BACOLOD CITY – More than one kilo of suspected shabu valued at P7.3 million was seized and a drug pusher was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Purok San Sebastian, Barangay Buntis, Bacong, Negros Oriental on Tuesday, September 10. The suspect was identified as Opaw, 45, of Dumaguete City,...
BACOLOD CITY – Officials of this city and Negros Occidental mourned the death of former Gov. Daniel “Bitay” Lacson Jr. Lacson peacefully passed away in his home surrounded by his family on Friday night, September 6, at the age of 77. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson remembered him as a devoted public...
BACOLOD CITY – A 72-year-old vegetable vendor died after he was hit by a motorcycle in Bangga Mabini, Barangay Mabini, Valladolid, Negros Occidental before dawn on Sunday, September 8. FIRST responders bring a 72-year-old vegetable vendor to the hospital after he was struck by a motorcycle...
BACOLOD CITY – Police seized one kilo of suspected shabu valued at P6.8 million from a 29-year-old drug courier following an accident in Purok Bomba, Barangay Salvacion, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Saturday night, September 7. POLICE recovered one kilo of suspected shabu worth P6.8 million from...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 79th Infantry Battalion held a mass wedding for three couples who were former members of the New People’s Army on Thursday, September 5, in Barangay Bato, Sagay City, Negros Occidental. The event was attended by the families and friends of the newly-weds. THREE...
BACOLOD CITY – One-hundred six families or 424 individuals lost their homes in a fire in Barangay 5, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Friday night, September 6. A FIRE hits a residential area in Barangay 5, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Friday night, September 6. (Photo courtesy of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 39-year-old nurse allegedly gunned down his wife during a heated argument over an affair inside their car in Sitio Bag-ong Taytayan, Barangay Tabuc-Tubig, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental before dawn on Friday, September 6. A 36-year-old nurse was allegedly shot dead by her...
BACOLOD CITY – A 33-year-old fish vendor was killed and his four companions were injured in a tricycle crash before dawn on Thursday, September 5, in Barangay Lantad, Silay City, Negros Occidental. A FISH vendor was killed and his four companions were injured in a tricycle crash in Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has said that he will let the Supreme Court decide on a petition filed by a group opposing the creation of the Negros Island Region under Republic Act (RA) 12000. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) “It’s up to the court to make the decision on the merits of the...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental recorded nine dengue fatalities from January 1 to August 31. The Provincial Health Office said 3,234 dengue cases were recorded as of August 31, a 214.29 percent increase from the 1,029 in the same period last year. The age group with the highest number of...
ABANG LINGKOD Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen "Caraps" Paduano (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) ABANG LINGKOD Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen "Caraps" Paduano has been designated as the legislative caretaker of Negros Occidental's...
BACOLOD CITY - The city government of Sagay in Negros Occidental turned over financial assistance to eight former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels on Tuesday, September 3. MAYOR Narciso Javelosa, chairperson of the Sagay City Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) in Negros...
