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Top rebel leader, 3 others killed in Negros gunbattles

February 2, 2026

A top leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Island and three other rebel remnants died in a series of armed clashes with Philippine Army soldiers in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, and in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, Jan. 30 and 31, respectively.

AI-powered roadmap unveiled

February 2, 2026

Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez, head of the technical working group (TWG) on artificial intelligence (AI) under the House Committee on Information and Communications Technology, presented a comprehensive 24-month legislative roadmap to transition the Philippines from “AI-ready” to “AI-powered”, during the State of the Nation in AI (SONAI) 2026 Jan. 30.

P2.8M eyed to expand coverage of micro-hydro plant in Toboso

February 2, 2026

With the availability of hydroelectric power, solar, and biomass energy resources, Mayor Richard Jaojoco is harnessing renewable energy to provide electricity to residents in Toboso, Negros Occidental.

PDEA boosts fight against illegal drugs in Negros Or.

February 2, 2026

The Command Group of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Regional Office Negros Island Region (PDEA RO-NIR) is further strengthening coordination and partnership with the provincial government of Negros Oriental in support of the government’s intensified campaign against illegal drugs.

LTO: 20 drivers test positive for drugs in Dumaguete ops

January 30, 2026

Twenty drivers, including 14 truck and three tricycle drivers, tested positive for illegal drugs in the random drug testing conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Island Region and the Land Transportation Office-NIR in Dumaguete City Jan. 29.

P65.7M sanitary landfill cell 5 construction starts in Bacolod

January 30, 2026

The construction of Cell No. 5 at the city’s sanitary landfill in Barangay Felisa will address pressing waste disposal needs while serving as a critical foundation for Bacolod’s waste-to-energy (WTE) project, Mayor Greg Gasataya said.

‘Mt. Kanlaon superheated gas emission may lead to eruption’

January 30, 2026

The occurrence of superheated gas emission and swarm of volcano-tectonic (VT) earthquakes at Kanlaon Volcano may lead to short-lived moderate explosive eruption, a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology volcanologist warned Jan. 29.

Talisay to build 25-bed hospital

January 30, 2026

Talisay City in Negros Occidental will soon build a 25-bed hospital on a one-hectare lot in Barangay Zone 12-A, donated by the family of Mayor Rowena Lopez-Lizares.

San Carlos gets award on solid waste mgmt

January 30, 2026

The local government of San Carlos in Negros Occidental was recognized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for Best Practices on Ecological Solid Waste Management during the 25th signing anniversary of Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, in Quezon City Jan. 27.

P1.2B allotted for ‘Tino’ victims in NIR

January 30, 2026

The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region is set to distribute next month the third tranche of financial assistance to residents, whose houses were destroyed during the onslaught of Typhoon Tino.

Top rebel leader, 3 others killed in Negros gunbattles

AI-powered roadmap unveiled

P2.8M eyed to expand coverage of micro-hydro plant in Toboso

PDEA boosts fight against illegal drugs in Negros Or.

LTO: 20 drivers test positive for drugs in Dumaguete ops

P65.7M sanitary landfill cell 5 construction starts in Bacolod

‘Mt. Kanlaon superheated gas emission may lead to eruption’

Talisay to build 25-bed hospital

San Carlos gets award on solid waste mgmt

P1.2B allotted for ‘Tino’ victims in NIR

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