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News Philippines » Negros Island Region » Government: 3 suspects dead, drugs seized in PDEA-led operation in northern Negros

News channel or source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1273103
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

An armed encounter during the service of warrants of arrest led to the death of three suspects in Escalante City, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Island ...

News Philippines » Negros Island Region » Government: DSWD to hold special payout for drivers’ unclaimed aid

News channel or source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1273117
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) said on Thursday that they will be holding a special payout for tricycle drivers who have not yet claimed their ...

News Philippines » Negros Island Region » Government: P105.3-B budget set for Negros Island Region in 2026

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/other/p105-3-b-budget-set-for-negros-island-region-in-2026/ar-AA1L2TaH
Published on: Friday 22 August 2025

BACOLOD CITY—The proposed budget for the newly created Negros Island Region (NIR) in the National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2026 is P105.35 billion, according to Negros Occidental 6th District Rep ...

News Philippines » Negros Island Region » Government: DSWD NIR rolls out fuel subsidy to nearly 35K trike drivers

News channel or source: https://pia.gov.ph/news/dswd-nir-rolls-out-fuel-subsidy-to-nearly-35k-trike-drivers/
Published on: Monday 13 April 2026

The Department of Social Welfare and Development–Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) distributed ₱5,000 cash relief assistance (CRA) each to 34,977 tricycle drivers across the region to help cushion the ...

News Philippines » Negros Island Region » Government: Negros Oriental capitol restricts travel, nonessential activities amid fuel crisis

News channel or source: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/negros-oriental-capitol-restricts-travel-nonessential-activities-fuel-crisis/
Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2026

For now, only indispensable out-of-the-province trips that cannot reasonably be postponed or conducted remotely will be allowed ...

News Philippines » Negros Island Region » Government: Negros Oriental tricycle drivers cope with rising fuel costs with gov’t cash aid

News channel or source: https://pia.gov.ph/news/negros-oriental-tricycle-drivers-cope-with-rising-fuel-costs-with-govt-cash-aid/
Published on: Sunday 12 April 2026

Estrada is one of 3,984 pedicab and motorcycle-for-hire drivers in Negros Oriental who have received the P5,000 Cash Relief Assistance (CRA) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development – ...

News Philippines » Negros Island Region » Government: P25-million smuggled cigarettes seized in Negros Occidental raid

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/other/p25-million-smuggled-cigarettes-seized-in-negros-occidental-raid/ar-AA20PBOg
Published on: Monday 13 April 2026

BACOLOD CITY—Operatives of the Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) seized P25 million worth of smuggled cigarettes from a truck driver, who was arrested, during a pre-dawn operation ...