A lawyer is vying to become Talisay City, Negros Occidental’s first lady mayor. ROWENA Lizares (Glazyl Masculino) Incumbent Mayor Neil Lizares’ wife Rowena, fondly called “Weng,” is joining politics for the first time, aiming to continue the legacy of her husband, who is now on his last...
BACOLOD CITY – A 21-year-old business administration student from Victorias City, Negros Occidental was crowned Lin-ay sang Negros 2025 on Friday, March 28. JADA Biaxyl Celeste, 21, from Victorias City, Negros Occidental was crowned Lin-ay sang Negros 2025 during the coronation night at the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 58-year-old woman was killed when the car she was riding in plunged into a ravine in Sitio Talus, Barangay Igmaya-an, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on Saturday, March 29. A 58-year-old woman was killed after a Sports Utility Vehicle fell into a ravine in Sitio...
Seven persons, including four policewomen and two children, were injured when their Sports Utility Vehicle plunged into a ravine in Sitio Talus, Barangay Igmaya-an, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on Saturday afternoon, March 29. SEVEN persons, including four policewomen and two children,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine National Police inaugurated newly built standard buildings in four local government units in Negros Occidental this week. Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas) chief, led the unveiling in La Castellana and Isabela towns on...
BACOLOD CITY – Police said three farmers have been killed in separate shooting incidents in Calatrava, Negros Occidental since Tuesday, March 25. A 39-year-old farmer was shot dead in his farm in Barangay Telim, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, March 26. (Photo courtesy of Calatrava...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine National Police reactivated the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region on Thursday, March 27. POLICE Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, Police Regional Office-6 chief, assumes as PRO-Negros Island Region officer-in-charge in concurrent capacity in a ceremony at the...
BACOLOD CITY - Twenty-two pupils from Bubog Elementary School in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, fell ill after consuming expired chocolates and chips on Wednesday morning, March 26. Ian Arnold Arnaez, spokesperson for the Department of Education (DepEd)-Negros Occidental, confirmed that 15 Grade...
BACOLOD CITY – A 51-year-old farmer was found dead in a sugarcane field in Sitio Kabangahan, Barangay Mandu-ao, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental on Monday, March 24, six days after he was reportedly abducted in Barangay Tabu, Ilog, Negros Occidental on March 18. A 51-year-old farmer was found...
BACOLOD CITY – Victorias City’s Kadalag-an Festival in Negros Occidental earned its first grand slam title after winning the Best of Festival Dances competition in the city category during this year’s Panaad sa Negros Festival held at the Panaad Park and Stadium here on Monday, March 24....
BACOLOD CITY – The 29th Panaad sa Negros Festival kicked off in this city on Monday, March 24. GOV. Eugenio Jose Lacson leads the opening of the 29th Panaad sa Negros Festival at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City on Monday, March 24. (Glazyl Masculino) Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Vice...
BACOLOD CITY – The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Manila, together with Sulong Peace Inc. (SPI), reaffirmed Norway’s dedication to peacebuilding, security cooperation, and participatory governance during their recent visit to Negros Island. THE Royal Norwegian Embassy in Manila led by Ambassador...
