Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo still finds the Duterte administration's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response "very wanting" despite the huge decrease in daily fresh cases of the deadly illness. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Speaking in a press conference Friday,...
Vice President Leni Robredo said she and her running mate, Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan intend to finish the job as far as their candidacies in the May 2022 polls is concerned. Robredo, attending a press conference Friday, Nov. 5 in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, was asked whether or not a...
Medical professionals and religious groups in Negros Occidental expressed their support for Vice President Leni Robredo's presidential bid during the latter's visit in the province on Friday, Nov. 5. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) The Negros Doctors For Leni, Missionary Benedictine Sisters of...
Ahead of the two-day visit by Vice President Leni Robredo to Negros Occidental, a youth group there on Thursday, November 4, unveiled their youth agenda and expressed their support for the presidential aspirant. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) Negros Youth for Leni...
Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized P3.4 million worth of shabu following the arrest of a drug pusher on Wednesday, Oct. 27, in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. The anti-narcotics agents collared Emil Mariano at 12:37 p.m. in Margarita Village, Barangay 2 and...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will build an airbase in Negros Occidental to strengthen the agency's aerial presence in the province. Personnel of the BRP Gabriela Silang conducted towing and rescue operations exercise off Panay Island on Tuesday, June 29, while the ship is traveling back to...
Trekking activities in major sites in Negros Occidental have been temporarily suspended due to threats of insurgency and armed conflict in the area. In an order dated Sep. 16, the Northern Negros Natural Park (NNNP) said its Ecotourism Site Destination, particularly the Tinagong Dagat/Danao,...
Lola Francisca Susano of Kabankalan, Negros Occidental who celebrated her 124th birthday on Saturday, Sept. 11, may expect P1 million from government as gift for being the oldest person alive on planet Earth. FRANCISCA SUSANO2 Senior Citizen Partylist Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes filed House Resolution No....
Some 600 local farmers from a village in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental will no longer have to deal with muddy trips while transporting their produce to market centers. WHAT MUDDY ROAD?--A farm-to-market road in Barangay Hilamonan in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental was recently paved with...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is mourning the passing of heritage and cultural tourism advocate Ramon Hofileña. Ramon Hofileña (Photo from the Department of Tourism) In a statement, the DOT conveyed its condolences to the family of Hofileña who was recognized as the father of heritage...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has provided more than P1.45 million worth of assistance to farmers associations in Negros Occidental under its Community Empowerment thru Science and Technology (CEST) program. (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la...
SUBVERSIVE documents, two guns, and a wig were among the items recovered from Pahayahay. (79th IB FB) BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – A member of the New People’s Army (NPA) hit squad Special Partisan Unit (SPARU) was killed in a gunfight with soldiers in Barangay Minapasuk, Calatrava, Negros Occidental...
