BACOLOD CITY – A 28-year-old man drowned after saving his relative during a family outing in a resort in Sitio Batang, Barangay Talaban, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on All Saints’ Day. A 28- year-old man drowned after saving his relative during a family outing in Barangay Talaban,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard-northern Negros Occidental has recorded 22,697 passengers who have travelled in the northern part of the province for “Undas.” PASSENGERS traveling for ‘Undas’ disembark at the Pulupandan port in Negros Occidental. (Photo courtesy of PCG-northern...
BACOLOD CITY – A 54-year-old laborer was allegedly shot dead by his cousin who he accused of throwing leaves in his sugarcane plantation in Sitio Balungay, Barangay Montilla, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Oct. 30. A 54-year-old laborer was shot dead by his cousin in a...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard has recorded 16,138 passengers traveling in and out of seaports in northern Negros Occidental since Oct. 31 for “Undas” or All Saints’ Day. Seven-thousand, eight-hundred seventeen were outbound passengers, 8,321 were inbound passengers, and 3,298...
BACOLOD CITY – An electronics engineering licensure examination topnotcher from La Carlota City, Negros Occidental topped the October 2024 Electronics Technician Licensure Examination (ECTLE). Engr. Niele Shem Bañas garnered a 93 percent rating in the ECTLE, six months after topping the April...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office is on heightened alert for All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. POLICE secure a cemetery in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. (Photo courtesy of San Carlos City Police Station) A total of 1,601 law enforcers were deployed...
BACOLOD CITY – A 53-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by his son "high" on drugs in their house in Hacienda Bacsay, Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Police Major Rhojn Darell Nigos, La Castellana police chief, identified the victim as Rolando...
BACOLOD CITY – Four fishermen were rescued from rough seas generated by severe tropical storm “Kristine” in Negros Occidental last week. Commander Jansen Benjamin, head of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-northern Negros Occidental, identified them as Robin Fajardo, 42, and Jose Carlo Jurial,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-northern Negros Occidental has launched a search and rescue operation for two fishermen from Barangay Zone 1, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental missing since Thursday, Oct. 24. A SEARCH and rescue operation is ongoing to find two fishermen who went...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation Inc. (NWTF) is expanding to reach more women in the poorest and rural communities in the country. NWTF officials said they plan to open 50 branches in Mindanao and Northern Luzon to complement their 252 branches in the Visayas and...
BACOLOD CITY – Three-hundred eighteen houses have been damaged by severe tropical storm “Kristine” in 13 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental. RESCUERS assist a person who was stranded on a coconut tree due to a flashflood spawned by tropical cyclone ‘Kristine’ in Moises...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental announced on Wednesday, Oct. 23, that its official Facebook page has been recovered after it was hacked on Tuesday morning, Oct. 22. “We are glad to announce that we have recovered and regained full control of the page,” Gov....
