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Sep102026 by Richard Caballero JrNo Comments

Bacolod CLO halts demolition in Brgy. 39 following tension

Negotiations at Purok Katilingban, Barangay 39, Bacolod City, Thursday.* Richard Caballero Jr. photoThe Bacolod City Legal Office temporarily halted its planned demolition of houses in Purok Katilingban, Barangay 39, Bacolod City, following intense negotiations with a group called Hiligaynon Sectoral Tribal Incorporated on Thursday, Sept. 10.Authorities said that the land where some members of the group reside is owned by the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental and will be used for the construction of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) building.Enrico Nicor, the tribal chieftain, claimed that the lot was owned by a certain Acopiado of DGMA DAMA Foundation Incorporated and that the title had been transferred to the residents.However, authorit...

Sep102026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

2 Negrenses named National Artists an honor for Negros: guv

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Alvarado and Hilado*Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Thursday, Sept. 10, that it is an honor that two Negrenses have been named National Artists.Through Proclamation No. 1414, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared 10 Filipinos as National Artists of the Philippines.Among them are Nunelucio Alvarado of Sagay City for Visual Arts and Teodoro Ledesma Hilado from Silay City for Theater.Alvarado, 76, is a social realist artist famous for immortalizing the struggles of seasonal sugarcane workers (sakadas) in his paintings. Hilado is being posthumously recognized as the “Father of Lighting Design in Philippine Theater”.“It is an honor for us Negrenses that two of our own were named national artists,” Lacson said."I would like to congratul...

Sep102026 by Wilnard BaceloniaNo Comments

Murcia eyed for Negros Island regional police headquarters

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The Philippine National Police (PNP) is eyeing the municipality of Murcia in Negros Occidental as the strategic hub of the new Police Regional Office - Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), placing the command center near Bacolod City while positioning mobile forces in other parts of the island.PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. told senators on Thursday, Sept. 10, that several sites had been offered for the new regional headquarters, including areas in northern Negros, Kabankalan, near Bacolod, and Murcia.“Upon deliberation, we found it more appropriate to build the regional office at nearby Murcia,” Nartatez said during the Senate Finance Subcommittee J hearing on the proposed 2027 budget of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).Asked about t...

Sep102026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Man who allegedly made shooting threat at provincial Capitol arrested

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Alias “John”, 78, center, at the Hall of Justice.*PNP photoThe police arrested 78-year-old man who allegedly caused a disturbance and made a grave threat at the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City, for a separate case for four counts of alleged libel.Alias “John”, 78, married, and a resident of Barangay 1, Bacolod City, was apprehended at the Hall of Justice at Cottage Road, Barangay 9, Bacolod City at 10 a.m . on Thursday, Sept. 10, by police and intelligence personnel, a Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO NIR) report said.The arrest was conducted by virtue of a Warrant of Arrest for four counts of libel under Article 353 of the Revised Penal Code, issued by the Regional Trial Court, National Capital Region, Branch 280, Mandaluyong City, wi...

Sep102026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

67 wanted persons arrested, P2.1M shabu seized in weeklong PRO-NIR operations

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Sixty-seven wanted persons were arrested while more than P2.1 million worth of suspected shabu was seized in police operations across the Negros Island Region from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6.Based on the weekly accomplishment report of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region, police conducted 35 anti-illegal drug operations that resulted in the arrest of 35 individuals.Authorities confiscated approximately 309.50 grams of suspected shabu with a reported standard drug price of P2,104,600.In operations against wanted persons, police arrested 18 individuals classified as most wanted persons and 49 other wanted persons, or a total of 67.PRO-NIR also conducted 23 operations against illegal gambling, resulting in 76 arrests and the confiscation of P17,595 in alleged gambling proc...

Sep102026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

NOCPPO named top performing police unit in PRO-NIR scorecard

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The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office was named the top performing police unit under the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region’s Bottom-up Balanced Scorecard System.NOCPPO Provincial Director Col. Dennis Wenceslao received the award on behalf of the provincial police command, Sept. 7.The scorecard evaluates police units based on key performance areas including operational readiness, community engagement, crime prevention and implementation of police programs.PRO-NIR said NOCPPO ranked highest among the provincial and city police offices in the region under the assessment.Wenceslao credited the recognition to the collective work of personnel across the provincial police office.“This award belongs to every officer and staff of NOCPPO,” Wenceslao said.He...

Sep102026 by Mark GarciaNo Comments

25-year-old laborer drowns in Sagay

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A 25-year-old laborer drowned while fishing with friends at the Himogaan River in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 8.The Sagay City Component Police Station identified the victim only as alias “Renren” of Purok Bagong Silang, Brgy. Bato.Police said the victim was fishing and drinking liquor with three friends at around 5 p.m. when he jumped into a deep portion of the river.Initial investigation showed that Renren attempted to hold on to a large rock but eventually sank into the water.His companions immediately pulled him from the river and sought help from his family.The victim was brought aboard a barangay service vehicle to the Alfredo E. Marañon Sr. District Memorial Hospital, where he was declared dead by the attending physician.Police ...

Sep102026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Bacolod cops nab 4 for drugs, robbery

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Police arrested three drug suspects and a man who allegedly broke into a residence while armed with a handgun in separate operations in Bacolod City, Wednesday night, Sept. 9.The Bacolod City Police Office reported that two anti-drug operations yielded about 12 grams of suspected shabu with a combined estimated standard drug price of P85,000.At around 9:12 p.m., personnel of Police Station 3 and the City Intelligence Unit conducted a buy-bust operation in Purok Mahimulaton, Brgy. Banago.Two 20-year-old men of Brgy. Banago were arrested while about five grams of suspected shabu valued at P37,400 were recovered.About an hour later, personnel of Police Station 4 conducted another buy-bust operation in Purok Cabachawan, Brgy. Villamonte.A 26-year-old...

Sep102026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Reported missing foreigner in NegOr located safe: police

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A foreign national earlier reported missing in Negros Oriental has been located and confirmed safe, the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office said.NOrPPO said on Sept. 9 that the police conducted verification and coordination after receiving information that the foreign national was believed to be somewhere in the province.Authorities eventually established direct contact with the individual and confirmed that he was safe and in good condition.Police said their validation found no indication of foul play or any threat to the foreign national’s safety.The circumstances surrounding the initial missing-person report were later clarified through communication with the individual, NOrPPO added.Police did not disclose the identity, nationality, location, or other personal ...

Sep102026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bacolod SP backs Albee’s call for congressional inquiry into Visayas power interruptions

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The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City has approved a resolution expressing its full support, and that of the people of Bacolod, for the initiative of Deputy Speaker Alfredo “Albee” B. Benitez calling for a congressional inquiry into the recurring power interruptions, rotational brownouts, and red and yellow alerts affecting Negros Island and the entire Visayas, Councilor Ceasar Distrito said Thursday, Sept. 10.Authored by Distrito, the resolution urges the House Committee on Visayas Development, the House Committee on Energy, and other appropriate congressional committees to conduct hearings at the earliest opportunity and pursue legislative and policy measures toward a reliable, adequate and affordable electricity supply.Distrito, in a press release, said the repeated p...