Tag: Negros Island

Oct222026 by Shiela Gelera-BragaNo Comments

9 Pilason sang Masunog ang Booth sang Canlaon City

Naglinumpat ang mga tawo gikan sa nagadaba-daba nga Buglasan Festival booth sang Canlaon City nga nahamtang sa Freedom Park, Dumaguete City, matapos ini ang nasunog mga pasado las nueve sang gab-i, Miyerkules, Oktubre 21.Makita sa video ang pagkinaran-karan sang mga tawo samtang nagasinggitan kag nagapangayo sang bulig.Madasig nga ginlamon sang kalayo ang booth sang Canlaon, nga ang disenyo amo ang alat ukon basket nga ginagamit sang mga mangunguma sa tion sang ani, kag sa ibabaw sini amo ang figure sang Bulkang Kanlaon.Nagresulta ang insidente sa pagkasamad sang siyam ka mga persona, nalakip na ang duha ka mga menor de edad.https://youtu.be/ciFo4Q4n4RM?si=6BGgWNPMUr7UBnKnNakaangkon ang mga biktima sang mga paso kag fracture sa ila lawas.Sa karon, wala pa makapagw...

Oct142026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

GCash makabulig buhin sa plete kag oras pilahay sa pagbayad sang bills

Business

Mabuhinan ang gasto sa plete kag oras sa pagpila ang mga l Negrenses paagi sa pagbayad sang bills sa cellphone gamit ang GCash, suno sa isa ka financial literacy advocate.Sa isa ka press release, ginsiling ni Jonathan L. Ravelas, senior adviser sang Reyes Tacandong & Co., nga makabulig ang digital transactions sa pagdumala sang budget samtang nagagamay ang mabakal sang kuwarta bangod sa pagsaka sang presyo sang balaklon ukon inflation.Makabayad sang bills, makapadala sang kwarta, makabakal sang load, kag makabayad sa mga negosyante ang mga nagagamit sang GCash app.Malikawan man ang dugang nga bayad sa biyahe pakadto sa payment center sang pumuluyo nga makakompleto sang transaksyon sa ila mga cellphone.Mahimo man magamit ang wala na usikan nga oras para sa trabaho, negos...

Oct122026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

No. 7 provincial most wanted person arrested in Bacolod

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Police arrested the No. 7 provincial-level most wanted person for robbery in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, Sunday evening, Oct. 11.The Bacolod City Police Office identified the accused only by the aliases “Alex,” “Rigor” and “Archomides,” 46, single, unemployed, and a resident of Brgy. Vista Alegre.Personnel of Police Station 7 arrested the accused at about 7:20 p.m.The arrest was made by virtue of a warrant for robbery under Criminal Case No. 26-64686 issued by a Regional Trial Court in Bacolod City on Sept. 16.The court set bail at P100,000 for the accused’s temporary liberty.Following the arrest, the accused was brought to Police Station 7 for proper disposition and further legal proceedings.BCPO said the operation forms part of its continuing campaign to loca...

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

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...

Oct92026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Suspect arrested after fatal shooting in Talisay City

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Police arrested a 50-year-old man following a fatal shooting inside a residence in Brgy. Concepcion, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, early Friday morning, Oct. 9.The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region identified the suspect only as alias “Bongbong,” a widower and resident of Zone 3, Brgy. Concepcion.The shooting happened at about 4:30 a.m.Police said they received a report from a concerned citizen at around 5 a.m. and immediately proceeded to the area.Responding officers found the suspect still inside the victim’s residence and, after negotiations, convinced him to surrender voluntarily.Police subsequently entered the house and found the victim lying on the floor with visible wounds.Initial investigation showed that the victim’s brother-in-law, who was at ...

Oct92026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

CLMMRH cites hospital operations reforms after national DOH recognition

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Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital highlighted its continuing reforms in hospital operations and management during the Integrated Hospital Operations and Management Program Conference 2026 held in Cebu City from Sept. 21 to 25.In a press release on Oct. 9, the Bacolod-based regional hospital represented the Negros Island Region at the conference, which carried the theme, “Transforming Hospital System through Quality, Equity, and Innovation.”CLMMRH had earlier been recognized by the Department of Health as the second-highest-rated Integrated Hospital Operations Management Standard Compliance awardee for 2025.The recognition was based on the hospital’s compliance with standards covering quality, patient safety and systematic hospital management.John Michael...

Oct92026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Man linked to Bacolod telecom theft incidents arrested

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A man allegedly linked to several theft incidents involving telecommunications facilities in Bacolod City was arrested during a police operation on Wednesday, Oct. 7, Globe Telecom’s Security and Response Unit said.Globe identified the arrested man as alias “Buriring.”The company said his arrest followed months of surveillance, monitoring and coordination between its security unit and the Philippine National Police.He is currently detained in Bacolod, Globe said.According to Globe, two suspects previously arrested in separate investigations allegedly identified him as being involved in theft incidents affecting Globe, FTAP and PTCI telecommunications sites in the city.The company said the suspect had also been included in a criminal case previously filed by its Security...