BACOLOD CITY – Former Mayor Carminia “Mencit” Bascon of Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental passed away at the age of 88 in a hospital here before dawn on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Her son, former Mayor Agustin Ernesto “Tinto” Bascon, confirmed the death of his mother. Agustin said she suffered...
BACOLOD CITY – A five-year-old boy was killed in a fire that hit a portion of a three-hectare sugarcane plantation in Sitio Mambato, Barangay Tu-oy, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Fire Officer 1 Michael Bernardo, Himamaylan City Fire Station investigator, said that...
BACOLOD CITY – A 29-year-old laborer tagged as a New People’s Army militia member was arrested in a raid in Sitio Maglantay, Barangay Caradio-an, Himamaylan City on Saturday, Nov. 23. Police Lt. Col. Anthony Grande, Himamaylan police chief, said the suspect was apprehended during...
BACOLOD CITY – A forest protection officer was gunned down by the New People’s Army a day before her 48th birth anniversary in Sitio Taytay 3, Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday night, Nov. 14. A 47-year-old woman was shot dead by the New People’s Army on the...
BACOLOD CITY – A retired teacher was killed in a fire on her 84th birth anniversary in Purok 4, Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday night, Nov. 10. A RETIRED teacher perished in a fire on her 84th birth anniversary in Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – A man and his son were electrocuted to death in Purok 6, Barangay Nabalian, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Nov. 9. A MAN and his son were electrocuted to death in Barangay Nabalian, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Nov. 9. (Photo courtesy of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 28-year-old man drowned after saving his relative during a family outing in a resort in Sitio Batang, Barangay Talaban, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on All Saints’ Day. A 28- year-old man drowned after saving his relative during a family outing in Barangay Talaban,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 94th Infantry Battalion on Friday, August 23, identified the New People’s Army couple killed in a clash in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, August 22. GUNS and bullets were recovered from a New People’s Army couple killed in an encounter with the...
BACOLOD CITY -- Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in an encounter with the military in Sitio Pisok, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, August 22. The Army has yet to identify the two casualties -- a man and a woman. Lt. Col. J-jay Javines,...
BACOLOD CITY – A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) was allegedly stabbed to death by her jealous live-in partner in Purok Rizal, Barangay Talaban, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Friday, July 19. Police identified the fatality as Rose Ann Gahito, 29. A 29-year-old former overseas...
By GLAZYL MASCULINO BACOLOD CITY – Three persons, including two teenage construction workers, drowned in Negros Occidental on Wednesday, July 10. TWO teenage construction workers drowned on a river in Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, July 10. (Photo...
BACOLOD CITY – A delivery boy was killed when his motorcycle collided with a passenger bus in Barangay To-oy, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, June 30. Police identified the victim as 41-year-old Hernan Panaligan. A DELIVERY boy was killed in a collision in Barangay To-oy, Himamaylan...
