By CESAR JOLITO III All personnel of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion in the Negros Island Region (RMFB-NIR) involved in an armed encounter with alleged members of the communist terrorist group (CTG) in Negros Occidental’s Calatrava town yesterday afternoon, have been accounted for and are safe, the Police Regional Office (PRO) in NIR said. Based …
Monthly Archives: June 2026
BENRO, hauler asked to address landfill odor
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Barangay Felisa Captain Francisco Hilado has asked the Bacolod Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO) and the city’s garbage hauler, International Solid Waste Integrated Management Specialists Inc. (I-SWIMS), to address the foul odor coming from the landfill and waste collection trucks. In his letter dated June 8, Hilado raised concerns about …
Teacher dies after student pressures him to drink acid
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA A 36-year-old senior high school teacher was allegedly poisoned by his student inside his house in Bacolod City’s Barangay Alijis on Friday, June 12. Police Colonel Eugene Rebadomia, director of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), in a radio interview, said the teacher, whose identity is being withheld, was found lifeless …
Motorcycle rider dies in crash, 2 hurt
By CESAR JOLITO III An 18-year-old motorcycle rider died on Saturday night, June 13, a day after he figured in a road crash along the Provincial Road at Barangay Minoyan in Negros Occidental’s Murcia town. The fatality was identified only by the alias “Benny,” while two other individuals involved in the incident, identified as alias …
Sagay donates site for police training center
By CESAR JOLITO III The Sagay City government officially donated a three-hectare property in Barangay General Luna for the establishment of the Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region (NIR) Regional Special Training Unit (RSTU), a move seen to strengthen police training and law enforcement capacity in the region. The donation was formalized through …
Kanlaon emits ash plumes
By CESAR JOLITO III The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported heightened volcanic activity at Kanlaon Volcano over the past 24 hours, with ash emissions and tremor events recorded. Phivolcs said a grayish ash plume was observed rising around 600 meters above Kanlaon’s summit at 7:04 a.m. yesterday. The emissions lasted for one …
Missing boy found dead after 3 weeks
By CESAR JOLITO III A seven-year-old boy who had been missing for more than three weeks was found dead in a remote mountain area of Barangay Bacuyangan in Negros Occidental’s Hinoba-an town. Police discovered the victim along the Saan River in Zone 8, where his remains were found in a decomposing state on June 11. …
Eala earns wildcard spot in Berlin Open
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense tennis standout Alex Eala has secured a place in the main draw of the Berlin Tennis Open after receiving a wildcard entry for the WTA 500 tournament scheduled from June 15 to 21 at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin, Germany. Tournament organizers announced that Eala’s direct entry into the …
Top chess players to vie in San Carlos Charter Day tourney
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Several of the country’s leading chess players are expected to battle for top honors in the Open Rapid Chess Tournament scheduled from June 20 to 21 at Marina Park as part of the 66th San Carlos Charter Day. Leading the field are International Master Rico Mascarinas of Tuburan, Cebu; FIDE Master …
Knicks beat Spurs in NBA finals championship, 94-90
The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs, 94-90, to claim their first NBA championship since 1973, putting the long-suffering franchise back on top and unleashing mass celebrations across the city’s five boroughs yesterday (Philippine time). Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 45 points as the Knicks closed out the best-of-seven NBA finals in five …