The Department of Health reported 269,467 dengue cases nationwide as of October 4, 2024.

Dengue deaths hit 3 in Bacolod despite drop in cases

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Two more children died of dengue in Bacolod City in August, bringing the city’s dengue-related death toll to three this year...
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Haze from Indonesian wildfires prompts health advisories in Capiz

Region Neljoy N. Galigao -
CAPIZ — Health authorities and disaster management officials in Capiz have urged residents to take precautions following the reported arrival of transboundary haze from...
A fire damages several houses in Purok San Jose 2, Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod City, late Tuesday night, September 1, displacing 18 families or 83 individuals. Nine houses were totally destroyed while five others were partially damaged. iFM PHOTO

18 families displaced after fire hits 14 houses in Bacolod

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — At least 18 families, or 83 individuals, were displaced after a fire struck a residential area in Purok San Jose 2,...
The controlled vaccination of hogs is ongoing and the results were favorable in areas where vaccination was made available, the Agriculture Department says.

ASF drive intensified as Bacolod hog raisers express price concerns

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Bacolod City Veterinary Office (CVO) is intensifying its information and education campaign against African Swine Fever (ASF) as local hog...
Authorities seized P1.98 million worth of suspected smuggled Native cigarettes reportedly brought from Cebu after intercepting the shipment at the San Carlos Seaport in Barangay 6, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, on August 31. NEGOCC PPO PHOTO

Nearly P2-M worth of illicit cigarettes surrendered to San Carlos police

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Nearly P2 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes were surrendered to authorities after a shipment was intercepted at the San Carlos...

PSA: Capiz posts 8.7% GDP growth, ranks 2nd PH’s fastest-growing province

Region Neljoy N. Galigao -
CAPIZ — Capiz recorded an 8.7 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate from 2024 to 2025, making it the second fastest-growing province in...

Bacolod SP summons water utility officials

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has summoned officials of the Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA) and Hiraya Water Corporation to explain...
The body of alias “Roger,” a resident of Purok St. Vincent, Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City, lay at the scene after he was shot dead allegedly by alias “Budoy,” 37, who also resides in the area, on the afternoon of September 1. RMN BACOLOD PHOTO

Man shot dead following altercation in Bacolod

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — A 52-year-old man was shot dead following an alleged heated altercation with another resident in Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City, on the...

EMB urges mask use as haze affects air quality in Negros

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Environmental Management Bureau-Negros Island Region (EMB-NIR) has urged residents in Negros to wear face masks and limit outdoor exposure as...
Members of the Pagunsan family received the remains of Jude Prado Pagunsan, a seafarer from Valderrama, Antique, upon their arrival at the Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan on August 30. Pagunsan was killed when the vessel he was serving aboard was struck during a Russian drone attack in Ukraine on July 18. SP MEMBER KARMILA ROSE DIMAMAY PHOTO

Antique seafarer slain in Russian drone strike brought home

Region Ime Sornito -
ANTIQUE — After more than a month of waiting, the remains of an Antique-born Filipino seafarer killed in a Russian drone attack on his...
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