Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) operatives have arrested five individuals for trading P4.7-million worth of alleged illicit cigarettes during an operation in Negros Occidental. In a statement on Friday, CIDG acting Director Police Brig. Gen. Romeo Macapaz identified the suspects...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson is focusing on healthcare upgrades, environmental sustainability, and inclusive development in his third and final term in office. Speaking during the 37th Inaugural Session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) on July 8, Lacson emphasized...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipal government of E.B. Magalona in Negros Occidental announced on Thursday, July 10, the suspension of classes in elementary schools from July 10 to 11 due to reported cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). Mayor Matthew Louis Malacon has issued Executive Order...
BACOLOD CITY – A 23-year-old graduating aeronautics student was killed in a motorcycle crash in Barangay Mabini, Pulupandan, Negros Occidental on Sunday, July 6. Police identified the victim as Christian, a resident of Barangay Zone 7, Pulupandan. Investigation said the victim and his two...
BACOLOD CITY – Sixteen out of 17 government workers injured in an accident in Silay City, Negros Occidental last month have opted not to file charges against the driver of a city government-owned mini-dump truck involved in the incident. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay police chief,...
BACOLOD CITY – Several Kanlaon Volcano evacuees who recently left an evacuation center in La Castellana, Negros Occidental without permission have starting returning, John de Asis, head of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), said. In a phone interview on July 6,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office (LTO)-Western Visayas has issued a show-cause order to a 30-year-old dump truck driver involved in a tragic accident that left seven people dead in Barangay Guimbalaon, Silay City, Negros Occidental on June 27. The order signed by LTO-E.B. Magalona...
BACOLOD CITY – An unidentified man was found buried in a sugarcane field in Barangay Salvacion, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 3. Police Major Sherwin Fernandez, Murcia police chief, said that initial findings showed signs of strangulation. However, no other injuries were seen in the...
BACOLOD CITY – Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Monday urged elected local government officials in the fifth district of Negros Occidental to adopt the Open Government Partnership (OGP) as she administered their mass oathtaking at the Moises Padilla...
BACOLOD CITY -- The first-ever lady mayor of Talisay City, Negros Occidental, was sworn in on Monday, June 30. Lawyer Rowena Lizares was inducted by Regional Trial Court Executive Judge Therese Blanche Bolunia at the Talisay public plaza after attending a Mass with her family, friends,...
BACOLOD CITY – The local government of La Castellana in Negros Occidental and the Incident Management Team (IMT) have urged Kanlaon Volcano evacuees who left an evacuation center without permission to come back. In a Facebook post, the local government emphasized that evacuees are allowed to...
BACOLOD CITY – A P12-billion tunnel connecting Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental to Tayasan town in Negros Oriental has been proposed to create a shorter route between the two provinces. Himamaylan City Mayor Raymund Tongson Jr. announced the plan after taking his oath for his third and final...
