BACOLOD CITY – An 81-year-old woman who went missing and presumed dead for 39 years was recently found alive and reunited with her family in Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental. AN 81-year-old woman (seated right) reunited with her family in Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 39...
BACOLOD CITY – Three-hundred ninety-two families composed of 1,220 individuals were displaced by flood caused by heavy rain from localized thunderstorms and the shearline in nine areas in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Jan. 8. A FLOODED area in Cadiz City. (Photo via...
BACOLOD CITY – A 51-year-old farmer was gunned down by the New People’s Army in Barangay Bagonbon, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 7. A 51-year-old farmer was shot dead by communist rebels in Barangay Bagonbon, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 7. (Photo...
BACOLOD CITY – Local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental are actively discussing the possibility of relocating residents within the danger zone of Kanlaon Volcano. KANLAON Volcano Kanlaon Volcano has been unstable with frequent earthquakes and sulfur dioxide emissions that sparked...
BACOLOD CITY – A three-year-old girl was killed and her father was injured in a motorcycle crash in Barangay Quezon, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Friday night, Jan. 3. A TODDLER was killed and her father was injured in a motorcycle crash in Barangay Quezon, San Carlos City, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – A barangay councilor and a rescuer were killed and three others were injured after they were electrocuted while taking down Christmas lights in Barangay Poblacion, Mabinay, Negros Oriental on Monday, Jan. 6. RESCUERS revive one of five individuals electrocuted while removing...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental is looking for a long-term solution for residents living within the four-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone of Kanlaon Volcano. KANLAON Volcano (FB) Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said that one of the proposed solutions is for...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office said that the crime rate in the province dropped 13.11 percent in 2024. NOCCPO sign (Glazyl Masculino) Police recorded 3,885 incidents from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024, 586 fewer than the 4,471 in 2023. The number of eight focus...
BACOLOD CITY – A 57-year-old woman was killed by a lightning strike during a thunderstorm in Barangay Don Salvador Benedicto, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Jan. 4. Police Capt. Darryl Kuhutan, Pontevedra police chief, identified the victim as Trinidad Baliguat of Barangay Don...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested three individuals in Negros Occidental province for alleged terrorism financing. Police identified the suspects as Federico Salvilla, Perla Pavillar, and Darryl Albañez. The suspects were apprehended by the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office in...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Health-Negros Island Region recorded 96 fireworks-related injuries in the region as of Jan. 2. Sixty-two of these cases since Dec. 21, 2024 were minors. Sixty-four victims sustained burns or blast injuries, 26 sustained eye injuries, two had blast and eye...
BACOLOD CITY – A 27-year-old member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit Active Auxiliary was allegedly stabbed to death by a carpenter on New Year’s Day in Purok Cubay, Barangay Santa Rosa, Murcia, Negros Occidental. Police Capt. Honey Labaro, deputy chief of the Murcia Municipal...
