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Bacolod police brace for armed group threats

BACOLOD City – All 10 police stations under the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) are on heightened alert following the sightings of an armed...
Aliases “Perla”, “Dharyl” and “Pedring”, members of the Paghidaet sa Kauswagan Development Group, Inc. based in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, were arrested on charges of terrorism financing in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental on Jan. 2, 2025. NOCPPO PHOTOS

Three nabbed over terrorism financing allegations

NEGROS Occidental – Joint elements of the Philippine National Police and Philippine Army arrested three wanted persons for violations of Section 8 (ii), of...
Residents of La Castellana, Negros Occidental displaced by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon line up for drinking water in one of the evacuation centers on Dec. 28, 2024. PIO NEGROS OCCIDENTAL PHOTO

Negros Occ. eyeing sustainable solutions to Mt. Kanlaon woes

BACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental provincial government is looking at long-term solutions to address the concerns brought by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon...
Photo courtesy of PHIVOLCS

2 LGUs in Negros Occ. suspend classes due to Kanlaon restiveness

BACOLOD City – Two local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental have suspended face-to-face classes due to the continuing restiveness of Kanlaon Volcano. The City...
Negros Power brings light and hope to 47 households in Purok Citrus, Barangay Bunga, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental. Photo shows the ceremonial switch-on of Negros Power’s Sitio Electrification Project in Purok Citrus on Dec. 21, 2024.

A LIGHT SHINES IN DARKNESS: Negros Power brings electricity to three underserved communities before...

BACOLOD City – The year 2024 was drawing to a close but for three communities in Negros Occidental, a new dawn was breaking. A...

Bacolod gov’t gives away brand new car on New Year

BACOLOD City – The city government is giving away a brand new car during its New Year’s Day celebration on December 31. The city’s New...

Bacolod city gov’t offices to operate on skeletal force over holidays

BACOLOD City – Several offices of the city government here will operate on a skeletal workforce during the holidays despite the national government’s declaration...

Bago City cancels ‘Lights of Bago’ fireworks due to Kanlaon unrest

BAGO City – The highly anticipated “Lights of Bago” (LOB) grand musical fireworks display, scheduled for January 1, 2025, has been canceled due to...

Ex-rebels’ dependents in NegOcc get educational aid

BACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental has provided a total of P1,250,000 in educational assistance to the next-of-kin of former rebels...
A 38-year-old man (center), tagged as Negros Occidental’s eighth most wanted, was arrested through the strength of an arrest warrant in Barangay Mandu-ao, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental on Dec. 20, 2024. The subject is presently at the police custody pending turned over to court concern.

Negros Occidental’s No. 8 fugitive for murder falls

NEGROS Occidental – Joint operatives of the Kabankalan Component City Police Station and Negros Occidental Police Office’s Intelligence Unit arrested the province’s No. 8...