Tag: Negros Occidental

Oct92026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Motorcycle driver killed, passenger hurt in Bacolod collision

ScreenshotA motorcycle driver was killed and his passenger was injured after their vehicle was hit by a pickup truck along Araneta Street in Brgy. Sum-ag, Bacolod City, early Friday, Oct. 9, police said.The accident happened at about 12:45 a.m. in front of a gas station.Police identified the fatality as alias “Rogello”, a resident of Purok San Benito, Brgy. Sum-ag.His passenger, “Liberty”, sustained injuries and abrasions and was brought to South Bacolod General Hospital for treatment.Initial investigation showed that a white Mitsubishi Strada Triton pickup driven by alias “Ranty”, a member of the Philippine Coast Guard assigned in Pulupandan, was traveling northbound along Araneta Street.Police said the pickup was on the inner lane when, allegedly amid heavy rain, ...

Oct82026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

PRO-NIR reports 311 wanted persons arrested, P27M drugs seized in Reales’ first month

Negros Oriental, Police, Top Stories

PRO-NIR Director Brig. Gen. Rudecindo Reales*/PRO-NIR photoThe Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region reported the arrest of 311 wanted persons and the seizure of more than P27 million worth of illegal drugs during the first month of Brig. Gen. Rudecindo Reales as regional director.PRO-NIR said the accomplishments were recorded from Sept. 7 to Oct. 7 as Reales pushed police units across Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental and Siquijor to strengthen crime prevention, police visibility and law enforcement operations.Police conducted 311 operations against wanted persons, resulting in the arrest of 59 individuals classified as Most Wanted Persons and 252 other wanted persons.In the campaign against illegal drugs, PRO-NIR conducted 226 operations and arrested 246 individual...

Oct82026 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Sugar order classifies 100 percent of country’s sugar for domestic market: SRA

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The Sugar Board has approved Sugar Order No. 1 classifying 100 percent of the country’s sugar production for Crop Year 2026-2027 as “B" or Domestic Market Sugar.*/Ronnie Baldonado photoThe Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) announced Thursday, Oct. 8, that the Sugar Board has approved Sugar Order No. 1 classifying 100 percent of the country’s sugar production for Crop Year 2026-2027 as “B" or Domestic Market Sugar.SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona in an advisory informed all sugar industry stakeholders that the allocation was in accordance with a consensus reached during a stakeholders consultative meeting in Makati City on October 2.Accordingly, all sugar mills, planters, traders, and other concerned parties are hereby advised and directed to ensure that all l...

Oct82026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Security guard found dead inside Kabankalan staff house

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A 45-year-old security guard was found dead inside a company staff house in Brgy. Camugao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7.Police identified the victim only as alias “Ramon,” married, and a resident of Brgy. 3, Himamaylan City.The victim was discovered at about 4:30 p.m. inside the security guard staff house of URC in Sitio San Juan, SONEDCO compound.Police said another security guard went to check on the victim after he failed to report for his scheduled duty.When the victim did not respond, the witness opened the room and found him lying motionless on his bed in a sleeping position.The incident was reported to the Kabankalan City Police Station at about 7:30 p.m. by a company nurse.Initial investigation showed that the victim had pr...

Oct82026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Two pedestrians killed, one injured in separate NegOcc road incidents

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In Kabankalan City, a minor was killed while his father sustained serious injuries after they were hit by a sport utility vehicle in Purok Taytay, Brgy. Oringao, at about 8:20 a.m.*/Kabankalan PNP photoTwo pedestrians, including a minor, were killed while another was seriously injured in separate road accidents in La Carlota and Kabankalan cities in Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Oct. 7.In La Carlota City, an unidentified woman believed to be around 40 years old was hit by a pickup utility vehicle along the national highway in Brgy. Haguimit at about 5:23 a.m.Police said the vehicle, driven by a 60-year-old man identified only as alias “Mario,” was traveling from Bacolod City toward Canlaon City when the woman allegedly crossed the roadway and was struck.The victim sustain...

