The local government of Canlaon City in Negros Oriental is ready to deploy its response teams and logistics following the explosive eruption of Mt. Kanlaon yesterday afternoon. Seth Bariga, Canlaon City information officer, told the Philippine News Agency in an interview that the city is prepared to evacuate residents from the barangays near the volcano …
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BFP-NIR to engage youth in promoting fire safety awareness
The Bureau of Fire Protection – Negros Island Region (BFP-NIR) is focusing on engagements with the youth in raising fire safety consciousness as it gears up for the 2026 Fire Prevention Month in March. In a press conference in Bacolod City yesterday, BFP-NIR Director Chief Supt. Rodolfo Denaga said this year’s campaign will have emphasis …
NegOcc, LGU partnership drives sanitation push
By CESAR JOLITO III The Negros Occidental provincial government has intensified its public health campaign with the rollout of the collaborative Safewater Project, a sanitation initiative aimed at eliminating open defecation and improving hygiene in rural communities. Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz II said the program, spearheaded by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, focuses on providing …
NPA claims ‘military informant’ killing anew
By CESAR JOLITO III The New People’s Army (NPA) has claimed responsibility for the killing of a man the group identified as an alleged military intelligence asset at Barangay Santol in Negros Occidental’s Binalbagan town. In a statement, the Romeo Nanta Command of the New People’s Army (NPA), operating under the South Central Negros Guerrilla …
Bacolod police chief vows to track down new drug personalities
The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is pursuing new drug personalities amid intensified operations that resulted in the recovery of P1.75-million shabu in the past week. In a press conference yesterday, BCPO chief Colonel Eugene Rebadomia said, as declared by his predecessors, there is no longer any active drug group operating in the city. “We …
Gunman in siblings shooting arrested
By CESAR JOLITO III The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of two siblings in Barangay Mandalagan last September 2025, nearly five months after the incident. The BCPO confirmed that a warrant of arrest was served against the suspect, identified only as alias Ungi, a resident of Barangay Villamonte. …
Smuggled cigarette bust leads to twin ops vs. illegal trade, drugs
By CESAR JOLITO III A major seizure of smuggled cigarettes worth nearly P800,000 has highlighted the sustained law-enforcement drive of the Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), as police units carried out back-to-back operations against smuggling and illegal drugs on Monday, February 16. In Negros Occidental’s Escalante City, mobile patrollers and intelligence …
Prelate highlights Lent as opportunity for repentance, conversion
Bishop Julito Cortes of the Diocese of Dumaguete urged the faithful yesterday to view the Lenten season as an opportunity for repentance, transformation, and reconnecting with the Lord. Cortes said in his homily during the Ash Wednesday concelebrated Mass that he presided over at the St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral that believers are to give …
Uncle, nephew die from drowning
By CESAR JOLITO III A fishing trip turned tragic after a 42-year-old man and his nine-year-old nephew drowned in the Nabinay River at Barangay Mabini in Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City on Tuesday morning, February 17. Police identified the fatalities as both residents of Hacienda Sampil in the village. Authorities said the incident occurred at 10:40 …
284 NegOr brgys drug cleared, 53 drug-free
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Dumaguete City has reported that 284 out of the 557 barangays in the province have been cleared of drugs in line with the government’s anti-narcotics campaign. The PDEA also disclosed in a recent Provincial Peace and Order Council meeting in the city that 53 barangays were declared drug-free …