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  By MA. THERESA LADIAO The activation of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) will have minimal effect on the police force in Western Visayas, PRO-6 spokesperson Lt. Colonel Arnel Solis said. “It won’t significantly affect us since it’s just a matter of transferring Bacolod City Police Office [BCPO] and Negros Occidental Police Provincial …

By JEN BAYLON The Office of Civil Defense in the Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) is scrambling to identify additional evacuation centers as authorities are bracing for Kanlaon Volcano’s potential escalation to Alert Level 4. OCD-NIR Director Donato Sermeno III said local government units (LGUs) surrounding Kanlaon have been tasked with assessing the capacities of evacuation centers in …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental is facing a concerning spike in dengue cases, as 105 new cases were reported in just one week, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) said. A total of 1,256 dengue cases were recorded from January 1 to March 8 this year, higher by 412.65 percent compared to last year, when only …

By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) is urging farmers to prepare for the potential effects of the dry season on their crops as temperatures continue to rise. OPA officer-in-charge Dina Genzola emphasized the importance of ensuring adequate water sources for irrigation to combat crop damage caused by prolonged heat. To …

By JEN BAYLON The construction of the Guimaras-Negros Bridge, a key component of the Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) Island Bridges Project, may face slight delays due to technical adjustments in the Panay-Guimaras Bridge’s detailed engineering design (DED), the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan revealed this following his visit to Negros Occidental’s Pulupandan town, …

By JEN BAYLON Local government units (LGUs) affected by the Kanlaon Volcano eruption are asking for additional funding from the national government to feed their evacuees, the Office of Civil Defense in Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) said. The LGUs expressed fear that their quick response funds (QRF) may be drained just for the food of evacuees …

By JEN BAYLON The Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) has reported a significant weakening of the New People’s Army (NPA) forces in northern Negros. This assessment comes following an encounter in Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City over the weekend, where two high-ranking NPA leaders were killed. In a radio interview yesterday, 79IB public information officer 1st Lt. Dan …

A private port operator in Negros Occidental has filed charges against executives of a state-run bank over the alleged non-release of a project loan worth P180 million. In a statement, the Manapla Port, Stevedoring and Arrastre Corporation (MPSA) filed a complaint against four officials of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) for violating the …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson announced that the Negros Island Region (NIR) is expected to be fully operational by 2027. This statement was made after a recent coordination conference hosted by Negros Occidental, where regional directors of various government agencies in NIR gathered. According to Lacson, the meeting directed regional directors …

By JEN BAYLON Bacolod City and three local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental suspended face-to-face classes yesterday due to high heat index. The cities of Kabankalan and Himamaylan issued respective executive orders suspending in-person classes yesterday to protect students from the extreme heat in response to the forecast by the state weather bureau, Philippine …