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Jun112026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros Slow Food, Bacolod Terra Madre highlighted at UN session in Rome

The FAO special session.* Lionel Dabbadie FB page photoThe Slow Food Movement in Negros and Terra Madre Asia Pacific in Bacolod City was highlighted at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's 181st special session in Rome on Wednesday, June 10.The initiatives were featured during a panel discussion on "Food, Biodiversity, and Community-based Agrifood Systems" at the FAO Headquarters, Slow Food International Councilor Ramon “Chinchin” Uy Jr. said Thursday.Uy represents Slow Food in Southeast Asia and operates Fresh Start Organic Farm in Negros Occidental.The high-level dialog was inspired by Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food movement and the Food and Agriculture Organization Zero Hunger Special Ambassador for Europe.The event focused on biodiv...

Jun112026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

NegOcc Provincial Board urges national gov’t action over devastating U.S. ban on blue swimming crab

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Crab meat pickers in Barangay Tomongtong, EB Magalaona.* Ronnie Baldonado file photoThe Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Negros Occidental has issued an urgent call for national government intervention following the closure of the United States market to Philippine blue swimming crab products, Board Member Hope Marey Depasucat said Thursday, June 11.The provincial board in a resolution, authored by Depasucat, expressed "deep concern" over the immediate economic fallout threatening thousands of local fishers, crab meat pickers, and processing plant workers.The market closure, enforced by the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service under its Marine Mammal Protection Act, took effect on Thursday, June 11.The SP resolution said the restriction was not imposed ...

Jun112026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Brianna Ang to join Bacolod’s 128th Independence Day celebration at BCGC

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The youth will take center stage in Bacolod City’s 128th Independence Day celebration at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) on Friday, June 12, with volleyball standout Brianna Nikola Ang joining the event.Ang, captain of the Bacolod Tay Tung High School volleyball team that won the Palarong Pambansa championship in 2024, will be among the featured guests.This year’s celebration carries the theme “Kalayaan, Kinabukasan, at Kasaysayan” and aims to give young people a platform to express their ideas and aspirations, a press release from the Bacolod City Communications Office, said.Councilor Homer Bais, chair of the Adlaw sang Paghanduraw Celebration Committee, said this year’s Independence Day program will differ from previous commemorations by highlighting the role ...

Jun112026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

PRO-NIR fielding 2,197 cops for 128th Independence Day security

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A total of 2,197 police personnel will be deployed across Negros Island Region (NIR) to secure the nationwide observance of the 128th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence on Friday, June 12.The massive deployment is part of the Police Regional Office Negros Island Region’s (PRO-NIR) intensified security and public safety preparations to guarantee a safe, orderly, and meaningful celebration.The PRO-NIR said policemen will be strategically positioned in major convergence areas hosting flag-raising ceremonies, civic and cultural programs, wreath-laying activities, and large public gatherings.The regional command will also establish police assistance desks, heighten mobile patrols, set up checkpoints, and provide traffic assistance to minimize publ...

Jun112026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

NIR’s No. 10 most wanted arrested in Bacolod for ‘qualified theft’

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A 32-year-old woman listed as the Negros Island Region tenth most wanted person was apprehended by law enforcement authorities in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City, on Wednesday, June 10.The suspect, identified by police only as alias “Kri,” is an unemployed resident of Purok Mahimayaon.She was arrested by virtue of a standing warrant of arrest for ten counts of qualified theft.The joint operation was carried out by intelligence operatives of Bacolod Police Station 3, in close coordination with the City Intelligence Unit, the Warrant and Subpoena Section of the Mandaluyong City Police Station, the Eastern District Intelligence Team, and the Regional Intelligence Unit National Capital Region.The suspect is currently in police custody pending proper legal disposition.*

Jun112026 by Mary Judaline PartlowNo Comments

TUPAD payout, job fair to highlight Independence Day celebration

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Beneficiaries of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) in Negros Oriental await the distribution of their wages at the Macias Sports Center in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, in this undated photo. *PNA/JFP file photoA government assistance payout and a job fair will highlight this year’s celebration of Independence Day in Dumaguete City, officials said on Wednesday.Ma. Socorro Mira, Public Employment Services Office (PESO) chief, said the local government of Dumaguete and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Negros Oriental are co-hosting this year’s 128th Independence Day activities.“The job fair at the Robinsons shopping mall will involve 12 employers with a total of 1,400 vacancies,” Mira said.Of the total, two are over...

Jun112026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bacolod Council backs bills pushing for public school teachers’ salary hike

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The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City has approved a resolution expressing its strong support for several pending legislative measures in the 20th Congress that seek to substantially increase the salaries and improve the benefits of public school teachers nationwide, Councilor Caesar Distrito said Thursday, June 11..The resolution, authored by Distrito, appeals to both the Senate and the House of Representatives, through Deputy Speaker alfredo Abelardo Benitez and other concerned officials, to prioritize the passage of these measures into law.Distrito said the passage of these measures would help address the economic challenges faced by educators while recognizing their indispensable role in shaping future generations of Filipinos.“Teachers remain the backbone of o...

Jun112026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

LTO-NIR serves show cause order to bus firm over fatal Silay crash

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The scene of the fatal road crash.* LTO photoThe Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region has served a show cause order to Vallacar Transit Inc. over a fatal road crash in Silay City, Negros Occidental that killed a three-year-old child.LTO-NIR said the order was served to the management of the bus company at its North Terminal in Bacolod City on Wednesday, June 10.The order stemmed from the June 1 road incident in Silay City involving one of the company’s buses, a Toyota Vios, and an e-bike.Based on the report cited by LTO-NIR, the bus allegedly sideswiped the Toyota Vios.The impact reportedly caused the Vios to hit an e-bike, resulting in the death of the three-year-old passenger.Personnel of the LTO-NIR Intelligence and Investigation Unit personally served...

Jun112026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Bacolod cops nab Grade 12 student, seize P1.08M in shabu

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An 18-year-old student classified as a high-value individual was arrested in a buy-bust operation that yielded P1.08 million worth of suspected shabu in Bacolod City on Wednesday, June 10.Police identified the suspect as alias “Bords,” 18, single, unemployed, and a resident of Purok Gonzaga, Brgy. Taculing.The operation was conducted by the City Drug Enforcement Unit of the Bacolod City Police Office in Purok Gonzaga.Police said the suspect is a Grade 12 student who was allegedly engaged in illegal drug activities in Brgy. Taculing and nearby areas.The operation was conducted after police received information from a confidential informant and validated the report through casing and surveillance.Police said the suspect allegedly sourced illegal drugs from an unidentified...

Jun112026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

2 road crashes leave 3 dead, one in critical condition

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Three persons died while another was critically injured in two road crashes in Negros Occidental, on Wednesday night, June 10.In Manapla, a motorcycle rider died while another rider was critically injured in a collision at KM 39 of the National Highway in Brgy. Tortosa at around 9:50 p.m.Police identified the fatality only as “Jam,” of legal age and a resident of Brgy. 1-B, Manapla, who was driving a blue Yamaha Aerox 155 motorcycle.The other driver was identified as “JM,” 24, a resident of Hacienda Napongolan, Brgy. Tortosa, who was driving a red Rusi motorcycle without a plate number and without a valid driver’s license.Police investigation showed that Jam was traveling from Manapla toward Victorias City, while JM had stopped at the center of the road an...