BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan imposed forced evacuation in several sitios in Barangay Bi-ak na Bato, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, June 5, following mudflow or lahar from the Kanlaon Volcano eruption. LAHAR floods a road on June 5 in Barangay Bi-ak na Bato, La...
BACOLOD CITY – The town of La Castellana in Negros Occidental was placed under a state of calamity on Tuesday night, June 4, a day after the eruption of Kanlaon volcano in the neighboring city of Canlaon in Negros Oriental. ASH blankets plants in Sitio Trencera, Barangay Sag-Ang, La...
BACOLOD CITY – A 37-year-old Person with Disability (PWD) was gunned down by the New People’s Army (NPA) in La Castellana, Negros Occidental on May 9. Police Major Sherwin Fernandez, La Castellana police chief, said the victim, who was partially blind, was on his way to his sister’s house...
BACOLOD CITY – A barangay councilor was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Sitio Canurong, Barangay Puso, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Wednesday night, May 1. A BARANGAY councilor was gunned down in Barangay Puso, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, May 1. (Photo courtesy...
BACOLOD CITY – A 71-year-old New People’s Army (NPA) amazon surrendered in La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Monday, January 22. MAP of Negros Occidental with the town of La Castellana highlighted. In a press briefing on Tuesday, January 23, Police Major Rhojn Darell Nigos, spokesperson...
BACOLOD CITY – The military recovered the service firearm of a slain soldier in 2020 in an encounter on January 17 in Hacienda Gomez, Barangay Sag-ang, La Castellana, Negros Occidental. A .45 caliber pistol owned by a slain soldier was recovered in a clash with NPA rebels in Barangay Sag-ang, La...
BACOLOD CITY – Ten families composed of 50 individuals have been affected by the encounter where two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in Hacienda Gomez, Barangay Sag-ang, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, January 17. Lt. Col. J-jay Javines, head of the Division Public...
BACOLOD CITY – Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a clash with soldiers in Hacienda Gomez, Barangay Sag-ang, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, January 17. The Army 62nd Infantry Battalion has yet to identify the casualties. TROOPS recover an AR15 rifle, a homemade...
BACOLOD CITY – The military recovered a firearm in an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Tayubong, Barangay Puso, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Christmas Eve. TROOPS recover a .45 caliber pistol after a clash with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Puso, La...
BACOLOD CITY – The body of a newborn baby boy was dumped on a creek in Sitio Mataas, Barangay Sag-ang, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, December 12. THE body of a newborn baby boy was on a creek in Barangay Sag-ang, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, December 12. (Photo...
BACOLOD CITY – A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death in a Christmas party at the public plaza in Barangay Biak na Bato, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Sunday, December 10. A MAN was stabbed dead in a Christmas party in Barangay Biak na Bato, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Sunday,...
BACOLOD CITY – A senior citizen was strangled to death inside her house in Barangay Camandag, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Saturday, December 2. Police withheld the name of the 68-year-old victim. Police Major Nelson Amsiwen Jr., La Castellana police chief, said the victim’s grandson...
