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Lt. Col. Ian Paul Arapols has assumed office as the new acting chief of police of the Guihulngan City Police Station in Negros Oriental following a turnover ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 16.Arapols succeeded Lt. Col. Nerito Lobrido, the outgoing officer-in-charge of the city police station, according to the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office.The turnover ceremony was held at the Guihulngan City Police Station in Brgy. Poblacion and was attended by Negros Oriental acting police director Col. Jonathan Abella, Deputy Provincial Director for Administration Lt. Col. Joeson Parallag, and Guihulngan City Mayor Filomeno “Mikoy” Reyes.During the ceremony, Lobrido formally relinquished his post and transferred the office symbol and documents covering the station’s existing operation...

Police in Negros Oriental seized more than P830,000 worth of suspected shabu and arrested 26 wanted persons in separate operations from Sept. 8 to 14.The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office said 14 anti-illegal drug operations resulted in the seizure of 122.097 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P830,259.60.Police operations involved two individuals classified as high-value individuals and 12 street-level individuals.NOrPPO also reported the arrest of 26 wanted persons during the week, including one provincial-level most wanted person and three city or municipal-level most wanted persons.Twenty-two others classified as other wanted persons were also arrested.In its campaign against loose firearms, police conducted 10 operations and accounted for 11...

The water flow in Calaon City being monitored on Tuesday*Canlaon City DRRMO photoAt least 167 residents in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental preemptively fled their homes Tuesday  as heavy rains triggered lahar flows along the slopes of Kanlaon Volcano, an Office of Civil Defense official  said Wednesday, Sept. 16.The OCD has requested the Negros Occidental provincial government to assist with a drone survey of areas around the volcano to check for artificial damming caused by accumulated volcanic debris, OCD Negros Island Region Director Donato Sermeno III said.Sermeno warned that a collapse of possible  temporary debris blockages   under mounting water pressure, could unleash deadly flash floods.He compared the threat to disasters in Nepal, wh...

DOT-NIR Concurrent Regional Director Crisanta Marlene Rodriguez,*Ronnie Baldonado photoTourism receipts in the Negros Island Region increased to P32.40 billion in 2025 despite a decline in tourist arrivals, prompting the Department of Tourism to push for a regional strategy focused on longer stays, higher visitor spending and interconnected destinations.DOT-NIR Concurrent Regional Director Crisanta Marlene Rodriguez presented the region’s tourism outlook during the 2nd Negros Occidental Tourism Summit at STI West Negros University in Bacolod City on Wednesday, Sept. 16.Rodriguez said the challenge for the newly established region is to turn its existing tourism assets into a competitive regional economy that is connected, compelling, high-value and resilient.“A competitive...

A 27-year-old motorcycle rider died after crashing into the rear of a truck parked along the national highway in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, late Tuesday night, Sept. 15.The Kabankalan City police identified the victim only as  “Jojo,” a resident of Brgy. 2, Himamaylan City.The road incident happened at around 11:30 p.m. in front of Jeamac Diagnostic Center in Sitio Mohon, Brgy. Binicuil.Police said a Fuso truck driven by alias “Jay,” 27, was traveling from Dumaguete City toward Bacolod City when its driver temporarily parked along the roadside to take a coffee break.The truck’s hazard lights were reportedly activated while it was parked.The truck driver told investigators that he saw the approaching motorcycle being driven in an apparently unstable manner ...