Negros Oriental

The Negros Occidental provincial government has declared a total  ban on the entry of live pigs and  pork products from areas affected by African Swine Fever (ASF).The directive was made through  Executive Order No. 46, Series of 2026, signed by  Governor Manuel L. Sagarbarria on June 24,  and released  Friday,  June 26.The  strict measures were triggered by recent reports of resurging ASF cases in the neighboring province of Negros Occidental.Sagarbarria deemed the order necessary to block the virus from entering Negros Oriental and to prevent devastating economic losses for backyard raisers, commercial farms, and local consumers.Executive Order No. 46 bans the entry in to Negros Oriental of  live pigs, pork products, pork by-pr...

Department of Education-Negros Island Region Assistant Regional Director Anthony Liobet visits the learner injured in a stabbing incident at the hospital in San Carlos City.*DepEd-NIR photoThe Department of Education-Negros Island Region (NIR) is set to map out a comprehensive framework to ensure the safety of schools in the region while continuing to implement existing measures to protect the learners.DepEd-NIR spokesperson Almyr Caesar Dequiña said on Friday, June 26, that before the opening of classes on June 8, a memorandum was issued by Regional Director Ramir Uytico to ensure the safe return of learners for the school year 2026-2027.“This is our directive to our 22 schools division offices (SDOs) to protect learners from any form of abuse and violence,” Dequiña said.O...

Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño (4th from left) leads the launching of the S.A.F.E. NIR Dial 911 initiative at the convention center in Dumaguete City, Thursday.*PNA/Mary Judaline Flores Partlow photo Hundreds of officials from Negros Oriental and Siquijor, together with government agencies and civilian partners, pledged on Thursday, June 25,   to support a Philippine National Police (PNP) initiative to make Negros Island Region (NIR) safe through the 911 hotline.The commitment came during the launch of the S.A.F.E. NIR Dial 911 initiative at the Negros Oriental Convention Center, spearheaded by the Police Regional Office-NIR headed by its acting regional director, Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño.S.A.F.E., which stands for Seen, Appreciated, Felt, and Extraordinary, is an in...

Infographics courtesy of Department of Health-Negros Island Region The Department of Health-Negros Island Region (DOH-NIR) has extended  PHP206.26 million in financial assistance to beneficiaries in Negros and Siquijor after the establishment of the country’s newest administrative region in June 2024.The amount was released to 38,204 patients under the agency’s Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) Program.Data on Thursday showed the bulk of the assistance went to patients in Negros Occidental, amounting to PHP157.38 million, followed by Negros Oriental, PHP23.98 million.Siquijor received PHP14.54 million while Bacolod City received PHP10.36 million.“Access is also about financial protection. For many families, the barr...

Students, government agencies, and other stakeholders make their way to Lake Balinsasayao, a protected upland area, in Sibulan, Negros Oriental on Thursday for a tree-planting activity to commemorate Philippine Arbor Day.*DENR photo  The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Negros Island Region (DENR-NIR) targets to plant around 200,000 native trees this year, an official said on Thursday, June 25.DENR-NIR regional director Charlie Fabre said  that the tree-planting program will kick off as part of Philippine Arbor Day celebration as mandated by the national government.“We will hold simultaneous tree-planting activities across the region in celebration of Arbor Day, but this is just the beginning of a bigger target to plant more trees this ye...

PNA/Joan Bondoc file photo More than 4,200 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Negros Oriental will receive land titles and Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage (COCROM) from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) during a mass distribution activity in early July, an official said Wednesday, June 24.Manuel Galon, provincial agrarian reform program officer of DAR-Negros Oriental, said  4,242 ARBs are set to benefit from the distribution scheduled at the Negros Oriental Convention Center in Dumaguete City.Of the total beneficiaries, 350 recipients of land titles and 1,150 recipients of COCROMs will attend the ceremonial turnover, while the remaining awardees will receive their documents through simultaneous releases on the same day.“The number o...

The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region deployed 47 police personnel to five geographically isolated barangays in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental on Wednesday, June 24.The personnel were organized into five Revitalized Pulis sa Barangay teams that will be stationed in Brgy. Pinapugasan, Escalante City, Brgy. Winaswasan, Calatrava, and Brgy. Bug-ang, Toboso, in Negros Occidental.The remaining teams will be assigned to Brgy. Budlasan, Canlaon City, and Brgy. Caigangan, Santa Catalina, in Negros Oriental.The deployment was formally launched during a send-off ceremony at Camp Alfredo M. Montelibano Sr. in Brgy. Estefania, Bacolod City.PRO-NIR Acting Regional Director BGen. Romano Cardiño led the ceremony, which was attended by regional and provincial police offici...

Remittances from the  Energy Regulation (ER) Program 1-94 for 2025 turned over to representatives of the Municipality of Valencia and Barangays Puhagan, Malaunay, and Caidiocan in Negros Oriental.*EDC photoHost communities of the Southern Negros Geothermal Project (SNGP) in Valencia, Negros Oriental, are set to receive significantly higher remittances in 2026 following the implementation of the enhanced Energy Regulation (ER) Program 1-94 by the Department of Energy (DOE).Erwin Magallanes, head of the Public Relations Division of First Gen-owned Energy Development Corporation (EDC) in Negros, said Tuesday, June 23, that the updated policy under Department Circular DC2025-10-0023 increases the financial benefits for host communities of energy resource and power-generating faciliti...

A man listed as the No. 8 Provincial Most Wanted Person in Negros Oriental was arrested by police operatives in Bais City on Saturday, June 20.The suspect, whose identity was withheld by authorities, was arrested at around 3:21 p.m. in Brgy. 1, Bais City by intelligence operatives of the Bais City Police Station.Police said the accused is facing four counts of acts of lasciviousness and was arrested by virtue of a warrant issued by the Regional Trial Court Branch 45 in Bais City.Authorities did not disclose details of the charges.The  suspect is now detained at the Bais City Police Station pending  appropriate court proceedings.*

Three people died in motorcycle crashes in Negros Occidental from Friday to Sunday, June 19 to 21, the police  reported.The road crashes occurred in  Toboso, Hinoba-an, and Silay City.In Toboso, a 45-year-old man died after the motorcycle he was riding crashed along the national highway in Sitio Bebang, Brgy. General Luna, Friday morning.Police said the motorcycle was traveling from Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental, toward the Central Lopez transloading station when it allegedly overshot a curve, swerved to the opposite lane, and crashed into a coconut tree beside the road.The driver sustained injuries and was brought to a hospital in San Carlos City, while the back rider was taken to a medical facility in Toboso where he was declared dead.In Hinoba-an, a 49-year...