Bacolod & Negros Safety Monitor

E.B. Magalona police warn the public over an online threat. No details on credibility, targets, or specific safety guidance appear in the report.

Police confiscated 24 grams of suspected shabu worth P163,200 during a Sept. 21 buy-bust at Purok Malinong, Barangay 39.

• Suspect, 34, from Barangay...

Surprise greyhound operation at Metro Bacolod District Jail-Male Dormitory on Sept. 21 recovered an improvised knife, 100 Camel cigarettes, and 115...

Typhoon Dujuan left two dead and 46,000 houses without power, while the Negros Island Region may see cloudy skies and scattered rains this weekend, raising concerns for local flooding and power reliability.

Bacolod City mayor calls on gun owners to secure firearms at home after a South Cotabato school shooting left three minors dead, including the Grade 9 suspect.

• Scale of seizure: 1,000 grams of suspected shabu worth PHP 6.8 million recovered in Barangay 31
• Mindanao supply link: Suspect alias “Jak”...

Bacolod Mayor Greg Gasataya urged government employees and licensed firearm owners to store weapons securely and keep them away from children, citing...

E-bike driver killed in Bacolod's Barangay Handumanan on Sept. 20 over personal grudges. Stay alert for localized crime risks in the area.

• Intoxicated driver killed 27-year-old bar worker and injured her American partner in Cebu City hit-and-run.
• Speeding SUV crossed lanes; suspect...

• Transmission rates fell to P1.525/kWh in September from P1.7560/kWh, a 13.3% drop of 23 centavos per kWh.
• Lower ancillary service rates drove the...

The ERC clarified that Electric and Power Corp. operates within feeder loss rules after its reported 7.5 percent loss in 2025, which exceeded the 5.50 percent cap for private DUs.

Scattered rains and thunderstorms are forecast for eastern Visayas through Thursday due to the trough of a tropical depression, while Negros...

A motorcycle-riding gunman killed Noneco general manager Danny Pondevilla with a .45 pistol shot to the head while he sat in his car on 16th Lacson...

User reports on real-time outage monitors show no current problems with Converge in Bacolod City, with only isolated issues noted at 3 AM in the last...

• Prolonged alerts, plant outages, and prices at P18.59/kWh (vs P4.80 in Luzon) prompt House and Senate investigations
• Transmission bottlenecks...

Recent operations signal intensified enforcement against drugs and illegal gambling in Negros Occidental.

• La Carlota: PDEA-led buy-bust on Sept 16...

LTO-NIR's probe found no physical assault or excessive force by the enforcer during the Bacolod apprehension at Araneta-Hernaez intersection, after...

Nathan Macvittie, 43, from Missouri, USA, was last heard from on June 3, 2026, with authorities now tracing his movements after he was reported missing.

32 deaths and 8 million people affected by cyclones Luis, Maymay, Neneng plus habagat highlight the deadly risks from landslides, drowning and...

American citizens in Bacolod can now access emergency consular services locally, including Crime Emergency Financial Assistance, through the U.S. Embassy's outreach on October 8-9 without traveling to Manila.