Reelectionist Senator Francis Tolentino is pushing for amendments to the Philippine Fisheries Code (RA 8550) to restore protection for marginal fisherfolk, including the blue crab producers of Negros Occidental, in the country's municipal waters. He made the remark in response to a question...
BACOLOD CITY – Police are investigating the death of a 22-year-old college student in Barangay Magallon Cadre, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental as a possible self-accident rather than the initial hit-and-run incident. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/20/college-student-killed-in-hit-and-run...
Evacuees in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, are worried about how they will rebuild their lives when Kanlaon Volcano calms down. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. addresses Kanlaon Volcano evacuees at the La Carlota City South Elementary School II during his visit to La Carlota City,...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay (Mayor Binay's office) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental--Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Makati City Mayor Abby Binay has suggested a simple way to help out sugar farmers here in the...
BACOLOD CITY - A 34-year-old New People’s Army rebel wanted for murder was arrested by the police in Barangay Bandila, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Lt. Dan Carlo Samoza, civil military officer of the Army 79th Infantry Battalion, identified the suspect as Wil, 34, a...
BACOLOD CITY – A third year college student was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Barangay Magallon Cadre, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Feb. 19. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Feb. 20, the Central Philippines State University (CPSU)-Moises Padilla Campus confirmed the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Western Visayas is working closely with the municipal government of La Castellana in Negros Occidental to resolve concerns about evacuation sites for residents to be affected by a major eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. FERNANDEZ (Glazyl Masculino)...
BACOLOD CITY - The San Carlos City government in Negros Occidental is preparing three designated evacuation sites for Kanlaon Volcano evacuees. Mayor Rene Gustilo, in a media interview on Tuesday, Feb. 18, said that the city is developing a two-hectare lot in Barangay Prosperidad, a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old soldier was shot and wounded by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Feb. 17. A SOLDIER was shot and wounded by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on...
BACOLOD CITY – Three New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the police in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental. They turned over a .38 caliber revolver, a .22 caliber revolver, two improvised 12-gauge shotgun with three shells, and two 40mm explosives. The Negros Occidental Police...
BACOLOD CITY – An 81-year-old woman and her son were fatally shot in Sitio Lower Lauyan, Barangay Dian-ay, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 15. A MOTHER and her son were gunned down in Barangay Dian-ay, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 15. (Photo...
BACOLOD CITY – A 63-year-old farm overseer was gunned down in Hacienda San Isidro, Barangay Bagtic, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Feb. 14. A 63-year-old farm overseer was shot dead in Barangay Bagtic, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Feb. 14. (Photo courtesy of Silay City...
