station in Negros Occidental launched a pursuit operation for the assailants in the murder of Sta. Rosa village councilor Joe Arnel Gawan on Monday, January 26. In a report, the Police Regional Office – Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said the 59-year-old official was shot by an undetermined number of persons while …
Laborer stabbed dead
By CESAR JOLITO III A 46-year-old man was stabbed dead by his fellow laborer at Barangay Mambugsay in Negros Occidental’s Cauayan town on Monday night, January 26. Police identified the suspect as a 37-year-old laborer known by the alias “Nardo,” who remains at large. Both the victim and the suspect are residents of Purok 1 …
Shootings in NegOr drop 20% to 53
The number of shooting incidents in Negros Oriental in 2025 dropped 19.69 percent to 53 compared to 66 the previous year, an official said. Captain Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO), told the Philippine News Agency in an interview that this was due to their sustained enhanced police operations, especially …
2 held, P61-K ‘shabu’ seized
By CESAR JOLITO III Police arrested two suspected drug personalities and seized an estimated P61,200 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation at Barangay San Pedro in Negros Occidental’s Binalbagan town on Monday night, January 26. The Binalbagan Special Drug Enforcement Team identified the suspects as 28-year-old alias “Bonbon,” a resident of Barangay San …
Eala dominates foe in PH Women’s Open
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Alexandra Eala delivered a commanding start to her homecoming campaign, sweeping Russia’s Alina Charaeva, 6-1, 6-2, at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center to advance to the opening round of the Philippine Women’s Open. The 20-year-old Negrense, seeded No. 2 in the WTA 125 tournament, was in control from the outset, …
Severino, PH Para Chess add 5 golds in Asiad
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Philippine Para Chess team delivered another strong finish at the 13th Asean Para Games, adding five more gold medals on Monday night, January 26, to help the country secure fourth place overall in the medal standings in Thailand. Negense Sander Severino and Darry Bernardo led the late surge in the …
Doncic fires in 46 as Lakers blast Bulls
Luka Doncic scored 46 points and handed out 11 assists and LeBron James contributed 24 points as the Los Angeles Lakers earned a 129-118 win against the host Chicago Bulls yesterday (Philippine time). Rui Hachimura added 23 points and Marcus Smart had 12 for the Lakers, who won for the fourth time in five games …
Sengun, Durant lead Rockets to comeback win
Alperen Sengun and Kevin Durant tallied 33 points apiece to fuel the Houston Rockets to a 108-99 comeback victory at home over the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies yesterday (Philippine time). Sengun added nine rebounds and six assists to his ledger, and almost singlehandedly orchestrated the Rockets’ fourth-quarter rally after the Grizzlies led by as much as …