BACOLOD CITY – A mother who was opposed to her daughter’s relationship with her boyfriend was killed at her home in Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, with the daughter herself and her boyfriend allegedly conspiring to commit the crime. Capt. Rhojn Darell Nigos, La...
The shooting of a teacher, who was set to serve in the 2022 National and Local Elections, was strongly condemned by the Department of Education (DepEd) and fellow teachers on Monday, May 9. (Photo from Unsplash) “Violence is not and should not be part of the process of democracy,” DepEd said in...
BACOLOD CITY – A 16-year old cadre serving as a medic for the New People’s Army was found dead along the route the fleeing rebels took following sporadic clashes in Barangay Gatuslao, Candoni, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, May 3. Brig. General Leonardo Peña, commander of the Philippine...
BACOLOD CITY – Police operatives seized about two kilos of suspected shabu worth P14,960,000 from an alleged drug pusher in a buy-bust in Barangay Sulodpan, Bacong, Negros Oriental on Wednesday, May 4. A man was arrested after he allegedly yielded P14.9 million worth of suspected shabu in a...
The Export Import Bank of Korea-Economic Development and Cooperation Fund (KEXIM-EDCF) has sealed a loan to the Philippines to finance the engineering services for the Panay-Guimaras-Negros Island bridges project. In a statement, the Department of Finance (DOF) said that the Philippines and Korea...
BACOLOD CITY -- Two children died while another was injured after they figured in a motorcycle accident in Barangay Mabini, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Saturday. Rescuers arrive in Barangay Mabini, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, where a motorcycle accident occurred killing two minors Saturday....
BACOLOD CITY -- A barangay councilor survived an ambush in Barangay Laga-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Saturday. A policeman points to some of the fired bullets recovered from the crime scene in Barangay Laga-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, where a barangay councilor survived an ambush...
ILOILO CITY—Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his sister Senator Imee Marcos vowed the construction of the proposed bridges linking the islands of Panay, Guimaras and Negros. “It will be a priority . This will be an integral part of national development,” Marcos...
...or why Negros Oriental is an exciting destination for your ‘revenge travel’ It was, to some extent, the completion of a journey. I’ve been to the island of Negros before, but only its western side. I’ve been to the islands beside Negros too, Iloilo on the west and Cebu on the east. But I...
BACOLOD CITY - A dead man believed to be a victim of a summary execution was found at the roadside in Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday. Capt. Romulo Gepilango, deputy police chief of Himamaylan City Police Station, identified the victim as Levy Ortega, 46, of Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY - Two elderly women died while 15 others were injured in a road accident in Barangay Talaban, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday. A van laden with 17 passengers fell on its side when it figured in an accident in Barangay Talaban, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, killing...
BACOLOD CITY - A motorcycle rider died while his back-rider was injured after they were hit by an ambulance which was first bumped off by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) at the intersection of Bacolod-Silay Access road in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday. Killed in...
