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A Bureau of Fire Protection personnel responds to a residential fire in Bacolod City in this undated photo. As of Friday, March 21, 2025, there are 284 sub-villages considered as red zones or fire-prone. BFP-BACOLOD CITY FIRE STATION PHOTO

Bacolodnons urged to be part of shared responsibility to prevent fires

BACOLOD City – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has urged Bacolodnons to do their share in preventing fire incidents as part of its...

Over 1,000 security forces deployed for Panaad Festival 2025

BACOLOD City – For the safety of festival-goers, a total of 1,015 security forces were deployed for the 29th Panaad sa Negros Festival. The festival...
Officers of the Bacolod City Police Office’s Police Station 2 intercepted 125 grams of shabu, valued at P850,000, from alias “Nico” in Purok Rose, Barangay 9, Bacolod City on March 21, 2025. BCPO PHOTO

High-value target yields P850K worth of ‘shabu’

BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Police Office – Police Station 2’s (BCPO-PS2) anti-narcotics operation in Purok Rose, Barangay 9 here around 1:03 a.m....

Dengue cases still rising in Negros Occidental

BACOLOD City – Dengue cases in Negros Occidental, including its capital Bacolod City, are still on the rise despite the rising heat index being...

Iloilo City cop shoots lover then kills self

BACOLOD City – A cop assigned at the Police Station 5 in Iloilo City allegedly shot to death his live-in partner before turning the...

PRO-6: NO ROOM FOR PARTISANSHIP; Cops told uphold professionalism amid Duterte arrest

ILOILO City – Amid reported calls for partisan activity following the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte, the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) reminded...
(From left) Sitio Electrification Program Project Manager Engr. Leomel Tambanillo; Bago City’s Vice Mayor Ramon Torres and Mayor Nicholas Yulo; Punong Barangay Remy Jalea of Binubuhan; and Negros Power’s President Roel Castro, VP for Customer Care Maricel Pe and COO Engr. Bailey Del Castillo. NEPC PHOTO

A LIGHT SHINES ON PUROK SUNFLOWER: Negros Power brings hope and progress to a...

BAGO City, Negros Occidental – For decades, the residents of Purok Sunflower in Barangay Binubuhan in this city lived in the shadows, their lives...
The Bacolod City Government started the demolition of the old site of the Manokan Country late last month. SCREENSHOT FROM ONE WESTERN VISAYAS VIDEO

Bacolod to turnover old Manokan Country to private firm

BACOLOD City – The demolition of the old site of the Manokan Country in this city is almost done and it would soon be...
Photo courtesy of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office

PNP to activate Negros Island police office on March 27

BACOLOD City – The Philippine National Police (PNP) will activate the Police Regional Office -Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) in a ceremony to be held...
Shella Mae Salibio ranks ninth place in the February 2025 Licensure Examination for Criminologists. BAGO CIO PHOTO

Bago City College grad tops criminology board exam

BACOLOD City – A graduate of Bago City College in Bago City, Negros Occidental made it to the roster of topnotchers in the...