BACOLOD CITY – A fire hit the old building of the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital in Dumaguete City on Tuesday night, Nov. 18. Several patients were evacuated to the parking area during the fire. Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria responded to the area and checked affected areas to ensure...
Dumaguete City and Quezon City have been named to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) for literature and film, respectively, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The designations were revealed during the celebration of World Cities Day, where 58 new cities...
More than 2,000 student leaders and youth advocates from across the Philippines gathered in Dumaguete City on Monday, October 27, for the opening of the Learners’ Convergence Philippines (LearnCon PH) 2025 — the Department of Education’s (DepEd) flagship program to strengthen youth...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a 26-year-old former security guard on Saturday, Oct. 4, for allegedly raping the daughter of a caretaker of an apartment in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. The suspect, a resident of Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, was apprehended on warrant for three counts of...
BACOLOD CITY – Authorities arrested a barangay captain in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Pulantubig, Dumaguete City on Thursday, Sept. 25. Recovered from the suspect – 49-year-old Inah of Barangay Looc, Dumaguete City – were five grams of suspected shabu valued at P34,000, improvised...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Bishop Julito Cortes of the Diocese of Dumaguete on Monday called on the Catholic faithful to pray for Pope Francis, who passed away due to a lingering illness at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta in the morning (local time). BISHOP Julito Cortes (right) with Pope Francis....
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental – Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas candidates supported by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said they are confident on winning Negros Oriental in the elections. Former Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr., former Senate President Vicente...
BACOLOD CITY – Two newborn babies were found dead in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on Dec. 25 and 26. Police Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental police, said that a baby girl who was in an advanced state of decomposition was first found in a canal in Barangay Daro on...
BACOLOD CITY – A 12-year-old Grade 7 student is under the custody of the City Social Welfare and Development Office in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental for allegedly bringing a firearm inside the premises of the Negros Oriental High School at noon on Friday, October 11. Police Lt. Stephen Polinar,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 39-year-old nurse allegedly gunned down his wife during a heated argument over an affair inside their car in Sitio Bag-ong Taytayan, Barangay Tabuc-Tubig, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental before dawn on Friday, September 6. A 36-year-old nurse was allegedly shot dead by her...
Dumaguete’s beloved Buglas Isla Cafe opens its first branch in Metro Manila. Like its original location, the newly opened Arcovia, Pasig City branch features a relaxed, peaceful, and homey vibe. Dumaguete’s finest Buglas Isla has the eclectic menu of an all-day cafe. There’s a section...
BACOLOD CITY – Two geodetic engineers from Negros Island ranked third and fourth in the October 2023 Geodetic Engineers Licensure Examination. SUMUGAT (left) and Gadeja They are Alexis Sumugat, 22, of Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, and Jimmerry Gadeja, 23, of Silay City, Negros Occidental....
