BACOLOD CITY – A 38-year-old man was arrested by the police after holding his family hostage inside his sister’s house in Barangay Estefania here on Saturday afternoon, September 7. Police Capt. Francis Depasucat, head of Police Station 4, said the suspect, armed with two knives and a hammer,...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, Bacolod police director, dismissed reports that illegal drugs in Iloilo were sourced in this city. CORONICA (Glazyl Masculino) Coronica, reacting to allegations by Police Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido during a recent mega-panel hearing by the House of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 55-year-old woman died and a 26-year-old man was injured after they were gored by a male carabao in Hacienda Sayson, Barangay Felisa, this city, on Tuesday, September 3. A MALE carabao killed a woman and injured a 26-year-old man in Barangay Felisa, Bacolod City on Tuesday,...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has said that he will let the Supreme Court decide on a petition filed by a group opposing the creation of the Negros Island Region under Republic Act (RA) 12000. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) “It’s up to the court to make the decision on the merits of the...
BACOLOD CITY – A new tourist destination will be up in the upland part of this city for nature and outdoor enthusiasts soon. The city government held the groundbreaking of the P47-million Bacolod Tree Park in Barangay Alangilan on Wednesday, September 4, that also signals the start of the...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government turned over P724,000 in livelihood assistance to farmers’ associations, local government units, and cooperatives in Negros Occidental on Tuesday, September 3. GOV. Eugenio Jose Lacson leads the distribution of P724,000 livelihood assistance to farmers in...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental suspended work at the Provincial Capitol here from 12 noon onwards on Monday, September 2, due to inclement weather from tropical storm “Enteng.” In a memorandum issued by acting provincial administrator Alberto Nellas Jr., those...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has given another extension to Manokan Country tenants to leave. THE perspective of the new Manokan Country to be developed by SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SPHI) in Bacolod City which is set to open in 2026. (Photo courtesy of SM) Mayor Albee Benitez said tenants...
BACOLOD CITY – A stepfather admitted to the National Bureau of Investigation here that he molested his teenage stepdaughter who was found dead in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental last month. The stepfather made the admission on Friday, August 30, after he was summoned following...
BACOLOD CITY – Twelve local chief executives, including the wife of slain Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo, have formally joined the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD). PAMPLONA, Negros Oriental Mayor Janice Degamo was among the new Lakas-CMD members sworn in by House Speaker Martin...
BACOLOD CITY – A couple was arrested and 315 grams of suspected shabu valued at P2.1 million was seized in a buy-bust operation in Purok Langis, Barangay Banago here on Wednesday night, August 28. Police Lt. Col. Antonio Benitez Jr., head of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU), identified...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized shabu and marijuana valued at more than P20 million from January to June this year. Almost three kilos of shabu worth P20,033,833.60 and 2.779 grams of marijuana valued at P416.85 were confiscated. THE BCPO headquarters in Bacolod...