Oct82026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Robinsons Land, Bacolod City partner on public spaces, tourism projects

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Robinsons Land Corp. has partnered with the Bacolod City government on a series of initiatives aimed at improving public spaces, mobility and tourism while creating livelihood and community opportunities for residents, Oct. 8.In a press release, the partnership will serve as the first local initiative under Robinsons Land’s “Hand in Hand for Progress” community development platform, which brings together local governments, businesses, institutions and communities for joint projects.Among the planned initiatives are greener public spaces, improved transport stops and clearer wayfinding systems intended to make it easier for residents and visitors to move around Bacolod and reach heritage sites, food destinations and local businesses.Robinsons Land said the partnership will also ...

Oct82026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Cadiz gets P78.9M peace, rural development projects

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Cadiz City is set to receive P78.9 million worth of infrastructure and community projects from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) to support former rebels and improve access in rural and upland communities.The Kapatiran Multi-Purpose Center in Sitio Huebesan and road project in Sitio 19A both in Barangay Celestino Villacin, Cadiz City, set to be turned over by OPAPRU to the city government, Oct. 9.*/Bilis Cadiz photoThe projects will be formally turned over on Friday, Oct. 9, with OPAPRU Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento expected to attend the ceremony at the Cadiz Arena.The package includes a P26-million concrete road, grouted riprap and storm drainage project from Brgy. Celestino Villacin proper to Sitio 19A.Another P30-million ...

Oct82026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Climate group urges coal-free solutions to Visayas power crisis

Community

The Negrosanon Initiative for Climate and the Environment (NICE) has urged government to address the Visayas power crisis without abandoning Negros Occidental’s coal-free policy, calling instead for renewable energy, battery storage and stronger grid infrastructure.In a statement following the Oct. 3 joint congressional hearing on the Visayas power situation in Bacolod City, NICE welcomed what it described as Energy Secretary Sharon Garin’s assurance that the government has no plans to establish a coal-fired power plant in Negros.The hearing was conducted by the House committees on Energy, Visayas Development and Legislative Franchises to investigate recurring grid alerts, rotational brownouts, generation shortages and transmission constraints affecting the Visayas. During...

Oct72026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

NPA claims responsibility for Escalante attack that killed CAFGU member, wounded 2 soldiers

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The New People's Army has claimed responsibility for the Sept. 29 attack on government troops in Escalante City, Negros Occidental, that left one Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) member dead and two soldiers wounded.In a statement on Oct. 7, Ka Cecil Estrella, spokesperson of the Roselyn Jean Pelle Command-NPA Northern Negros Guerrilla Front, said its members carried out what it described as a harassment operation against personnel of the Army's 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) and CAFGU in Sitio Bautista, Brgy. Malasibog, at around 3 p.m.The NPA claimed its fighters opened fire on government troops conducting a patrol in the area, resulting in one fatality and two injuries on the government side.Estrella said the exchange of gunfire lasted about three minutes and ...

Oct72026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

3 Negros Island graduates among topnotchers in fisheries licensure exam, CHMSU-Binalbagan ranks 4th nationwide

Community, Negros Oriental, Top Stories

Three graduates of universities in the Negros Island Region secured places in the top 10 of the October 2026 Fisheries Professionals Licensure Examination, while Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU)- Binalbagan campus ranked fourth among the country's top-performing schools.Based on results released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Tuesday, Oct. 6, Rain Jay Villamor Punayan of Negros Oriental State University-Bais Campus placed seventh nationwide with a rating of 88 percent.Halex Tabanao Pastor of the State University of Northern Negros (SUNN) secured eighth place with a rating of 87.75 percent.Josh Daniel Palma Nombre of Carlos Hilado Memorial State University-Binalbagan Campus ranked 10th with a rating of 87.25 percent.The three were among the...