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Two vehicles allegedly operating illegally as public transportation were apprehended by the Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region in separate operations in E.B. Magalona and Silay City on Tuesday morning, Aug. 11.LTO-NIR said the first vehicle was intercepted in E.B. Magalona at around 8:02 a.m. while carrying five passengers from Bacolod City to Sagay City.The passengers were allegedly charged fares ranging from P100 to P150 each.Less than an hour later, at around 8:56 a.m., another vehicle was apprehended in Silay City while transporting 13 passengers from Sagay City to Bacolod City.Authorities said the second vehicle was allegedly collecting fares of P70 to P150 per passenger.https://youtu.be/EihsqjeGiKw?si=hrzqAiTRISmxJpGOBoth vehicles were allegedly...

The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region has identified the registered owner of a vehicle seen in a viral video allegedly swerving across lanes and entering the opposite lane of traffic.On Aug. 11, LTO-NIR said its Intelligence and Investigation Unit traced the vehicle to an owner based in Iloilo City.The agency withheld the identity of the registered owner and other vehicle details while administrative proceedings are ongoing.A show cause order has been prepared for service to the registered owner and the driver involved, LTO-NIR said.The vehicle has also been placed under interim alarm while the investigation continues.LTO-NIR is coordinating with its Region 6 counterpart in Iloilo to facilitate the service of the order and help identify the persons involve...

Mayor Añejo Nicor and Vice Mayor Rhummyla Mangilimutan Nicor at the press conference on Monday* Ronnie Baldonado photoThe La Castellana Clustered Waste Management Facility will not be an environmental hazard, it will responsibly handle the disposal of residual waste and bring financial benefits to the town of La Castellana in Negros Occidental.This was assured by town officials led by Mayor Añejo Nicor and Vice Mayor Rhummyla Mangilimutan Nicor at a press conference in La Castellana on Monday afternoon, August 10.The facility in Barangay Manghanoy holds an Environmental Compliance Certificate and was built to ensure the town's compliance with Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, the mayor said.Republic Act No. 9003 mandates LGUs to adopt ...

A mountain of waste remains an eyesore along Buri Road in Barangay Mandalagan, where ongoing development is taking place. The area was previously used by the city government as a dumpsite.*BCCO photoThe City Legal Office (CLO) has  summoned the Environmental Management Bureau–Negros Island Region (EMB-NIR) to a technical conference on Wednesday, August 12, to shed light on the issuance of Environmental Compliance Certificates (ECCs) for several properties being developed along Buri Road in Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City.City Legal Officer Karol Joseph Chiu raised concerns over the excavation, handling, transport, and disposal of waste materials recovered from the old dumpsite, particularly the procedures undertaken by developers following the approval of the ECCs by the EMB...

Counterfeit Magic Sarap seasoning have been recovered from two public markets in La Castellana, Negros Occidental.The fake items was seized at the Cabacungan Public Market on Monday, August 10, while additional supplies were confiscated from three outdoor stalls at the La Castellana Public Market last week,  La Castellana Information Officer Remuel Lajo said.Lajo noted that the fake Magic Sarap emits a foul odor, its granules easily crumble when squeezed, and the packaging displays inconsistent coloring.Lajo warned vendors and consumers against selling or purchasing the counterfeit product, adding that suppliers have been directly delivering the fake items to market vendors.The recoveries follow an August 5 entrapment operation in Bacolod City, where authorities arrest...

The Negros Island Region (NIR) Center for Health Development has reported a total of 2,546 dengue cases spanning January 1 to August 1.This  reflects a significant 58 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2025, which saw 6,057 reported cases.Children aged 6–10 recorded the highest number of infections with 460 cases (18.1 percent) , followed by ages 1–5 with 381 cases (15 percent), and young adults aged 21–30 with 370 cases (14.5 percent).The elderly and adults aged 31–40 reported the fewest cases.Males represented the majority of infections at 1,364 cases (54 percent), while females accounted for 1,182 cases (46 percent).Dengue fever is an acute mosquito-borne viral infection transmitted primarily by infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.*