BACOLOD CITY – As the opening of classes on June 16 approaches, the lack of available classrooms remains a major challenge in schools being used as evacuation centers for individuals displaced by the Kanlaon Volcano eruption in Negros Occidental, particularly in La Castellana town. Around 2,448...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government has created a task force to effectively prevent and control the spread of monkeypox (Mpox) in Negros Oriental although no case has been recorded in the province. Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria issued an executive order on Monday, June 2, establishing the Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – Two drivers have been charged for the death of a six-month pregnant nurse in a road accident in Barangay Taloc, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, June 1. Police Lt. Col. Ariel Pico, Bago City police chief, said that a case for reckless imprudence resulting in multiple...
BACOLOD CITY – Two brothers conducting electrical work were fatally electrocuted in a restaurant in Barangay Pedro, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Monday, June 2. Police identified the fatalities as Dexter, 45, and his older brother Roilan, 48, both residents of Barangay Santo Rosario,...
ILOILO CITY—Companies under the Razon group have the cheapest rate in the islands of Panay and Negros. In a recent power forum in Iloilo City, it was found out that MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) and Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) have lower rates for residential...
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is seeking emergency powers to contain the spread of red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) on Negros Island, raising concerns over their potential impact on sugar production and overall supply. SRA Deputy Administrator Ignacio Santillana stated that the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old six-month pregnant nurse died after she was hit and ran over by two cars in Purok Proper North, Barangay Taloc, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Sunday night, June 1. Police Lt. Col. Ariel Pico, office-in-charge of Bago City Police Station, identified the victim as...
BACOLOD CITY – A 51-year-old woman was killed and six individuals were injured in a collision between a hauler truck loaded with sugarcane and tricycle in Purok Tuburan, Barangay Tampalon, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday night, May 31. Police Capt. Sammy Gasataya, deputy chief of...
BACOLOD CITY – A missing 19-year-old man was found dead in Purok 1, Barangay Camansi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, May 31. The remains of the victim, who was last seen alive by his family on May 5, were discovered by a 57-year-old laborer collecting firewood. Police Capt....
BACOLOD CITY – A 49-year-old housewife was fatally run over by a dump truck in Zone 1, Barangay Hilamonan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, while on her way to attend a friend’s funeral in a public cemetery on Thursday, May 29. Police identified the fatality as Maria of Barangay Hilamonan,...
BACOLOD CITY – Pamplona, Negros Oriental Mayor Janice Degamo thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Timor-Leste authorities for bringing former Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. back to the Philippines. The mayor shared a video of Teves’ departure from Timor-Leste on...
BACOLOD CITY – Two more persons have died from suspected rabies in Negros Occidental. Provincial Health Officer Girlie Pinongan said four individuals have passed away from the virus in the province this year. The third victim was a 21-year-old woman in Cauayan town. The fourth was a 25-year-old...
