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The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has reported a reduction in crime cases in the province in the past eight months. At the joint meeting of the Provincial Peace and Order Council and Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council in Bacolod City on Thursday, September 5, NOCPPO deputy provincial director for operations, Colonel Edison Garcia said crime incidents declined …

About 500 recovering persons who used drugs (RPWUDs) in Bacolod City will receive aftercare support under the “Yakap Bayan” program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In a statement yesterday, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez underscored the importance of ensuring that the city government aligns with national government agencies in efforts to combat …

Three couples who were former members of the dismantled Northern Negros Front of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) recently got married in a ceremony facilitated by the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) at its headquarters in Barangay Bato, Sagay City, Negros Occidental. The wedding had “a touch of military honors …

A kagawad of Bacolod City’s Barangay 7 believed that political motives were behind his suspension from his post. Kagawad Bernabe Sibug said his suspension was politically motivated. He added that there was no prejudicial to service, abuse of authority or grave misconduct involved that led to his three-month suspension ordered by the Office of the …

Leptospirosis cases in Bacolod City decreased by 75 percent from January to mid-August this year compared to the cases during the same period in 2023, records from the City Health Office (CHO) on Wednesday, September 4, showed. Only 16 cases, including six deaths, were reported in the entire 34 reporting weeks in 2024, compared to …

A total of 398 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Negros Occidental in Lebanon refused to go home amid the worsening tension between Hezbollah and Israel. “Nobody wants to go home,” Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said during a media interview on Tuesday, September 3. Lacson said he is offering an additional P5,000 worth of assistance for Negrense …

The Bacolod City government is developing an 8.7-hectare tree park in Barangay Alangilan to become a tourist attraction and an economic enterprise at the same time. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran and Lone District Representative Greg Gasataya led the blessing and groundbreaking ceremony for the site development yesterday. “We have earmarked almost …

The Department of Health-Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-WV CHD) urged the public to seek immediate consultation once they manifest signs and symptoms of dengue as cases and deaths in the region continue to rise. The region has 18,056 cases with 42 deaths this year, covering the January 1 until August 24 monitoring report …

The Office of the Ombudsman – Visayas suspended three barangay officials of Bacolod City’s Barangay 7 due to abuse of authority and grave misconduct. In an 11-page decision dated July 16, signed by graft investigation and prosecution officer Marilyn Israel Torres, Ombudsman issued a three-month suspension against Punong Barangay Hercy Sibug, her husband Kagawad Bernabe …

Ten budding filmmakers from highly urbanized Bacolod City will showcase short films with the theme “Stories with a Smile” during the maiden Bacolod Film Festival from September 12 to 15. The screenings will be at SM City Bacolod and Ayala Malls Capitol Central cinemas. “Get ready to witness the remarkable works of the finalist filmmakers, …