BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental suspended work at the Provincial Capitol here from 12 noon onwards on Monday, September 2, due to inclement weather from tropical storm “Enteng.” In a memorandum issued by acting provincial administrator Alberto Nellas Jr., those...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office has reported a 183.62 percent increase in dengue cases in the first seven months of the year. A total of 2,822 cases, with six fatalities, were logged from January to August 24, 1,827 more than the 995 during the same period last...
BACOLOD CITY – Twelve local government units in Negros Occidental suspended classes on Monday, September 2, due to tropical storm "Enteng." These are the towns of E.B. Magalona, Don Salvador Benedicto, Pulupandan, Hinoba-an, Isabela, Murcia, and Valladolid, and the cities of San Carlos,...
BACOLOD CITY – A stepfather admitted to the National Bureau of Investigation here that he molested his teenage stepdaughter who was found dead in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental last month. The stepfather made the admission on Friday, August 30, after he was summoned following...
BACOLOD CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-Bacolod arrested a 61-year-old fake dentist in an entrapment operation in Barangay 2, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 28. The NBI recovered a dental chair and other equipment at the suspect’s clinic. THE National...
BACOLOD CITY – A casual government employee was shot dead in Barangay 2, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday night, August 27. A CASUAL government employee was gunned down in Barangay 2, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, August 27. (Photo courtesy of Negros Occidental...
BACOLOD CITY – An American drowned in a beach in Barangay 2, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 28. An 86-year-old American drowned in a beach in Barangay 2, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 28. (Photo courtesy of Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office)...
BACOLOD CITY – A missing 15-year-old girl from this city was tortured before her death, autopsy result released on Tuesday, August 27, said. Police Capt. Rosinie Cabuena, deputy chief of the La Carlota City Police Station in Negros Occidental, said the 15-year-old victim suffered blunt trauma to...
BACOLOD CITY – A one-year-old boy died after he was hit by a motorcycle in Sitio Malipayon, Barangay Camalobalo, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental on Sunday, August 25. Police Lt. Col. Eduardo Corpuz, Hinigaran police chief, said the mother put her son down to allow him to walk on the...
BACOLOD CITY – Seven landmarks in Negros Occidental, which are part of the Sugar Cultural Landscape of Negros, have been tentatively listed as a world heritage site of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. CECILIA Tirol (second from right), director for Visayas...
BACOLOD CITY - Victorias City, Negros Occidental Mayor Javier Miguel “Javi” Benitez is torn between seeking re-election or running as congressman in the third district of the province. OFFICIALS of E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental led by Mayor Marvin Malacon (seated right), with Victorias City...
BACOLOD CITY – A getaway vehicle used by unidentified persons in a mall robbery in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental last week was last seen in Batangas City. POLICE release screengrabs from a CCTV showing the suspects and getaway vehicle involved in last week’s mall robbery...
