The ash emission from the Kanlaon Volcano summit crater on January 7, where it generated grayish plumes that rose to 900 meters above the crater before drifting northwest, as captured by IP camera at Kanlaon Volcano Observatory – Canlaon City station.* Screencap from PHIVOLCS
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Bago City recorded the highest number of fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) in Negros Occidental during the period of December 21, 2025, to January 6, 2026, revealing an 8.4 percent increase compared to the same period in
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Sipalay Component City Police Station has seize 1,000 reams of smuggled cigarettes valued at P460,000 at Purok Isdaan, Zone 1, Barangay Cartagena on Tuesday afternoon. Initial investigation revealed that authorities received a report from a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The National Federation of Sugarcane Planters (NFSP) and various labor groups supported the Confederation of Sugar Producers Association (CONFED) in asking President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to implement a government-financed buying program to avert the sugar crisis
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Seven members of the New People’s Army (NPA) gunned down a 30-year-old laborer on Wednesday evening at Sitio Mansiguibo, Barangay San Isidro, Toboso, Negros Occidental. Initial investigation by Toboso Municipal Police Station revealed that while
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN While dengue cases in Negros Occidental are on a downward trend, a total of 13 deaths were recorded by the Provincial Health Office (PHO) last year, from January to December 27. Over the same period, the
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reported a banner year in its anti-illegal drugs campaign, recording a total seizure worth P157,346,255 for the entire year of 2025. Data released by the BCPO revealed that law enforcement
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance creating the Bacolod Public Skate Park Rules and Regulations, was passed on first reading by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday. Authored by Councilor Jason Villarosa, the proposed ordinance provides guidelines that will serve as
• THERESA MAE DULMAN More than 50 ambulant vendors were removed from Amelia and Mercedes Streets in the Libertad area of Bacolod City yesterday morning by the enforcement unit of the City Legal Office. According to retired Police Lt. Col.
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Third District of Negros Occidental has secured a total of P24,547,785.82 in medical funding for 2025 through the Medical Assistance for Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) program. The assistance, distributed through the office of
