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The police arrested three persons, including a high-value individual, and seized about P340,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Brgy. Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City, Tuesday, March 17. The suspects were identified as alias “Boy,” 42, tagged as a high-value individual, alias “Kim,” 33, and alias “Mar,” 34. Operatives of Police Station 8 conducted the operation at Purok Hollow Blocks at around 11:23 p.m. following reports that the main suspect was engaged in illegal drug activities. The operation resulted in the confiscation of about 50 grams of suspected shabu, the police said. Police also recovered buy-bust money, a cellular phone, coin purses, a motorcycle, and cash believed to be proceeds of illegal drug sales. The suspects were informed of their rights and are now un...

The Land Transportation Office–Negros Island Region has issued a show cause order to a driver involved in a fatal road incident in Brgy. Sum-ag, Bacolod City, recently.Authorities said the driver, a resident of Ilog, Negros Occidental, was involved in an incident where his vehicle struck an 83-year-old pedestrian.The victim was brought to the Bacolod General Hospital but was declared dead.LTO-NIR personnel, along with its Intelligence and Investigation Unit, served the order and explained its contents to the respondent.The respondent has already submitted a verified explanation.The agency said the case is now under review in accordance with existing rules and regulations.*

The police arrested a suspected hold-upper and gun-for-hire in Bacolod City on Wednesday, March 18.The suspect, identified as alias “Pocholo,” was apprehended by Police Station 3 and Bacolod City Police Office Intelligence Unit operatives.Authorities said the suspect was allegedly involved in a series of robbery incidents in the city, where he would meet victims through online chats before declaring a hold-up using a firearm.Police also linked the suspect to a recent shooting incident within the area of Police Station 3.The arrest was carried out by virtue of a standing warrant for violation of Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) issued by a Bacolod court following the revocation of his probation.  The suspect is now under police cust...

A 37-year-old man was found dead in a sugarcane field in Sitio Yungho, Brgy. Poblacion 1, Sagay City, on Wednesday night, March 18. Police said the victim, a store helper and resident of the area, was discovered lying lifeless beside the road with blood coming from his mouth. The victim was rushed to Alfredo Marañon Sr. Memorial District Hospital where he was declared dead. The Sagay City police said there were no signs of foul play or struggle. Authorities said the victim was suffering from tuberculosis and had refused medical treatment.*

Kagawad Paula Arca holds the trophy as Brgy. Tangub is officially declared CIFAG Champion of the  Mayor Greg Fire & Rescue Olympics 2026.* Barangay Tangub emerged as champion in the Barangay Community Fire Auxiliary Group (CFAG) Category of the  Mayor Greg Fire and  Rescue Olympics 2026 held at the  Bacolod City Government Center Thursday, March 19. With an average score of 88 percent, Barangay Tangub secured the top prize of ₱20,000, besting four other competing barangays in a series of physically demanding and skill-based challenges designed to simulate real-life emergency situations, a press release from the Bacolod City Communications Office said. Barangay Tangub Kagawad Paula Arca, who also served as coach, cr...

Bacolod City Rep. Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez*was elected Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 18.Also elected as deputy speakers were Pangasinan Rep. Maria Rachel Arenas and Cebu Rep. Vincent Franco Frasco.Majority Floor Leader Ferdinand Alexander Marcos nominated the three new deputy speakers, and the motion was approved by Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III, who presided over the session.“I am deeply honored and grateful to my colleagues in the House of Representatives, and to Speaker Bojie Dy, for the trust and confidence they have given me through my election as Deputy Speaker,“ Benitez said.He said he accepts the  responsibility with  a strong commitment to serve the Filipino people with integrity, diligence, and unity. ...

Rep. Javier Miguel “Javi” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District)*Rep. Javier Miguel “Javi” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) on Wednesday, March 18, denied claims circulating online that a congressional hearing triggered the decline in sugar prices, saying the market downturn was caused by oversupply and policy decisions, not legislative oversight.Benitez, in a press statement, described the allegations as baseless and irresponsible, noting that the accusations allegedly originated from within the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA).“Rather than answer for the oversupply it authorized, the SRA would rather point the finger at the institution that chose to investigate it,” he said.The lawmaker stressed that sugar prices are determined by supply and demand, not hearings.He ...

The Department of Health (DOH) is requesting Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson to allow the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) to operate the Merceditas J. Montilla District Hospital (MJMDH) in Sipalay City as an annex facility.Lacson, on Wednesday, March 18, said he would give the proposal serious thought. “Initially, I think it’s a good idea,” he said.Dr. Razel Nikka Hao, DOH Negros Island Region director, explained in a letter to Lacson that the proposed arrangement aims to strengthen hospital service delivery in the province—especially in Sipalay City—through a collaborative approach.This move would improve access to essential medical care and help decongest existing hospital facilities, she said.It would also enable the establishment of a Psychia...