BACOLOD CITY – Two brothers conducting electrical work were fatally electrocuted in a restaurant in Barangay Pedro, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Monday, June 2. Police identified the fatalities as Dexter, 45, and his older brother Roilan, 48, both residents of Barangay Santo Rosario,...
ILOILO CITY—Companies under the Razon group have the cheapest rate in the islands of Panay and Negros. In a recent power forum in Iloilo City, it was found out that MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) and Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) have lower rates for residential...
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is seeking emergency powers to contain the spread of red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) on Negros Island, raising concerns over their potential impact on sugar production and overall supply. SRA Deputy Administrator Ignacio Santillana stated that the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old six-month pregnant nurse died after she was hit and ran over by two cars in Purok Proper North, Barangay Taloc, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Sunday night, June 1. Police Lt. Col. Ariel Pico, office-in-charge of Bago City Police Station, identified the victim as...
BACOLOD CITY – A 51-year-old woman was killed and six individuals were injured in a collision between a hauler truck loaded with sugarcane and tricycle in Purok Tuburan, Barangay Tampalon, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday night, May 31. Police Capt. Sammy Gasataya, deputy chief of...
BACOLOD CITY – A missing 19-year-old man was found dead in Purok 1, Barangay Camansi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, May 31. The remains of the victim, who was last seen alive by his family on May 5, were discovered by a 57-year-old laborer collecting firewood. Police Capt....
BACOLOD CITY – A 49-year-old housewife was fatally run over by a dump truck in Zone 1, Barangay Hilamonan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, while on her way to attend a friend’s funeral in a public cemetery on Thursday, May 29. Police identified the fatality as Maria of Barangay Hilamonan,...
BACOLOD CITY – Pamplona, Negros Oriental Mayor Janice Degamo thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Timor-Leste authorities for bringing former Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. back to the Philippines. The mayor shared a video of Teves’ departure from Timor-Leste on...
BACOLOD CITY – Two more persons have died from suspected rabies in Negros Occidental. Provincial Health Officer Girlie Pinongan said four individuals have passed away from the virus in the province this year. The third victim was a 21-year-old woman in Cauayan town. The fourth was a 25-year-old...
BACOLOD CITY – A 44-year-old woman was fatally electrocuted and her 80-year-old father was seriously injured during a family outing in a resort in Barangay Miranda, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental on Sunday, May 25. Police Capt. Darryl Kuhutan, Pontevedra police chief, said the victims went to a...
BACOLOD CITY – A call for help on social media led to the rescue and safe return of seven residents of Negros Occidental victimized and stranded for two months by a fake job offer in Palawan. Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya responded swiftly after learning about the group’s plight online. In a...
BACOLOD CITY – The Manapla Port Stevedoring and Arrastre in Barangay Punta Salong, Manapla, Negros Occidental, announced on Sunday, May 25, that operations will commence on June 28, four months after the inauguration of the P180-million port on Feb. 2. In line with its opening, MPSA announced the...
