PRO-NIR reports peaceful Ninoy Aquino Day observance
By Glazyl M. Jopson
By Glazyl M. Jopson
BACOLOD CITY — The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region reported no untoward incidents during the observance of Ninoy Aquino Day on Friday.
Authorities monitored a prayer and flower-offering activity from 5:35 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. at the Ninoy Aquino Monument along Araneta Street in Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City.
About 40 participants from the Federation of Urban Poor People’s Organization-Negros Inc., or FED-UP, attended the activity.
Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, commended the public for its discipline and cooperation, as well as police personnel and partner stakeholders for helping maintain peace and order.
As part of its security and public safety operations, PRO-NIR deployed 1,650 personnel to strategic areas across Negros Island.
The regional police maintained heightened visibility through mobile, motorcycle, and foot patrols, traffic assistance, checkpoints, border control, Regional Standby Support Force personnel, and other security measures.
“The peaceful observance of Ninoy Aquino Day demonstrates what can be achieved when police personnel, partner agencies, local governments, and community work together with discipline and mutual respect,” Cardiño said.
Ninoy Aquino Day, observed every Aug. 21, is a special nonworking holiday under Republic Act No. 9256 commemorating former Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.
The observance fell on Friday, Aug. 21, in 2026.
PRO-NIR said it remains vigilant and ready to respond to security concerns while respecting the constitutional rights of every Filipino.
Comments (0)
LEAVE A REPLY
No comments yet
Be the first to share your thoughts!
Related Articles
Iloilo corners 67% of PHP 6.4-B Western Visayas flood budget
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways has proposed PHP 6.4 billion for flood control, rehabilitation, and drainage projects in Western Visayas under the proposed 2027 national budget, with Iloilo province and the town of Miagao accounting for the largest shares of the proposed spending. The proposed allocation
White corn price doubles in W. Visayas as output falls
ILOILO CITY – Farmgate prices of mature white corn in Western Visayas held at PHP 40 per kilogram in each month of the second quarter of 2026, with the June price more than double the level recorded a year earlier, preliminary Philippine Statistics Authority data show. The PHP 40 per kilogram
1 in 4 Filipinos follow political news daily, survey shows
Only a quarter of Filipino adults say they follow political news daily, and even fewer — 9% — say they regularly share their political opinions with others, according to the July 2026 issue of The National Momentum Survey. For nearly 2 in 5 Filipino adults, political news is the kind of content they consume less