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Negros Island Region holds 1st skills competition June 8-10

DUMAGUETE CITY, June 3 -- Negros Oriental will host the first-ever Negros Island Region (NIR) Regional Skills Competition from June 8 to 10, with 75 participants from three provinces competing in 17 e... Read More


NegOr police seize P8.4M shabu, arrest 65 in May

DUMAGUETE CITY, June 3 -- Police in Negros Oriental seized approximately PHP8.4 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested 65 suspected drug personalities during enhanced anti-illegal drug operatio... Read More


DSWD gives P5K cash aid to over 600 riders in NegOr

DUMAGUETE CITY, May 28 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Negros Island Region (NIR) distributed cash relief assistance to riders and drivers in the delivery and logisti... Read More


Coast Guard NIR backs drug-free workplace campaign

DUMAGUETE CITY, May 26 -- More than 1,000 personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the Negros Island Region (NIR) have pledged their commitment to the agency's "Zero Drug Tolerance Policy" dur... Read More


P10-B presidential aid for farmers, fisherfolk reaches Canlaon City

Manila, April 27 -- The Department of Agriculture-Negros Island Region (DA-NIR) has rolled out the Presidential Assistance for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program (PAFFP) in Canlaon City, benefiting 2,982 ... Read More


Authorities race to contain Kanlaon wildfire amid extreme heat

Manila, April 27 -- A wildfire has damaged at least 100 hectares within the four-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) of Mt. Kanlaon, according to the Protected Area Management Office (PAMO) on Monda... Read More


Negros Oriental Labor Day job fair to offer more than 3.5K vacancies

Manila, April 23 -- More than 3,500 job vacancies will be offered in Negros Oriental during a Labor Day job fair on May 1, the 124th Labor Day celebration. Public Employment Service Office (PESO) man... Read More


NegOr power coop signs MOA for 'embedded' 10-MW solar power

Manila, April 23 -- The Negros Oriental II Electric Cooperative (NORECO II) on Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement with Pi Energy for a 10-megawatt (MW) embedded solar power plant. Lawyer Fe Ma... Read More


NegOr police tighten security measures amid death of 19 rebels

Manila, April 22 -- The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO) has tightened security protocols following the death of 19 suspected New People's Army (NPA) members in Toboso, Negros Occiden... Read More


Imported rice prices drop by P5/kg in Negros Oriental

Manila, April 14 -- The prices of imported rice have dropped by an average of PHP5 per kilo, based on the latest monitoring by the Department of Agriculture-Provincial Agricultural Technology Office (... Read More