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Negros dengue deaths up amid fewer cases
by Gilbert Bayoran - October 8, 2026 - 12:00am
Dengue-related deaths in Negros Island Region increased this year even as the number of cases has decreased.
Kanlaon Volcano emits sulfur stench
by Gilbert Bayoran - October 7, 2026 - 12:00am
Sulfur stench from Kanlaon Volcano hit areas in the cities of Bago and La Carlota as well as in the town of La Castellana in Negros Occidental on Monday night.
Emergency powers pushed
by Gilbert Bayoran - October 5, 2026 - 12:00am
House Deputy Speaker Alfredo Benitez is pushing to grant President Marcos emergency powers to fast-track measures addressing the recurring power shortages, generation shortfalls as well as the red and yellow alerts...
DOE: Planning failure caused Visayas power shortfall
by Gilbert Bayoran - October 5, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Energy  has admitted that the Visayas lacks sufficient baseload generation to meet growing electricity demand, prompting recurring power alerts and exposing the region’s vulnerability...
Negros resumes hog shipments to Iloilo
by Gilbert Bayoran - October 2, 2026 - 12:00am
The provincial government of Negros Occidental has resumed shipping hogs to Iloilo after no new cases of African swine fever (ASF) were detected within at least 50 days.
P1 million smuggled cigarettes found in ambulance
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 30, 2026 - 12:00am
Smuggled cigarettes valued at P1 million were found in an ambulance that was intercepted in Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte at dawn yesterday.
Man climbs Bacolod Cathedral altar, disrupts mass
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 28, 2026 - 12:00am
A man carrying a bladed weapon disrupted a mass at the San Sebastian Cathedral here on Saturday as he climbed onto an architectural structure behind the altar, prompting a nearly five-hour rescue operation by the...
Negros village chief shot dead
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 24, 2026 - 12:00am
A barangay captain was killed in an attack by unidentified assailants in La Libertad, Negros Oriental on Wednesday.
Classes in 2 Negros schools suspended over threat
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 23, 2026 - 12:00am
An online threat against students of the E.B. Magalona National High School in Negros Occidental prompted local officials to cancel classes yesterday.
Kanlaon muddy stream flow triggers evacuation
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Fifty-one families comprising 167 people in La Castellana, Negros Occidental and Canlaon City, Negros Oriental fled to safety on Tuesday due to a muddy stream flow coming from the upper slopes of Kanlaon Volcan...
Negros Occidental sets P411 million disaster fund
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 14, 2026 - 12:00am
The Negros Occidental provincial government is setting aside P411 million for disaster risk reduction and management programs in 2027, as the United Sugar Producers Federation (Unifed) seeks additional national...
‘Probe worsening power outages in Visayas’
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 8, 2026 - 12:00am
Deputy Speaker Alfredo Benitez has asked the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry into the “continuing and worsening power outages” affecting the Visayas grid. Benitez cited the repeated...
Visayas labor groups seek P250 daily wage hike
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 6, 2026 - 12:00am
Labor groups in Negros Occidental and Panay Island in the Visayas are seeking an increase of P250 in the daily minimum wage, according to the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board.
Task group to probe American, wife’s slay
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 5, 2026 - 12:00am
The Negros Oriental police has activated a special investigation task group to probe the murder of an American national and his Filipina wife in Dumaguete City.
American, Pinay wife found dead in Negros Oriental
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 3, 2026 - 12:00am
An American national and his Filipina wife were found dead inside their house in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental yesterday morning.
Negros Oriental PNP director, 6 police chiefs relieved
by Gilbert Bayoran - August 31, 2026 - 12:00am
The Negros Oriental police provincial director and six chiefs of police have been relieved from their posts following the implementation of the Philippine National Police (PNP)’s “one-strike policy”...
P26.6-million illegal cigarettes seized in Negros
by Gilbert Bayoran - August 27, 2026 - 12:00am
Illegal cigarettes valued at P26.6 million were seized in an anti-smuggling operation in Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday.
High school student assaults cop over reprimand
by Gilbert Bayoran - August 15, 2026 - 12:00am
A police officer was injured after he was allegedly punched by a senior high school student whom he reprimanded for skateboarding near a school in Barangay Granada in this city yesterday.
Bacolod modernized PUJs facing foreclosure
by Gilbert Bayoran - August 13, 2026 - 12:00am
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board  has appealed to banks and financing institutions to suspend the foreclosure of more than 300 modernized jeepneys in this city as operators struggle with...
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...
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