The La Castellana Municipal Police Station in Negros Occidental celebrated Christmas with Kanlaon Volcano evacuees at the municipal evacuation center. THE La Castellana police station in Negros Occidental celebrates Christmas with Kanlaon Volcano evacuees event at the municipal evacuation center....
BACOLOD CITY – A 39-year-old sugarcane farm worker or “sacada” was stabbed dead during an altercation with the father of his live-in partner in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday night, Dec. 22. The victim was identified as Ruben. A 39-year-old sugarcane worker was...
BACOLOD CITY – A one-year-old girl was killed after the ambulance transporting her crashed into a waiting shed in Barangay Paraiso, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Saturday night, Dec. 21. A ONE-YEAR-OLD girl died after the ambulance transporting her crashed into a waiting shed in Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – Residents fled their homes as flashfloods inundated Cadiz City and Manapla, Negros Occidental on Sunday night, Dec. 22. THE Philippine Red Cross (PRC)-Negros Occidental Bacolod City Chapter Emergency Response Unit and Ambulance Team rescue flooded residents in Villa Sagrado...
BACOLOD CITY – A 57-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) died while saving his 12-year-old son from drowning in the sea of Barangay 2, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Dec. 20. A 57-year-old overseas Filipino worker drowned while saving his 12-year-old son in the sea of Barangay 2,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 52-year-old businesswoman was accidentally shot dead by her live-in partner during a commotion in front of a convenience store in Barangay Zone 2, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Police Lt. Col. John Joel Batusbatusan, Cadiz police chief, identified the...
BACOLOD CITY – Cadiz City in Negros Occidental has welcomed the arrival of the black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus). BLACK-headed gulls in Barangay Daga, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. (Photo courtesy of Joseph Caceres, Cadiz ENRO) This rare migratory bird, currently in their...
BACOLOD CITY – A 35-year-old man drowned on a river in Barangay Santa Rosa, Murcia, Negros Occidental. The victim was identified as Ronel of Barangay Santa Rosa. Ronel was last seen alive on Monday afternoon, Dec. 15, when he asked permission from his wife to swim on the river near their...
BACOLOD CITY – A Bachelor of Special Needs Education graduate of the Carlos Hilado Memorial State University in Talisay City, Negros Occidental ranked seventh in the September 2024 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) in the elementary level. Patricia Mae Maglaque, a resident of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Health (DOH)-Negros Island Region (NIR) has warned the public against health hazards from Kanlaon Volcano lahar. LAHAR from the Dec. 9 eruption of Kanlaon Volcano is visible on a river in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Dec. 15, following to a...
BACOLOD CITY – A high-ranking official of the New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested by the police and military in her house during pursuit operation on Saturday, Dec. 14. THE military found a New People's Army hideout following a clash in Barangay Bandila, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Friday,...
A view of Kanlaon Volcano during an aerial assessment of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) over Negros Occidental on Dec. 12, 2024. (Photo: PAF) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reiterated its appeal to residents living near Kanlaon Volcano to evacuate as soon as possible due to a “concerning”...
