BACOLOD CITY – A 55-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death by his teenage nephew due to cut trees in Barangay Minoyan, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, June 16. The body of the victim Anton was found in his house by his younger brother when he visited him on Wednesday, June 17....
TALISAY CITY, Negros Occidental – The SAFE Negros Island Region (NIR) 911 hotline has reported a 30 percent increase in calls since it was launched in this highly-urbanized city last week. This signals growing public awareness and confidence in the emergency response program, Police Brig. Gen....
BACOLOD CITY – Barangay Yao-yao, Cauayan, Negros Occidental mourned the death of a 26-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman and teacher in a motorcycle collision in Crossing Biaren, Barangay Manalad, Ilog, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, June 17. Police identified the victim as Vincent...
BACOLOD CITY – A hailstorm battered Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Thursday afternoon, June 18. John de Asis, head of the La Castellana Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), said the hailstorm that lasted between five to 10 minutes occurred during...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) led by Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardino is investigating the false and misleading information posted on social media, claiming several government casualties during the encounter in Calatrava, Negros Occidental on June 14. In...
BACOLOD CITY – The Regional Mobile Force Battalion-Negros Island Region (RMFB-NIR) clashed with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Sitio Kabalagnan, Barangay Lalong, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Sunday, June 14. The Police Regional Office (PRO)-NIR said the 1st Platoon, 2nd Maneuver Company...
BACOLOD CITY – An eight-year-old boy missing for more than three weeks was found dead on a riverbank between Barangays Damutan and Bacuyangan in Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental on Thursday, June 11, three days after his eighth birth anniversary. According to Police Major Eric Doronilla, Hinoba-an...
BACOLOD CITY – Two men were killed by a speeding sedan driven by the son of a barangay councilor in Purok 2, Barangay Tuyom, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, June 10. Police identified the fatalities as 40-year-old Dolfo and Junior, 59, residents of Barangay Tuyom. Police Lt. Col....
BACOLOD CITY – Exporters and provincial government officials in Negros Occidental have raised serious concerns about the United States’ suspension of crab meat product imports from the Philippines. On Friday, the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PhilExport) Negros Chapter issued a...
BACOLOD City – Precious Zaragosa completed a big late-season surge, securing a wire-to-wire victory in the ICTSI Negros JPGT Championship at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club here on Wednesday, June 10, to book her spot in the upcoming Junior PGT Elite Grand Finals. By winning the final...
BACOLOD CITY – A 58-year-old pastor was gunned down in a sugarcane field in Sitio Mag-anay Uno, Barangay Bi-ao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Monday, June 8. Police Capt. Joelan Vinson, Binalbagan police chief, identified the victim as Marlo, a hacienda overseer and member of the village’s...
BACOLOD City – A scorching second-round showdown looms at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club as the race for the remaining ICTSI North vs. South Elite Junior PGT Finals berths reaches a fever pitch. With several heavyweights skipping the sixth and final leg of the Visayas-Mindanao...
