BACOLOD CITY – A total of 2,431 families were displaced by flooding in this highly-urbanized city and Talisay City, Negros Occidental, following hours of heavy rains from Friday night, July 11, to Saturday morning, July 12. Data released by Mayor Greg Gasataya here on Saturday morning said 301...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Matthew Louis Malacon said there is no confirmed cases of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) yet in eight barangays of E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental. “No cause for alarm yet,” he said as specimens are still undergoing laboratory testing by the Department of Health...
Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) operatives have arrested five individuals for trading P4.7-million worth of alleged illicit cigarettes during an operation in Negros Occidental. In a statement on Friday, CIDG acting Director Police Brig. Gen. Romeo Macapaz identified the suspects...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson is focusing on healthcare upgrades, environmental sustainability, and inclusive development in his third and final term in office. Speaking during the 37th Inaugural Session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) on July 8, Lacson emphasized...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipal government of E.B. Magalona in Negros Occidental announced on Thursday, July 10, the suspension of classes in elementary schools from July 10 to 11 due to reported cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). Mayor Matthew Louis Malacon has issued Executive Order...
BACOLOD CITY – A 23-year-old graduating aeronautics student was killed in a motorcycle crash in Barangay Mabini, Pulupandan, Negros Occidental on Sunday, July 6. Police identified the victim as Christian, a resident of Barangay Zone 7, Pulupandan. Investigation said the victim and his two...
BACOLOD CITY – Sixteen out of 17 government workers injured in an accident in Silay City, Negros Occidental last month have opted not to file charges against the driver of a city government-owned mini-dump truck involved in the incident. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay police chief,...
BACOLOD CITY – A man was allegedly stabbed by his nephew to death during a drinking session in Sitio Ilog, Barangay Arebasore, Mabinay, Negros Oriental on Sunday, July 6. Police withheld the names of the victim and the 42-year-old suspect, a carpenter. Police Lt. Stephen Polinar, Negros Oriental...
BACOLOD CITY – Several Kanlaon Volcano evacuees who recently left an evacuation center in La Castellana, Negros Occidental without permission have starting returning, John de Asis, head of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), said. In a phone interview on July 6,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office (LTO)-Western Visayas has issued a show-cause order to a 30-year-old dump truck driver involved in a tragic accident that left seven people dead in Barangay Guimbalaon, Silay City, Negros Occidental on June 27. The order signed by LTO-E.B. Magalona...
BACOLOD CITY – An unidentified man was found buried in a sugarcane field in Barangay Salvacion, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 3. Police Major Sherwin Fernandez, Murcia police chief, said that initial findings showed signs of strangulation. However, no other injuries were seen in the...
BACOLOD CITY – Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Monday urged elected local government officials in the fifth district of Negros Occidental to adopt the Open Government Partnership (OGP) as she administered their mass oathtaking at the Moises Padilla...
