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Oct122026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

3 arrested, P27,200 suspected shabu seized in Bacolod buy-bust

Three persons were arrested and about four grams of suspected shabu worth P27,200 were seized during a buy-bust operation in Brgy. 2, Bacolod City, Monday, Oct. 12.The Bacolod City Police Office identified the suspects only as aliases “Gina,” 37; “Lito,” 27; and “Bogart,” 31.Police said all three were unemployed and residents of different barangays in Bacolod City.The operation was conducted at about 1:22 a.m. by the Police Station 2 Drug Enforcement Team.Operatives recovered one heat-sealed sachet of suspected shabu used as the buy-bust item and six additional sachets allegedly found in the suspects’ possession.Police also recovered a brown coin purse and a P500 bill used as buy-bust money.The confiscated suspected shabu had an estimated total weight of four grams ...

Oct122026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

P802,000 worth of cellphones stolen from Kabankalan gadget store

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EMPTY DISPLAY. Empty cellphone boxes line the display case of RF Chein Gadgets in Kabankalan City after assorted phones worth about P802,000 were allegedly stolen from the store on Oct. 11. Police said the establishment was forcibly entered after the padlock of the roll-up door and the sliding door were damaged.*/Reychelle Faith Macabales Abelida photoAn unidentified person allegedly stole assorted cellular phones worth about P802,000 from a gadget store in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, early Sunday morning, Oct. 11, police said.The incident happened at RF Chein Gadgets along Zayco-Aquilles Avenue in Brgy. 3 at around 3 a.m.Police said a security guard conducting a roving inspection later saw an unidentified person leaving the store while carrying a bag.The guard repo...

Oct112026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Singcang-Airport bet crowned Miss Bacolod MassKara 2026

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Macy Alaine Albarico of Brgy. Singcang-Airport (center) is the Miss Bacolod MassKara 2026 with Julie Mikayla A. Borja of Brgy. Mansilingan as 1st runner-up (left), and Ma. Zonora Ellyssa Curaza of Brgy. Sum-ag is 2nd runner-up (right).*/Ronnie Baldonado photoMacy Alaine Albarico of Brgy. Singcang-Airport was crowned Miss Bacolod MassKara 2026, besting 14 other candidates at the STI West Negros University Gymnasium in Bacolod City on Sunday night, Oct. 11.Albarico received P150,000 in cash, while first runner-up Julie Mikayla A. Borja of Brgy. Mansilingan earned P100,000, and second runner-up is Ma. Zonora Ellyssa Curaza of Brgy. Sum-ag received P50,000.Kyla C. Aligaga of Barangay Pahanocoy and Daniella Louisse B. Merelos of Barangay 32 completed the Top 5.During the f...

Oct112026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Luisa Medel NHS, Corazon Montelibano ES win MassKara drum and lyre titles

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Luisa Medel National High School and Corazon L. Montelibano Elementary School emerged champions of the MassKara Festival 2026 Drum and Lyre Corps Competition held at the Bacolod Public Plaza on Saturday, Oct. 10.Twelve schools joined the competition, composed of nine elementary schools and three high schools.The contingents first performed in the Street Show from Negros Occidental High School to the Bacolod Public Plaza before competing in the Arena Show.In the Elementary Category, Corazon L. Montelibano Elementary School won the championship and P50,000.Patricia Homes Elementary School placed first runner-up and received P35,000, while Bata Elementary School I finished second runner-up with P25,000.In the High School Category, Luisa Medel National High School claimed t...

Oct112026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

NPA claims Binalbagan killing, disarming of man in Escalante

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The New People’s Army has claimed responsibility for the killing of a force multiplier in Binalbagan and the alleged disarming of a man it accused of involvement in illegal drugs in Escalante City, Negros Occidental.In separate statements dated Oct. 9, the Romeo Nanta Command-NPA South Central Negros Guerrilla Front claimed responsibility for the Oct. 5 killing of a man in Sitio Capaklan, Brgy. Santol, Binalbagan.The group identified the victim as Dioleto Arnado and alleged that he had been acting as an asset of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and the Armed Forces of the Philippines.These allegations have not been independently verified.Binalbagan police earlier reported that a 55-year-old force multiplier identified only as alias “Jolito” was shot dead while...

Oct112026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Alminaza: Visayas power crisis needs accountability, not blame over coal opposition

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San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza said opposition to coal and liquefied natural gas projects should not be blamed for the Visayas power crisis, calling instead for greater scrutiny of repeated plant outages, electricity costs and government energy planning.In a statement on Oct. 9, Alminaza said reliable electricity should be treated as an essential public service and called for transparency in power ownership, contracts and regulation.The bishop issued the statement following the Oct. 3 joint congressional hearing in Bacolod City on the recurring power problems affecting the Visayas.The House committees on Energy, Visayas Development and Legislative Franchises convened the hearing to examine generation and transmission problems, recurring supply interruptions and their impact...

Oct112026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Kanlaon eruption sends 5 to 6 km plume with ashfall, sulfur odor reported in Negros Occidental

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Sped-up camera footages of ash emission from Kanlaon Volcano shows that it generated a grayish plume that rose 600 meters above the summit crater before drifting general west, early morning of Oct. 11.*/Screengrab from PHILVOLCSA moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano sent a volcanic plume as high as six kilometers above the summit, with ashfall, sulfur odor, booming sounds and ground shaking reported in parts of Negros Occidental on Saturday, Oct. 10.The eruption occurred from about 12:46 p.m. to 12:48 p.m., according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The plume drifted north-northeast.The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region said initial reports from Bago City indicated a visible volcanic cloud, booming sounds and ground sha...

Oct112026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

9 Bacolod health centers accredited under PhilHealth YAKAP

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Nine health facilities in Bacolod City have been accredited under PhilHealth’s Yaman ng Kalusugan Program or YAKAP, expanding access to primary healthcare services in the barangays.Bacolod Lone District Rep. Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez announced on Oct. 9 the accreditation of the facilities, saying it will bring consultations, laboratory services and essential medicines closer to residents.The newly accredited facilities are the Alijis, Banago, Bata, Handumanan, Pahanocoy, Singcang, Taculing and Villamonte barangay health stations, as well as the Senior Citizen Center at the Bacolod City Government Center Annex.Under PhilHealth YAKAP, members and their dependents may access primary care services through accredited clinics, including consultations, selected laboratory exami...

Oct92026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Digicast Negros X (October 9, 2026)

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Oct92026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Negros Occidental logs 3,732 dengue cases, 20 deaths

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Negros Occidental recorded 3,732 dengue cases and 19 dengue-related deaths from Jan. 4 to Oct. 3, according to the Provincial Health Office.The Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit said dengue cases were 24.7 percent lower than the 4,956 cases recorded during the same period in 2025, or 1,224 fewer cases.However, Provincial Health Officer I Dr. Ayessa Hugtanan said the number of dengue-related deaths had already risen to 20 as of Oct. 18.All 31 local government units in the province have reported at least one suspected dengue case.La Carlota City registered the highest number of cases at 679, with two deaths.It was followed by Silay City with 365 cases and one death, Bago City with 306 cases and two deaths, Cauayan with 206 cases and one death, and San Carlos C...