Photo courtesy of PNP Police Regional Office Negros Island Region

NIR marks Ninoy Aquino Day peacefully, zero crime recorded

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Negros Island marked Ninoy Aquino Day on August 21 with a peaceful and orderly observance, highlighted by a morning prayer and...

Bacolod SP seeks stronger school security, gun-free zones

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is pushing for tighter security measures in schools across Bacolod City, including stronger enforcement of gun-free school...
Police personnel conducted simultaneous operations across Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental on August 18, resulting in the arrest of six individuals and the seizure of several firearms and ammunition in an intensified campaign against illegal firearms. PRO-NIR PHOTO

6 arrested, firearms seized in simultaneous police raids in NIR

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Six individuals were arrested and several firearms and ammunition were seized in six separate police operations across Negros Island on August...
Linemen from an electrical contractor check electric meters at the Divisoria area in Manila. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

P500 power subsidy to continue through 2029 in Antique

Region Lyndie C. Defacto -
ANTIQUE — The Antique provincial government will continue providing a P500 electricity subsidy to qualified households through 2029 under the Provincial Electric Power Subsidy...
Gold medalists Marms Syrell L. Deocampo, Noah Zion Alcantara, and James Niño Ablao Venancio of the Venancio Taekwondo Academy. VTA VIA CAPIZ TIMES PHOTO

Capiz taekwondo team shines at nat’l championships, bags 3 gold medals

Region Neljoy N. Galigao -
CAPIZ — A seven-athlete delegation from the Venancio Taekwondo Academy (VTA) brought pride to Capiz after winning three gold and three bronze medals at...
Police and responding personnel attended to the body of a 17-year-old Grade 10 student found in a drainage canal in Barangay Lacaron, Valladolid, Negros Occidental, on August 19. Authorities initially recorded the incident as an alleged drowning but said the exact cause of death remains under investigation. BOMBO RADYO BACOLOD PHOTO

Grade 10 student found dead in drainage canal in Valladolid

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — A 17-year-old Grade 10 student was found dead in a drainage canal in Purok Escarlata, Barangay Lacaron, Valladolid, Negros Occidental, on...
The Paglaum Sports Complex in Bacolod City, previously used as a venue for MassKara Festival arena competitions, will no longer host this year’s event after organizers deemed the facility unsuitable due to safety concerns. The 2026 arena competition will be transferred to a new venue to be announced by organizers. BACOLOD PIO PHOTO

MassKara arena contest gets new venue over safety issues

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The MassKara Festival’s 2026 arena dance competition will move to a new venue after the Bacolod Gugma Foundation Inc. (BGFI) deemed...
Capiz Gov. Fredenil Castro met with Department of Agriculture-Western Visayas Regional Technical Director Maria Teresa Solis on August 20, 2026, to discuss possible interventions and assistance for sugarcane farmers affected by the Red-Striped Soft Scale Insect (RSSI) infestation in the province. DA-6 is preparing agricultural inputs, while coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development is also being explored to provide additional assistance to affected families. RADYO MARAGTAS PHOTO

Capiz gov’t, DA-6 discuss aid for RSSI-hit sugarcane farmers

Region Neljoy N. Galigao -
CAPIZ — The Capiz provincial government is coordinating with the Department of Agriculture-Western Visayas (DA-6) to provide assistance to sugarcane farmers affected by the...

Two senior citizens arrested in Cadiz drug bust

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Two senior citizens were arrested after they allegedly sold suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Zone 1, Cadiz City,...

Passenger dies after falling from tricycle in Hinoba-an

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — A 51-year-old man died after falling from a tricycle while traveling along Purok 1, Barangay Asia, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental, at around...
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