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A family from Calatrava, Negros Occidental landed in the hospital after the public utility jeepney they were riding figured in an accident in Purok Señora, Barangay Salvacion, Murcia town on Sunday, June 8, 2025. SCREENGRABBED FROM JAHANI YAP AMOLO

Seven hurt as jeep overshoots in Murcia

BACOLOD City – Seven individuals, including a graduating college student, were injured after a public utility jeepney (PUJ) overshot the road in Purok Señora,...
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Bacolod residents can now secure police clearance in mall

BACOLOD City – In a move to bring police services closer to the public, the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), in partnership with the...
The Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival 2025 kicks off with a ceremonial grilling on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Nearly 300 cops deployed to secure Bacolod chicken ‘inasal’ fest

BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) deployed 276 of its police personnel to secure the five-day celebration of the Bacolod Chicken...
Photo courtesy of RMN Bacolod

Bacolod City fire kills two minors, hurts senior

BACOLOD City – Two minor siblings died while their grandfather was injured when a fire engulfed their home early yesterday morning in Purok Lison,...
Photo courtesy of RMN DYHB Bacolod 747

3 dead in motorcycle-truck collision in NegOcc

BACOLOD City – Three individuals were killed after the motorcycle they were riding allegedly collided with a truck along the road in Crossing Cabanyohan,...

BCPO nets P23.8-M worth of ‘shabu’ in a day

BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized an estimated P23.8 million worth of suspected shabu in two separate anti-drug operations conducted...
The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office commends Police Staff Sergeant Alvin Uy of the Hinigaran Municipal Police Station for his courageous actions in apprehending an armed suspect in Barangay Gargato, Hinigaran town. PHOTO COURTESY OF HINIGARAN HATAW BALITA

Hinigaran cop earns praises for quick heroic response 

BACOLOD City – A police officer assigned to the Hinigaran Municipal Police Station in Negros Occidental was commended for his bravery in apprehending an...
A moderately explosive eruption occurred at the summit crater of Mount Kanlaon at 2:55 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, that lasted five minutes. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the eruption generated a greyish voluminous plume that rose three kilometers above the vent before drifting to the general west. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/PNA

Kanlaon erupts anew, spews ‘large ballistic fragments’

NEGROS Occidental – A five-minute moderately explosive eruption occurred at the summit crater of Mount Kanlaon at 2:55 a.m. yesterday, the Philippine Institute of...
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NOCPPO forms Silay Task Group after deadly election day shooting

BACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) formed a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) Silay to probe the fatal shooting incident...
Bacolod City congressional seat aspirant and incumbent Mayor Alfredo Abelardo "Albee" Benitez (front row, center) leads the Team Asenso. Photo also shows mayoral bet and incumbent Cong. Greg Gasataya (front row, 4th from left), vice mayoral bet Claudio Jesus Puentevella, and the 12 candidates for city councilors – Pao Sy, Celia Flor, Atty. Caesar Distrito, Israel Salanga, Atty. Dindo Ramos, Roberto Rojas, Homer Bais, Al Espino, Thaddy Sayson, Jason Villarosa, Em Ang, and Vladimir Gonzales.

Team Asenso sweeps Bacolod City 2025 polls

BACOLOD City – In a sweeping victory that marks a significant shift in local governance, Team Asenso emerged triumphant in the 2025 midterm elections...