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....
BACOLOD CITY – The province of Negros Occidental logged P3.9 million in damage to agriculture from severe tropical storm “Kristine” as of 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24. THE City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office clears fallen trees in Puentevella Subdivision, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod...
BACOLOD CITY – Severe tropical storm “Kristine” has displaced 932 families or 3,395 individuals in this city and Negros Occidental province. The Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Council said 764 families or 2,811 individuals in 19 barangays in six municipalities were affected due to...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 315 passengers were stranded in three seaports in Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Oct. 23, after the province was placed under Signal No. 1 due to severe tropical storm Kristine. PASSENGERS are stranded at the Bredco port in Bacolod City after Negros Occidental was...
BACOLOD CITY – The official Facebook page of the provincial government of Negros Occidental was hacked on Tuesday morning, Oct. 22. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson informed the public about the hacking incident and assured that their Information Technology (IT) department is doing its best to remedy the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 22-year-old helper died as the trailer truck he was riding plunged into a 20-foot ravine in Barangay Fabrica, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Oct. 21. The victim was identified as Jhon Vincent Montemor of Cebu City. The victim had been working as a helper for about a...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental recently turned over financial assistance totaling P1.1 million to 42 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels. FORTY-TWO former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels receive financial assistance totaling P1.1 million from the provincial...
BACOLOD CITY – Classes in several local government units in Negros Occidental, including this city, and sea trips were cancelled on Tuesday, Oct. 22, due to heavy rain from tropical storm “Kristine.” Mayor Albee Benitez here extended the suspension of classes in all public and private...
BACOLOD CITY – Businessman Ricardo “Cano” Tan said that the 115-feet tall building designed in the shape of a rooster inside the Campuestohan Highland Resort in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, is now an icon in the Philippines. BUSINESSMAN and former Bacolod City Councilor Ricardo ‘Cano’...
BACOLOD CITY – A 38-year-old businessman died after he was electrocuted by a live wire while driving his motorcycle in Barangay 4, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Thursday night, Oct. 17. A 38-year-old businessman was electrocuted while driving his motorcycle in Barangay 4, Isabela,...
BACOLOD CITY – Power was fully restored in three areas in northern Negros Occidental on Friday, Oct. 18, three days after a series of power outages. POWER was restored in northern Negros Occidental after three days. (Noneco) In a statement, the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco)...
BACOLOD CITY – The city council unanimously passed a resolution on Wednesday, Oct. 16, congratulating businessman Ricardo “Cano” Tan for his rooster-shaped building that entered the Guinness World Record. READ:...
