Tag: Negros news

Oct12026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade opens applications for rescue technicians

The Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade in Bacolod City has opened applications for individuals who want to train and serve as volunteer rescue technicians.In a press conference on Wednesday night, Sept. 30, Amity said the recruitment is open to applicants aged 21 to 40 who are at least senior high school graduates, physically and mentally fit to undergo training, and have no criminal record.Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade officials (from left) Jucar Caspe, assistant deputy for rescue; Parrick Palses, assistant fire chief for communication; Samuel Ko, fire chief of the Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade; Hitchel Mombay, assistant fire chief for maintenance; Rutha Rojo, planning officer; and Rumrum Rojo, deputy chief for emergency medical services, during a press conference announcing the opening o...

Oct12026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Bago becomes first Negros Island LGU with 2 licensed primary care facilities

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Bago City has become the first local government unit in the Negros Island Region to operate two licensed primary care facilities after the Barangay Ma-ao Health Station passed its assessment on Wednesday, Sept. 30.The city government said the Ma-ao facility was granted a license to operate as a Primary Care Facility following an assessment conducted by the Regulation, Licensing and Enforcement Division of the Department of Health-Negros Island Region.The RLED team was led by Dr. Anna Andrea Libo-on, while the Barangay Ma-ao Health Station team was headed by Dr. Elijah Blaise Bimbao under the supervision of City Health Officer Dr. Ferdinand Ramon Mayoga.Bago City Mayor Marina Javellana said Brgy. Ma-ao is also the first barangay in the Negros Island Region to have a licensed...

Sep302026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

P100M dialysis center opens at Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital

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A P100-million hemodialysis center offering free dialysis services to patients has opened at the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH) in Dumaguete City.Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria led the inauguration and blessing of the NOPH Dialysis Center on Tuesday, Sept. 29, before the facility began receiving its first patients.The center currently has 12 dialysis machines, with the number expected to increase to 25 by October.Another 25 machines are planned for the second floor of the facility next year, which would bring its total capacity to 50 dialysis machines.Sagarbarria said the dialysis center was one of his administration’s flagship projects and was intended to make renal care more accessible to Negros Oriental residents.The provincial government said patients will ...

Sep302026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Negros Oriental returns to 4-day workweek amid rising fuel, energy costs

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The Negros Oriental provincial government has reimplemented a four-day compressed workweek as a temporary energy conservation and cost-saving measure amid renewed increases in fuel prices and continuing energy cost volatility.Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria issued Executive Order No. 58, Series of 2026, which took effect Monday, Sept. 28.Under the arrangement, covered provincial government employees will report onsite from Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a one-hour lunch break from noon to 1 p.m.Employees will work 10 hours a day to complete the required 40-hour workweek, while Friday will generally be designated as a non-working day subject to service requirements.Job order and contract of service personnel will follow the same compressed schedule without re...

Sep302026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Tricycle driver shot dead in Murcia

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A 53-year-old tricycle driver was shot dead by an unidentified assailant in Brgy. Salvacion, Murcia, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday morning, Sept. 29.Police identified the victim as alias “Tampol”, a resident of Hacienda Beri in Brgy. Salvacion.The shooting occurred at around 6:05 a.m. in Purok Señora while the victim was driving his tricycle.Initial police investigation showed that the victim stopped his tricycle and was talking with bystanders when an unidentified man approached him.The assailant allegedly drew a firearm of unknown caliber and shot the victim several times, hitting him in the head and other parts of his body.The gunman fled in an unknown direction after the shooting.The victim was rushed to the Murcia Health Unit, where he was declared dead on arri...

Sep282026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Motorcycle rider killed after hitting road construction materials in Calatrava

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A 26-year-old motorcycle rider was killed after hitting construction materials along the national highway in Brgy. Refugio, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, on Sunday night, Sept. 27.Police identified the victim as alias Kiboy, a resident of Brgy. Rizal, San Carlos City.Initial investigation showed that Kiboy was traveling toward San Carlos City at around 7:40 p.m. when his motorcycle hit a sack of gravel and a warning device placed along the roadside for ongoing construction.He lost control of the motorcycle, which swerved and skidded for approximately 55 meters, throwing him onto the road.Kiboy sustained a severe head injury and injuries to other parts of his body.Personnel of the Calatrava Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office brought him to the Calatr...

Sep232026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

DSWD opens satellite office in Ilog for southern Negros communities

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region opened its fourth Social Welfare and Development Satellite Office in Brgy. Dancalan, Ilog, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday, Sept. 23.DSWD-NIR said the new satellite office will provide communities in southern Negros Occidental with closer access to the agency's social protection programs and services.The office is the fourth SWAD satellite facility established in the Negros Island Region as the agency expands its presence outside its regional offices.Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian and DSWD-NIR Regional Director Arwin Razo led the inauguration, which included a ribbon-cutting and blessing of the facility.Rep. Mercedes “Cheding” Alvarez (Neg. Occ., 6th District) also attended the inauguration and e...

Sep222026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

6 arrested as PDEA dismantles alleged drug den in La Carlota

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Six persons were arrested and P115,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized after anti-drug operatives dismantled an alleged drug den in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, on Sept. 16.In their Facebook post on Sept. 21, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Island Region conducted the buy-bust operation in coordination with the La Carlota City Police Station at around 1:35 p.m. in Purok Bucros Gamay, Brgy. 2.PDEA identified alias “Bor Bor” as the alleged maintainer of the drug den, while aliases “Mark,” “Perry,” “Sammy,” “Cris” and “Renan” were identified as alleged visitors.Operatives recovered 10 sachets containing about 17 grams of suspected shabu with a standard drug price of P115,000.Authorities also recovered buy-bust money, a coin purse, three lighters and an...

Sep212026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Fire hits PNP-SAF detachment in Sagay City

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A fire damaged the administration building of a Philippine National Police-Special Action Force detachment in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 19.The fire broke out at the PNP-SAF 6th Special Action Battalion detachment in Sitio Tan-ao, Brgy. Poblacion II, shortly after 5:30 p.m., the Sagay City Fire Station said.Firefighters raised the incident to second alarm as flames engulfed the building and threatened nearby properties.Fire trucks from Escalante and Cadiz cities responded to assist Sagay firefighters, along with the Lopez Sugar Corporation Fire Brigade and personnel from the Bureau of Fire Protection substation in Brgy. Bato.The BFP declared the fire out at around 7 p.m.No injuries were reported in the incident.Fire investigators hav...

Sep212026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

21-year-old man shot in Cadiz City

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A 21-year-old man was shot while riding a motorcycle with a minor companion in Brgy. Mabini, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 19.Police identified the victim as Jay Roze Martisanon, a resident of Hacienda San Fiel, Brgy. Mabini.Initial investigation showed that Martisanon was driving his motorcycle with a minor companion at Hacienda San Antonio at around 3:15 p.m. when they were allegedly waylaid by the suspect, identified as Edmar Amores, 42, a tricycle driver and resident of the area.Police said Amores allegedly shot Martisanon with an undetermined firearm, hitting him in the body, before fleeing the area.The police report did not indicate the victim’s condition following the shooting.Investigators are looking into a previous heated altercat...