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Bacolodnons crowd last day of BSKE voter registration

May 19, 2026

Bacolodnons flocked to Robinsons Place Bacolod May 18, the final day of the voter registration for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), with the queue forming as early as 7 a.m.

Former UP student among 5 killed in Cauayan clash

May 19, 2026

A former student of University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu was among the five alleged New People’s Army (NPA) remnants killed in the May 16 encounter with government forces in Cauayan, Negros Occidental.

Campaign against illegal drugs in NIR yields P17M worth of shabu

May 19, 2026

The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) confiscated more than P17 million worth of illegal drugs during week-long operations across the region.

NPA claims responsibility for death of two civilians

May 19, 2026

The killings perpetrated by remnants of the New People’s Army (NPA) continue as they claim responsibility for the death of two more civilians in the hinterlands of Calatrava, Negros Occidental.

141K jeep, UV Express units to receive P10/L fuel subsidy

May 19, 2026

A total of 141,724 units of passenger jeepneys and UV Express are qualified to avail of the P10/liter discount subsidy nationwide, including in the Negros Island Region, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said May 18.

PDEA, BCPO seize P7.2M in shabu

May 18, 2026

Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Island Region and the Bacolod City Police Office seized about P7.2 million in suspected shabu and arrested five in two buy-bust operations in barangays 24 and 8 Saturday and Sunday.

P40-M worth of illegal cigarettes confiscated in Basay in Neg. Or.

May 18, 2026

Authorities seized an estimated P40 million worth of suspected illegal cigarettes and arrested 10 suspects during an anti-smuggling operation in Sitio Labugon, Barangay Nagbo-alao, Basay, Negros Oriental on May 16.

‘Dacongcogon sugar mill revival vital in peacebuilding in Negros’

May 18, 2026

Thousands of farmers in southern Negros are urging Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Secretary Jose Francisco Benitez to take immediate action on the long-delayed revival of the Dacongcogon Sugar Mill project, which local leaders describe as vital to economic recovery and peacebuilding in the insurgency-affected sixth district.

Five more rebels killed in gunbattles

May 18, 2026

Five suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels died in a series of encounters with troops of the Philippine Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion in barangays of Abaca and Poblacion in Cauayan, Negros Occidental on May 16.

241 ‘TheraFee’ beneficiaries get aid under cash-for-work

May 18, 2026

A total of 241 beneficiaries received financial assistance amounting to P1,301,400, under the Kalahi-CIDSS’ cash-for-work (CFW) program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region said.

Bacolodnons crowd last day of BSKE voter registration

Former UP student among 5 killed in Cauayan clash

Campaign against illegal drugs in NIR yields P17M worth of shabu

NPA claims responsibility for death of two civilians

141K jeep, UV Express units to receive P10/L fuel subsidy

PDEA, BCPO seize P7.2M in shabu

P40-M worth of illegal cigarettes confiscated in Basay in Neg. Or.

‘Dacongcogon sugar mill revival vital in peacebuilding in Negros’

Five more rebels killed in gunbattles

241 ‘TheraFee’ beneficiaries get aid under cash-for-work

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