BACOLOD CITY – The military neutralized two New People’s Army leaders in an encounter in Hacienda Paraiso, Barangay Caduhaan, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, March 8. 1st Lt. Dan Carlo Samoza, civil-military officer of the Army 79th Infantry Battalion, said they were conducting...
BACOLOD CITY - A 15-minute tornado hit Murcia, Negros Occidental and parts of this city on Thursday, March 6. A TORNADO hits Murcia, Negros Occidental and parts of Bacolod City on Thursday, March 6. (Photo courtesy of Negros Power) A power outage was reported by the Negros Electric and Power...
BACOLOD CITY – This city and three other local government units in Negros Occidental suspended face-to-face classes on Thursday, March 6, and Friday, March 7, due to extreme heat. Mayor Albee Benitez issued an executive order late Thursday morning cancelling in-person classes from pre-school...
BACOLOD CITY – Two siblings and their friend were killed when their motorcycles collided with a dump truck in Hacienda Nieva, Barangay To-oy, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday morning, March 4. THREE persons were killed when a dump truck collided with their motorcycles in Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental officially launched the 29th edition of the Panaad sa Negros Festival here on Friday, Feb. 28. THE provincial government of Negros Occidental officially launched the 29th Panaad sa Negros Festival at the Provincial Capitol and Lagoon...
BACOLOD CITY – Thirty-three policemen from Negros Occidental with relatives running in the elections have been temporarily reshuffled to other police stations in the province to prevent any potential misuse of authority. Police Capt. Judesses Catalogo, spokesperson of the Negros Occidental...
BACOLOD CITY – A 19-year-old laborer was allegedly gored to death by a carabao in Sitio Sapa, Hacienda Casal-agan Dako, Barangay DSB, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental on Saturday, March 1. A 19-YEAR-OLD man was allegedly gored to death by a carabao in Barangay DSB, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental on...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez here has sought the prompt appointment of officers-in-charge (OICs) for Negros Island Region (NIR) offices. MAYOR Albee Benitez with Negros Occidental Rep. Mercedes Alvarez-Lansang lead the Committee on Visayas Development meeting with various agencies at...
BACOLOD CITY – Another dog was injured by a dart arrow in Murcia, Negros Occidental. “Buldog, another helpless victim of an Indian target attack in Murcia was left wounded and in pain,” animal welfare non-government organization Bach Project PH posted on its Facebook page on Thursday. The...
BACOLOD CITY – Water supply in seven barangays in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, was fully restored on Wednesday, Feb. 26, after a water treatment facility in Sitio Medina, Barangay Rizal damaged by a flash flood on Sunday, Feb. 23, was repaired. WATER supply in San Carlos City, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – A former policeman was shot dead in Purok Michelle, Barangay Dulao, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Thursday morning, Feb. 27. A FORMER policeman was gunned down in Barangay Dulao, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Feb. 27. (Photo via Bago City Police Station) The victim...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has proposed allowing Kanlaon Volcano evacuees stay at unoccupied housing units in Barangay Felisa here for the meantime. LA Castellana, Negros Occidental Mayor Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan (seated left) meets Bacolod Mayor Albee Benitez at the Bacolod City...
