What Happened to Dumaguete’s Award-Winning MRF: A Timeline
Five years, one machine, and the paper trail from a DENR commendation to an open dump.
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Negros Oriental: Former Brigade Chief Wins PMA Top Honor
MGen Leonardo Peña, who led troops in Negros Oriental during the Degamo assassination, received the Outstanding PMA Alumnus Award on Sept. 19, 2026.
The Negros Oriental Flood Control Picture: 117 Projects, ₱4.5 Billion, and Who Built Them
All 117 Negros Oriental flood-control projects in the Sumbong sa Pangulo database, matched one by one against DPWH contract records: what was actually awarded, who holds the most, how close the bids came to the ceiling, and how many went to the Discaya-linked firms.
PAGASA Flags Thunderstorms, Showers Over Visayas This Sunday
Scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are forecast across Negros Oriental and the Visayas on September 20, 2026, driven by southwest monsoon winds, according to PAGASA.
Dumaguete: Silliman Grad Places 9th in Nursing Board
Silliman University posts a perfect 100% passing rate in the August 2026 NLE, with graduate Lyzelle Marie Largo Omictin placing 9th nationwide.
Bacolod: 114 NIR Police Finish VIP Security Training
114 PRO NIR personnel from four Negros Island Region units completed a three-day VIP security and protection course on Sept. 18, 2026.
Southwest Monsoon to Bring Unsettled Weather to Negros Oriental Saturday
Intermittent rain and thunderstorms are forecast across Negros Oriental, Siquijor, and the wider Visayas on Saturday, September 19, 2026, driven by active southwest monsoon winds.
New Acting Police Chief Takes Command in Guihulngan City
PLTCOL Ian Paul F. Arapols assumed office at the Guihulngan City Police Station on September 16, succeeding PLTCOL Nerito S. Lobrido — weeks after the PNP relieved six chiefs of police across Negros Oriental under its one-strike policy, following operations that included Guihulngan.
Wet Friday Ahead for Negros Oriental as Habagat Brings Rain and Storms
Cloudy skies, rainshowers, and thunderstorms are forecast across Negros Oriental and the Visayas on Friday, September 18, 2026, driven by southwest monsoon winds.
Three Banks, One Excuse: Veterans Bank Was Rejected for a “Variable” Rate That Land Bank and DBP Never Promised to Fix Either
City Hall’s finance committee threw out the lowest offer on the table because its interest rate could move. The contracts it chose instead can move too — and the executive’s own September 4 letters to both banks prove it knew.
Cart Before the Horse: City Hall’s Own Document Dump Shows Dumaguete’s ₱2.185-Billion Loan Was Approved by a Bank Before the Council Ever Authorized Negotiations
A loan applied for in February, certified in March, cleared by the central bank in April and approved by DBP on June 3 — six weeks before the Council voted on July 14 to let the mayor start negotiating. Read by date, City Hall’s own bundle proves the opposite of what it was submitted to prove.
Leyte Shaken by 4.4 Quake; No Damage Seen, Says PHIVOLCS
Seismic activity struck multiple Leyte towns on September 17, 2026, with PHIVOLCS-DOST recording a magnitude 4.4 tectonic quake and ruling out damage or aftershocks.
Military, Gov’t Agencies Hold Post-BARMM Election Security Review at Camp Siongco
Security forces and multiple government agencies gathered at Camp Siongco on September 16, 2026, to assess peace and security operations following the BARMM Parliamentary Elections.
Wet, Stormy Thursday Ahead for Negros Oriental and Visayas
Thunderstorms and rain showers are forecast across Negros Oriental and the wider Visayas on September 17, 2026, driven by the southwest monsoon.
PAGASA Warns of All-Day Rain and Storms Over Visayas on Sept. 16
Stormy skies and intermittent thunderstorms are forecast across Negros Oriental and the Visayas all day Wednesday, September 16, 2026, per PAGASA.
SUV Attack, Deadly Shootings Mar Historic Bangsamoro Vote
Violence erupted during the Bangsamoro region’s inaugural parliamentary elections, leaving four dead and 19 injured amid vehicle attacks, shootings, and ballot tampering discoveries.
Wet Tuesday Ahead for Negros Oriental — PAGASA Forecast, Sept. 15, 2026
PAGASA is forecasting rainshowers and thunderstorms across Negros Oriental and the Visayas on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, with temperatures ranging from 27°C to 33°C.
Three AFP Soldiers Feted at 2026 Metrobank Outstanding Military Awards
Three Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel received top honors Monday at the 2026 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipino Award for Soldiers ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo.
