Negros Oriental

Jul12026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod, Negros Oriental confirm resurgence of ASF cases

Bacolod City and La Libertad, Negros Oriental, have confirmed cases of African Swine Fever (ASF), prompting intensified biosecurity and border control measures to prevent its further spread, officials said on Wednesday, July 1.Hogs in Barangay Alijis and Barangay Taculing in Bacolod City have tested positive for the virus, City Veterinarian Dr. Maria Agueda de la Torre announced at a press conference at the Mayor’s Office on Wednesday afternoon.The positive results were based on blood samples from four pigs submitted for testing to the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Western Visayas’ Regional Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in Iloilo, she said.Samples were taken from live pigs in areas where pigs had died, de la Torre said.Random testing of pigs will b...

Jul12026 by Nanette GuadalquiverNo Comments

CLMMRH starts shift to digital healthcare system

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The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City is continuing efforts to modernize healthcare delivery with the implementation of the SegHIS Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Hospital Information System (HIS).As a major step toward digital transformation, the apex hospital or end-referral center of the Department of Health (DOH) in Negros Island Region partnered with Segworks Technologies Corp. in utilizing the SegHIS Plus Electronic Medical Record System to deliver more efficient, integrated, transparent and patient-centered healthcare services.CLMMRH chief information officer and project manager John Michael Gabriel Zaragoza said on Wednesday, July 1, that after the ceremonial signing of the project charter earlier this week, they ...

Jul12026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

P7.1M shabu seized in Sibulan buy-bust, man from Lanao del Sur arrested

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The arrested Lanao del Sur resident.*Photo courtesy of Bhoy PilsAuthorities arrested a 35-year-old man and seized P7.14 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Sibulan, Negros Oriental, on Wednesday morning, July 1.The suspect was identified as alias “Noknok,” a resident of Tamparan, Lanao del Sur.The operation was conducted in Magatas, Sibulan, by personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Philippine National Police.The suspect allegedly told authorities that he had only been instructed to transport the illegal drugs to Bacolod City.He also claimed that he arrived in Dumaguete City on Tuesday.Authorities are investigating the source and intended recipients of the seized drugs.The suspect is under police custody while the...

Jun302026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

NegOcc declared under state of calamity due to severe sugarcane pest outbreak; NegOr to follow suit – Sagarbarria

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Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria and SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona (right) meet in Dumaguete City on Tuesday.*SRA photoThe Sangguniang Panlalawigan declared the entire Negros Occidental under a state of calamity Tuesday, June 30, due to the outbreak and continuing spread of the highly destructive Red Striped Soft-Scale Insects (RSSI) in the province’s sugarcane fields that has reached “critical levels.”Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria on Tuesday also said a state of calamity will be declared in Negros Oriental where sugarcane fields have also been hit by RSSI.The Negros Occidental SP’s declaration of a state of calamity was in response to Resolution No. 5 of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) recommending the declaration, which was submit...

Jun302026 by Judy F. PartlowNo Comments

Search on for missing flood victim in NegOr as 2 towns suspend classes

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Coast Guard personnel scour areas along a river in Barangay Maloh, Siaton, Negros Oriental on Monday afternoon after a 66-year-old male was reported missing.* Photo courtesy of Coast Guard Station Negros OrientalThe Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Oriental on Tuesday, June 30, intensified its search and rescue operations for an elderly man who went missing after being swept away by flash floods in Barangay Maloh, Siaton.Lt. Senior Grade Marionne Abigail Enopia, commander of the Coast Guard Station Negros Oriental, said search teams have expanded their operations to nearby coastal areas, including the waters off the adjacent town of Zamboanguita and Siaton."Our personnel are conducting search operations at sea while other responders, together with local disaster r...

Jun302026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

42 new police lieutenants deployed across Negros Island Region

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The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region welcomed 42 newly commissioned police lieutenants who will be assigned to different units across the region.The officers are members of the Philippine National Police Academy “Silang-Paglaom” Class of 2026.They were formally received during a courtesy call and send-off ceremony at Camp Alfredo M. Montelibano Sr. in Brgy. Estefania, Bacolod City, on Monday, June 29.PRO-NIR Regional Director PBGen. Romano Cardiño led the ceremony.Of the 42 officers, 10 will be assigned to the Bacolod City Police Office, 10 to the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, 13 to the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, two to the Siquijor Police Provincial Office, and seven to the Regional Mobile Force Battalion.PRO-NIR said the deploym...

Jun292026 by Judy F. PartlowNo Comments

NegOr police seize P23-M shabu in first half of 2026

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The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO) confiscated nearly PHP23 million worth of suspected shabu during intensified anti-illegal drug operations in the first half of 2026, a police official said Monday, June 29.NOrPPO spokesperson, Capt. Stephen Jaynard Polinar, said police conducted 290 anti-drug operations across the province from Jan. 1 to June 29, resulting in the arrest of 301 individuals.Of those arrested, 35 were classified as high-value targets, 264 as street-level individuals and two were not included in the police roster of drug personalities.The operations led to the seizure of more than 3,249 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated standard drug price of PHP22.78 million, Polinar said.The largest drug haul was recorded in Zamboanguita town, whe...

Jun292026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Kabankalan mayor to seek state of calamity over insect infestation, pig deaths

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Kabankalan Mayor Benjie Miranda discusses the RSSI infestation in his city with SRA Administrator Paul Azcona.*SRA photoMayor Benjie Miranda on Monday, June 29, said he will recommend that the Kabankalan Sangguniang Panlungsod declare a state of calamity due to red striped soft-scale insect (RSSI) attacks on sugarcane farms and the death of pigs in his city.Miranda, who attended an RSSI forum held by the United Sugar Producers Federation and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) at Nature’s Village Resort in Talisay, said the Kabankalan City government will support SRA’s efforts to curb the spread of RSSI, including the aerial spraying of insecticides.Meanwhile, he noted that the cause of the pig deaths in his city has not yet been determined.An SRA report as of F...

Jun292026 by Judy F. PartlowNo Comments

Negros Oriental probes Amlan hog deaths

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PNA file photo courtesy of Board Member Woodrow Maquiling Sr.Authorities are investigating the deaths of about 30 hogs in Amlan, Negros Oriental, even as the provincial government intensifies measures to prevent the entry of African swine fever (ASF) into the province.Amlan Mayor Manjoe Sycip said Monday, June 29, it is premature to conclude the hog deaths were caused by ASF, noting that the municipal government is still gathering information and conducting surveillance."Our Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) is conducting surveillance and monitoring in areas where the pig deaths were reported," Sycip told the Philippine News Agency. "Based on our initial reports, the symptoms vary and are not consistent with those usually associated with ASF."As a precaution, the may...

Jun262026 by Judy F. PartlowNo Comments

P60-M hyperbaric chamber seen boosting tourism, healthcare in NegOr

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Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority Chief Operating Officer Mark Lapid (4th from left) is joined by local government and Department of Tourism officials at the inauguration and blessing of a new PHP60-million hyperbaric chamber in Dauin,*PNA/Mary Judaline F. Partlow photoA PHP60-million hyperbaric chamber center in Dauin, Negros Oriental, is expected to strengthen the province's tourism industry, particularly its diving sector, while expanding access to specialized medical treatment and wellness services, an official of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) said.TIEZA Chief Operating Officer Mark Lapid, speaking during the opening of the Dive Dauin Festival on Thursday evening, said the Dauin facility is one of the 10 hyperbaric chamber c...