August 7, 2026 - Negros Now Daily

SC grants protection orders to lawyer, workers in Negros

August 7, 2026

The Supreme Court issued writs of amparo and habeas data in favor of a human rights lawyer and three community development workers in Negros Occidental, granting them legal relief and issuing a temporary protection order against law enforcement officials over alleged red-tagging and harassment.

Close to P30-M in smuggled cigarettes seized in Negros

August 7, 2026

Police seized around P29.6 million in illicit cigarettes from a compound in Bago City, Negros Occidental Aug. 6, and at the port area of Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental Aug. 5.

Papal nuncio to install Galbines as 7th bishop of Bacolod Aug. 11

August 7, 2026

Bishop Louie Galbines of the Kabankalan Diocese will be installed as the seventh bishop of the Bacolod Diocese by Archbishop Charles John Brown, apostolic nuncio to the Philippines, at the San Sebastian Cathedral on Aug. 11.

Task force formed to investigate fatal shooting of Indian national

August 7, 2026

Police have formed a special investigation task group (SITG) to track down the suspects responsible for the fatal shooting of an Indian national in Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City, Aug. 4.

P470,000 in fake seasoning seized

August 7, 2026

Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Bacolod confiscated 98 boxes of alleged counterfeit food seasoning, valued at P470,000, during a buy-bust operation along the Bacolod-Negros Occidental Economic Highway in Barangay Mansilingan Aug. 6.

Teacher arrested for qualified rape

August 7, 2026

A public school teacher facing qualified rape charges was arrested on Aug. 5 in Sagay City, Negros Occidental as authorities intensified the campaign against wanted persons in the Negros Island Region.

PNP: Focus crime in NIR down by 38%

August 7, 2026

The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has reported a 38.89 percent decline in focus crime incidents in July 2026 compared to the same period last year, reflecting what police described as the result of intensified anti-criminality operations across the region.

Capitol continues hog dispersal amid spread of ASF in Neg. Occ.

August 7, 2026

The Negros Occidental provincial government continues to distribute hogs to farmers despite the presence of African swine fever (ASF) cases in the province, with Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson saying the impact of the disease has significantly declined compared to last year.

CONFED: Long-term solutions needed for sugar industry crisis

August 7, 2026

The Confederation of Sugar Producers Associations (CONFED) has called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to implement concrete and long-term solutions to address what they called the worsening crisis in the sugar industry.

SC grants protection orders to lawyer, workers in Negros

Close to P30-M in smuggled cigarettes seized in Negros

Papal nuncio to install Galbines as 7th bishop of Bacolod Aug. 11

Task force formed to investigate fatal shooting of Indian national

P470,000 in fake seasoning seized

Teacher arrested for qualified rape

PNP: Focus crime in NIR down by 38%

Capitol continues hog dispersal amid spread of ASF in Neg. Occ.

CONFED: Long-term solutions needed for sugar industry crisis

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