ILOILO CITY – The seventh most wanted person in Iloilo province was caught in Negros Occidental province. The Police Regional Office-6 identified the suspect as Erol, a former barangay tanod from Lemery town, Iloilo. The 47-year-old Erol was nabbed in Pontevedra town on September 16 by the...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipality of San Enrique in Negros Occidental declared a state of calamity on Monday, September 16, due to the effects of the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by tropical depression “Ferdie.” A PERSONNEL of the San Enrique Fire Station in Negros Occidental...
BACOLOD CITY – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said Negros Occidental sustained P8,022,297.36 in damage to crops, livestock, and fisheries due to the “habagat” or southwest monsoon. A SECTION of Pontevedra, Negros Occidental is flooded over the weekend due to...
BACOLOD CITY – A 32-year-old woman was shot dead while walking in Barangay II (Poblacion), La Carlota City, Negros Occidental on Saturday night, September 14. A 32-year-old woman was gunned down in Barangay II (Poblacion), La Carlota City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, September 14....
BACOLOD CITY – A 37-year-old fisherman was rescued after his boat capsized due to bad weather caused by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by tropical storm “Ferdie” in the sea of Barangay Bulanon, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, September 14. A 37-year-old...
BACOLOD CITY – Seventeen barangays were flooded in Negros Occidental on Friday, September 13, due to heavy rains from the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by tropical storm “Bebinca.” A PART of San Enrique in Negros Occidental was flooded on Friday, September 13, due to heavy...
BACOLOD CITY – One-hundred residents of Barangay Biak na Bato in La Castellana, Negros Occidental evacuated on Friday morning, September 13, due to the threat of a magmatic eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. MAYOR Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan turns over food packs, medicines, and financial...
BACOLOD CITY – Thirteen towns and nine cities in Negros Occidental suspended classes on Friday, September 13, due to inclement weather caused by the southwest monsoon or ‘‘habagat’’ enhanced by severe tropical storm “Bebinca.” Classes on all levels were cancelled in the cities of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 59-year-old lumber buyer was gunned down in Barangay Dolis, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, September 11. Police identified the victim as Danelson Amolo Sr. of Barangay Dolis. A 59-year-old lumber buyer was gunned down in Barangay Dolis, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas has ordered the temporary closure of tourist attractions within barangays in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental affected by Kanlaon Volcano until further notice. These were Kanlaon Inland Resort and Eco-Tourism, Padudusan Falls, Bao-Bao Viewing Deck, and...
BACOLOD CITY – La Carlota City in Negros Occidental suspended classes in four barangays on Wednesday, September 11, due to elevated levels of sulfur dioxide in Kanlaon Volcano in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental. La Carlota Mayor Rex Jalando-on cancelled classes on all levels in Barangays...
BACOLOD CITY – Officials of this city and Negros Occidental mourned the death of former Gov. Daniel “Bitay” Lacson Jr. Lacson peacefully passed away in his home surrounded by his family on Friday night, September 6, at the age of 77. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson remembered him as a devoted public...
