BACOLOD CITY – Four-hundred twenty families or 1,272 individuals evacuated from seven barangays in four local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental due to flooding triggered by heavy rain on Thursday, July 9. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said 300 families...
BACOLOD CITY – Ashfall blanketed two local government units (LGUs) in Negros Island Region (NIR) which also reached Cebu province following the moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Thursday morning, July 9. Donato Sermeno, director of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-NIR, said...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district board member Andrew Montelibano will face investigation after he was reportedly found in the vicinity of an alleged multi-million e-sabong operation in Punong Pilar, Barangay Alicante, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental on Wednesday night, July 8. In...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipal government of Valladolid in Negros Occidental is reviewing road safety measures for roadside vendors following a fatal accident that claimed two lives in Barangay Palaka on Sunday, July 5. Mayor Ricardo Presbitero Jr. said Tuesday, July 7, that economic and tourism...
BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old vendor and her 17-year-old niece were killed and the vendor’s 19-year-old son was injured after a fuel tanker truck rammed their food cart in Barangay Palaka, Valladolid, Negros Occidental on Sunday, July 5. Police identified the victims as Ramilie, a resident of...
Miss World Philippines National Director Arnold Vegafria formally introduced Althea Nicole Gadingan and Ysabella Wuthrich as the official candidates of the Negros Island Region and Bacolod City in the Miss World Philippines 2027 pageant on Feb. 25 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City during a...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government urged Negrenses to join efforts to rehabilitate the 547 hectares of forest area within the Mount Kanlaon Natural Park. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson gave instructions "to get the work started on...
BACOLOD CITY – Private First Class John Rey Brasil, a native of Guimbal, Iloilo, was laid to rest at Rojas Cemetery in Barangay Kansilayan, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Saturday, July 4, after a month-long wake. The Army 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) rendered full military honors, including a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 33-year-old man celebrating his birth anniversary was allegedly shot dead by his 74-year-old father in Barangay Libas, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 2. Police identified the victim as Losio Jr., a laborer. Police Major Joseph Partidas, Isabela police chief, said...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) urged people on Friday for information on the suspected ‘’salvage’’ or summary execution victim in Purok Langka, Barangay Pacol, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 2. Police identified the victim as...
BACOLOD CITY – The Escalante City Police Station in Negros Occidental has appealed to the public to stop bullying, harassing, or sharing unverified information about a 14-year-old student being investigated over an alleged school shooting. The case surfaced through a now-viral social media post...
BACOLOD CITY – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on Wednesday welcomed the decisive actions of the top leaders in Negros Island to fight the increasing red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation. In a statement, SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona thanked Governors Eugenio Jose...
