BACOLOD CITY -- A total of 16 houses were destroyed in a fire in Barangay Zone 1, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Friday, April 14. A RESIDENTIAL fire occurred in Barangay Zone 1, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Friday, April 14, affecting 16 houses. (Photo courtesy of Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade) Fire...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental police recorded 65 crime incidents during the Holy Week, three fewer than last year with 68. Two homicide cases were reported in the cities of Escalante and San Carlos, one murder in Moises Padilla town, one physical injury in Talisay City, a rape in Sagay...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental seized a total of P1.3-million worth of pork and pork products from April 1 to 10. Of the confiscated items, 9.52 kilos of pork and 37,680 packs of processed pork meat worth P1.2 million were shipped back to their origin due to...
BACOLOD CITY – The death of a carpenter was the latest insurgency-related incident reported in Negros Island. The Leonardo Panaligan Command (LPC) of the New People’s Army’s Central Negros Guerrilla Front has claimed the death of 33-year-old Armando Babor in Barangay Mani-ak, Guihulngan City,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Leonardo Panaligan Command (LPC) of the New People's Army (NPA)-Central Negros Guerrilla Front has claimed responsibility for the killing of a farmer in Barangay Macagahay, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Easter Sunday. Police said the victim, 63-year-old Danilo...
BACOLOD CITY – Property totaling P7 million was lost in a fire that hit a public market in Barangay Cabacungan, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Monday, April 10. FIREMEN conduct mopping-up operation after the fire that razed 18 stalls in a public market in Barangay Cabacungan, La Castellana,...
BACOLOD CITY – Fourteen passengers of a Ceres Liner bus were injured after it fell on its side while evading a motorcycle in Barangay Purisima, Manapla, Negros Occidental on Black Saturday. A CERES Liner bus fell on its side after avoiding a motorcycle in Barangay Purisima, Manapla, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – Two minors were dead while three others were wounded after a Prime Mover truck crashed into a tricycle parked at Purok Singbinco, Barangay Plaridel, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Black Saturday, April 8. TWO minors were killed while three other individuals were injured after a...
BACOLOD CITY – A woman died while seven others, including a Chinese national, were injured after a sports utility vehicle (SUV) collided with a tricycle in Barangay 21, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Black Saturday, April 8. A WOMAN died while seven others, including a Chinese national, were...
BACOLOD CITY – A soldier was wounded during a military troops’ clash with the remnants of Northern Negros Front (NNF) of the New People’s Army (NPA) at Sitio Seraje, Barangay San Isidro, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Thursday, April 6. BRIG. Gen. Orlando Edralin, commander of the Army 303rd...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) opened a newly constructed halfway house for rebel returnees in Negros Oriental on Monday, April 3. The turnover was led by DILG-Central Visayas Director Leocadio Trovela, Undersecretary Angelito de Leon, Balik Loob Task...
BACOLOD CITY – Policemen seized 70 grams of suspected shabu worth P476,000 from a former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) during a buy-bust operation in Barangay 14, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Monday, April 3. THE inventory of the 70 grams of suspected shabu worth P476,000 seized from a...
