Cloud-seeding operations are underway in the Negros Island Region as sugar producers seek to ease the effects of prolonged dry conditions on sugarcane plantations and help curb the spread of the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI). UNIFED PHOTO

SRA conducts cloud seeding as Negros braces for dry spell

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has started cloud-seeding operations in the Negros Island Region (NIR) and Panay Island as Negros Occidental...
Photo courtesy of Scott Rodgerson/Unsplash

14-year-old killed, another hurt in Ilog motorcycle crash

Region Mae Singuay -
BY MAE SINGUAY BACOLOD City — A 14-year-old boy was killed while another 14-year-old was injured after the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a...

LTO-NIR cracks down on colorum operations

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) intensified its campaign against colorum vehicles and unauthorized public transport operations following the apprehension...

Bacolod named finalist for nat’l child-friendly city award

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Bacolod City has been shortlisted as one of the national finalists for the 2026 Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities...
Residents and consumers purchased locally produced food and other goods during the first Slow Food Pop-up Earth Market held at The Plant Farm in Pueblo de Panay, Roxas City, Capiz, from September 10 to 12, 2026. The three-day event brought together small-scale producers and food artisans from Capiz, Iloilo and Aklan. CAPIZ PROV’L GOV’T COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PHOTO

Capiz hosts first 3-day slow food pop-up earth market

Region Neljoy N. Galigao -
CAPIZ — The Province of Capiz hosted its first-ever three-day Slow Food Pop-up Earth Market, bringing together small-scale farmers, food producers, artisans and community...
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4 arrested in Bacolod police ops over drugs, robbery, firearm

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Four individuals were arrested in separate police operations involving illegal drugs, robbery, and an alleged firearm violation in Bacolod City on...
A suspect allegedly caught cutting metal railings along the sidewalk in front of Negros Occidental High School was taken into custody by authorities in Bacolod City. The suspect was apprehended by Public Order and Safety Office personnel early Sunday, September 13. BCCO PHOTO

Bacolod files theft complaint over stolen metal railings

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Bacolod City Government filed a theft complaint Monday, September 14, against a resident of Barangay 16 who was allegedly caught...
Photo courtesy of Cesar Jolito III/WDJ

MassKara Festival 2026 officially launched

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The MassKara Festival 2026 was officially launched Friday, kicking off an 18-day celebration featuring new venues, expanded activities and efforts to...
Medical teams performed surgical procedures on patients during the four-day “Libre nga Operasyon” mission at the Valladolid District Hospital in Valladolid, Negros Occidental, on September 2 to 5, 2026. The mission provided free major, minor and special surgical procedures to 517 Negrenses.

Over 500 Negrenses receive free surgical care in Valladolid

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — A total of 517 patients from Negros Occidental received free surgical treatment during a four-day “Libre nga Operasyon” mission at the...
Bacolod police personnel arrested two alleged high-value drug suspects and seized P680,000 worth of shabu seized during a buy-bust operation in Barangay 39, Bacolod City, on September 4, 2026. PRO-NIR PHOTO

Bacolod police arrest 2 high-value drug suspects, seize P680K ‘shabu’

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Two alleged high-value drug personalities were arrested and about 100 grams of suspected shabu worth an estimated P680,000 were seized in...
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