This year’s Dive7 Festival puts the spotlight on the underwater scene of Zamboanguita and Dauin When we talk about the beauty of the Philippines, distinct tourist spots come to mind. There’s the picturesque Mayon Volcano, the old-world charm of Intramuros, and, of course, the crystal beaches of...
Adventure is out there! While Negros Oriental is fast becoming one of the top diving destinations in the world, the province located in Central Visayas still has more to offer on land. If you’re visiting Negros Oriental soon and you’re itching for a great outdoor adventure, these five...
Dive7 Festival ends with a breathtaking showcase of Negros Oriental’s marine life Being an archipelagic nation, the Philippines is blessed to have such beautiful islands, each offering something new for Filipinos and foreigners to set their eyes on. These wonders don’t stop at idyllic mountain...
BACOLOD CITY – A 35-year-old suspected drug pusher was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Ogahong, Barangay Palinpinon, Valencia, Negros Oriental Friday, August 5. Police identified the suspect as Don Emilio Cariño, 35, of Barangay Batinguel, Dumaguete City. Cariño was listed in...
MATERIALS recovered in Barangay Budlasan, Canlaon City, Negros Oriental following a clash between the NPA and the 62nd IB that resulted in the death of three communist guerrillas Tuesday, July 26. (Photo courtesy of the 3rd ID) BACOLOD CITY – The Army 303rd Infantry Brigade maintained Thursday,...
THE house allegedly being used as a hideout by the NPA in Barangay Budlasan, Canlaon City, Negros Oriental. (Photo courtesy of 62nd IB) BACOLOD CITY – Three members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter with the Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Natuling, Barangay...
CEBU CITY – Hundreds are expected to take part in the DIVE7 Festival that the municipalities of Zamboanguita and Dauin in Negros Oriental will host from July 28 to 31. Organized by the Department of Tourism-Central Visayas (DOT 7), the DIVE7 Festival is expected to draw local and...
PARRICIDE charges have been filed against an American over the murder of his Filipina wife in Negros Oriental. BACOLOD CITY – Police filed Thursday, July 21, charges of parricide and murder against an American and his new lover for the death of his wife in Valencia, Negros Oriental Tuesday this...
PERSONNEL of the Scene-of-the-Crime Operatives (SOCO) retrieve the body of a Filipina nurse buried in a shallow grave in Barangay Palinpinon, Valencia, Negros Oriental Tuesday, July 19. (Photo courtesy of Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office) BACOLOD CITY – An American is under investigation...
THE body of a New People’s Army rebel killed in a clash with troops in Barangay Sandayao, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental Wednesday, July 20. (Photo courtesy of the 62nd IB) BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter with soldiers in Sitio Taluktok, Barangay...
Aerial view of Rabbit Village where a huge rabbit mound named Pablo has been erected. Rabbiton is an agri-tourism site that is unlike anything else in the country. It is a rabbit-themed agri-park in Pamplona, Negros Oriental with certain parts of the farm inspired by Hobbiton, a fictional setting...
BACOLOD CITY – The police chief of Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental was killed when the motorcycle he was driving was hit by a dump truck in Sitio Buli, Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental Friday, July 15, two days after assuming his post Wednesday, July 13. RESCUERS...
