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Negros Occidental eyes pork floor price
by Gilbert Bayoran - August 10, 2026 - 12:00am
 In a bid to help local backyard raisers struggling against low farmgate prices and the lingering impact of African swine fever or ASF, the Negros Occidental government is considering the establishment of a...
Bacolod declares state of calamity
by Gilbert Bayoran - August 9, 2026 - 12:00am
The city government of Bacolod has declared a state of calamity over an infestation of the red-striped soft scale insect that has ravaged more than 2,000 hectares of sugarcane plantations.
Cop dies saving companions from raging river
by Gilbert Bayoran - August 9, 2026 - 12:00am
 What began as a routine seaborne patrol on Friday morning ended in tragedy after a police officer died saving two of his companions from drowning.
P15 million smuggled cigarettes seized in Negros Oriental
by Gilbert Bayoran - August 7, 2026 - 12:00am
Smuggled cigarettes valued at P15 million were seized during a police operation in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental on Wednesday.
Negros ASF-hit areas now 17
by Gilbert Bayoran - August 5, 2026 - 12:00am
The number of local government units in Negros Occidental affected by African swine fever has increased to 17 after three more towns reported ASF cases.
Only 21 Negros LGUs have landfill facilities
by Gilbert Bayoran - July 31, 2026 - 12:00am
 More than two decades after the passage of Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2001, only 21 of 57 local government units in Negros Island Region (NIR) have sanitary landfill...
Sugarcane farmers hit by RSSI infestation to receive assistance
by Gilbert Bayoran - July 26, 2026 - 12:00am
The government has allotted P235 million in financial assistance for sugarcane farmers displaced by the red-striped soft scale insect infestation as well as to curb the spread of RSSI in the Visayas.
Negros board member charged over e-cockfight
by Gilbert Bayoran - July 25, 2026 - 12:00am
Criminal and administrative complaints have been filed against Negros Occidental board member Andrew Gerard Montelibano in connection with an alleged illegal online cockfight operation.
Negros Oriental under state of calamity amid RSSI infestation
by Gilbert Bayoran - July 23, 2026 - 12:00am
Negros Oriental has been placed under a state of calamity due to the infestation of red-striped soft scale insect on sugarcane plantations.
Grade 9 student nabbed for shabu
by Gilbert Bayoran - July 22, 2026 - 12:00am
A Grade 9 student was caught carrying shabu with an estimated street value of P 204,000 in Barangay Banago in this city on Monday.
Grade 9 huli sa P204K shabu sa school gate inspection
by Gilbert Bayoran - July 22, 2026 - 12:00am
Arestado ang isang Grade 9 student matapos na mahulihan ng nasa P204,000 na halaga ng shabu sa isinagawang routine security check sa gate ng kanilang paaralan sa Barangay Banago, dito sa lungsod nitong Lunes.
28 hacienda workers seek DA help vs Confed exec
by Gilbert Bayoran - July 21, 2026 - 12:00am
Twenty-eight workers from Hacienda Lolita in Barangay Luna in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental have sought the intervention of the Department of Agriculture, as they filed a labor-related complaint against Confederation...
Barangay, Sangguniang Kabataan execs, Calabarzon’s most wanted nabbed in Negros Island
by Gilbert Bayoran - July 20, 2026 - 12:00am
A barangay chairman, Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) member and a Chinese tagged as the most wanted person in Calabarzon were arrested in separate operations in Negros Island, police said.
Sugar capital sounds alarm on worsening pest infestation
by Gilbert Bayoran - July 19, 2026 - 12:00am
The Sugar Regulatory Administration has warned that the worsening infestation of red-striped soft scale insect in Negros Occidental could result in the loss of about 150,000 metric tons of raw sugar —...
Charges filed vs 2 of 4 Carpenter slay suspects
by Gilbert Bayoran - July 19, 2026 - 12:00am
Charges of robbery and homicide have been filed against two of four suspects in the killing of American marine biologist Kent Edward Carpenter, police reported yesterday.
2 Carpenter slay suspects nabbed; another surrenders
by Gilbert Bayoran - July 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Police have in their custody three suspects in the murder of American marine biologist Kent Edward Carpenter, who was shot dead on Sunday night at his home in Sibulan, Negros Oriental.
Task group formed to probe American scientist’s slay
by Gilbert Bayoran - July 15, 2026 - 12:00am
A special investigation task group has been formed to hasten the probe into the murder of American scientist Kent Edward Carpenter, who was shot dead at his home in Sibulan, Negros Oriental on Sunday night.
American shot dead in Negros Oriental
by Gilbert Bayoran - July 14, 2026 - 12:00am
A 73-year-old American was shot dead inside his house in Sibulan, Negros Oriental on Sunday, police said.
Pest attack continues to threaten sugar industry
by Gilbert Bayoran - July 12, 2026 - 12:00am
The country’s sugar production may decrease to one million tons next year if the infestation caused by the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) on sugarcane plantations in the Visayas will not be contained,...
Negros Occidental board member probed over e-cockfight
by Gilbert Bayoran - July 11, 2026 - 12:00am
A member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in Negros Occidental is facing investigation in connection with an illegal online cockfight operation in E.B. Magalona.
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