BACOLOD CITY – A 35-year-old man drowned on a river in Barangay Santa Rosa, Murcia, Negros Occidental. The victim was identified as Ronel of Barangay Santa Rosa. Ronel was last seen alive on Monday afternoon, Dec. 15, when he asked permission from his wife to swim on the river near their...
BACOLOD CITY – A Bachelor of Special Needs Education graduate of the Carlos Hilado Memorial State University in Talisay City, Negros Occidental ranked seventh in the September 2024 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) in the elementary level. Patricia Mae Maglaque, a resident of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Health (DOH)-Negros Island Region (NIR) has warned the public against health hazards from Kanlaon Volcano lahar. LAHAR from the Dec. 9 eruption of Kanlaon Volcano is visible on a river in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Dec. 15, following to a...
BACOLOD CITY – A high-ranking official of the New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested by the police and military in her house during pursuit operation on Saturday, Dec. 14. THE military found a New People's Army hideout following a clash in Barangay Bandila, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Friday,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 47-year-old tricycle driver was allegedly stabbed to death by a fellow tricycle driver in Sitio Candabid, Purok 2, Barangay Tuyom, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Dec. 12. Police Lt. Col. Lowell Garinganao, Cauayan town police chief, identified the victim as Ed....
BACOLOD CITY – The province of Negros Occidental was placed under a state of calamity on Friday, Dec. 13, four days after the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano that affected thousands of residents in eight areas. KANLAON Volcano evacuees line up for hot meals in an evacuation center in Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has issued a resolution recommending that the entire province of Negros Occidental be placed under a state of calamity due to explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, PDRRMC chairperson, presided...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 628 families or 2,616 individuals were evacuated in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said, after the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in neighboring Canlaon City in Negros Oriental on Monday afternoon, Dec. 9....
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas ordered residents living on the foot of Kanlaon Volcano in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental to evacuate from their homes following an explosive eruption on Monday, Dec. 9. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/12/9/kanlaon-volcano-s-alert-level-raised In a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 23-year-old motorcycle rider died after she was run over by a trailer truck in Hacienda Yee-on, Barangay Cabahug, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Dec. 6. A MOTORCYCLE rider was run over by a trailer truck in Barangay Cabahug, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Friday,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old police officer was shot and wounded by suspected New People’s Army rebels outside his house in Barangay Inayawan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Friday, Dec. 6. Police Lt. Col. Lowell Garinganao, Cauayan police chief, said the victim with a rank of corporal was about...
BACOLOD CITY – A 61-year-old rigger died after he was run over by a hauler truck loaded with sugarcane in a transloading station in Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Dec. 5. Police withheld the name of the victim, a resident of Barangay Camansi. A 61-year-old...
