BACOLOD CITY – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has urged the people of Negros Occidental to heed the call of former President Rodrigo Duterte to remain calm following his arrest for alleged crimes against humanity. LACSON. (Glazyl Masculino) Lacson said it is alright to express sentiments...
BACOLOD CITY – Two out of the six foreign hikers were rescued on Friday morning, March 21, two days after they were reported missing in their hiking trail in Valencia, Negros Oriental on Wednesday morning, March 19. TWO missing foreign nationals were rescued on Friday, March 21, two days...
BACOLOD CITY – A policeman killed himself after fatally shooting a woman in Purok Camia, Barangay Poblacion, Valladolid, Negros Occidental on Thursday night, March 20. A POLICE officer shot a woman then himself in Barangay Poblacion, Valladolid, Negros Occidental on Thursday, March 20. (Photo...
BACOLOD CITY - Search and rescue operations are underway to locate six foreign nationals believed stranded in a hiking trail in Valencia, Negros Oriental on Wednesday, March 19. The Valencia Municipal Police Station identified the missing foreign hikers as German nationals 67-year-old...
BACOLOD CITY – A cat rescued by an animal welfare group in Sunrise Village, Barangay Blumentritt, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, March 19, died the next day from multiple stab wounds while under treatment in a veterinary clinic here. MOYMOY (Bach Project FB) A Facebook post by Bach...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army rebel recently surrendered to the police in Silay City, Negros Occidental. Forty-year-old Ka Nonoy, a laborer and a resident of Barangay Guimbala-on, Silay City, turned over a caliber .38 revolver and an improvised 12-gauge double-barrel shotgun. Ka Nonoy...
BACOLOD CITY – Two persons have died due to suspected rabies in Negros Occidental so far this year. Provincial Health Officer Girlie Pinongan said that the first victim was a four-year-old boy from Don Salvador Benedicto who was bitten by a dog and died last month. The second victim was a...
BACOLOD CITY – Three soldiers were wounded in an encounter with the New People’s Army in Sitio Bairan, Barangay Gen. Luna, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, March 18. SAMSON (FB) The 3rd Infantry Division said that the 79th Infantry Battalion was responding to reports of atrocities in...
BACOLOD CITY – A former barangay captain was gunned down in Barangay Patun-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, March 18. Police withheld the name of the 64-year-old victim. A 64-year-old former barangay captain was killed in a gun attack in Barangay Patun-an, Calatrava, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY - Negros Occidental second district Rep. Alfredo Marañon III said they will file an appeal before the Supreme Court over the decision allowing commercial fishing vessels within the 15-kilometer municipal waters. MARAÑON “That is a great disservice to the two million marginal...
BACOLOD CITY – A four-year-old girl was killed in a fire in Barangay 1, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, March 15. A FIREMAN battles a blaze in Barangay 1, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, March 15. (Screengrab from Jun Kalaw Orilla Facebook video) Fire Officer...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental has allocated about P15.3 million to two local government units (LGUs) affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano for the development of permanent evacuation sites. LACSON (FB) Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Tuesday, March 11, that...
