BACOLOD CITY – The Office of the Civil Defense is preparing for the potential evacuation of up to 100,000 residents when the alert level of Kanlaon Volcano is raised from Alert Level 3 to Level 4. THE Office of the Civil Defense led by Administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno meets Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – Nineteen employees of the Negros Occidental provincial government – three regulars, seven job order casual, three contract, and six security guards – tested positive during a surprise drug test last December. NEGROS Occidental provincial government employees take...
BACOLOD CITY – A 13-year-old boy died after he accidentally shot himself with an air gun in Barangay Purisima, Manapla, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Jan. 12. Police said the victim’s sister went to the living room to check on her brother after hearing a noise. She found him wounded in the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office has introduced a mobile application to enhance the real-time monitoring of checkpoints in the May 12 elections. POLICE man an election checkpoint in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Jan. 12. (Photo courtesy of...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced on Saturday, Jan. 11, that the newly created Negros Island Region (NIR) now has fully operational CHED Regional Offices (CHEDROs). (Photo from CHED) The CHEDROs are located in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, and Talisay City, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a 42-year-old man wanted for murder after 10 years of hiding in Barangay Hilamonan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Jan. 9. Police identified the suspect as Timoy of Barangay Tan-awan, Kabankalan City. Timoy was arrested on a warrant issued by the...
BACOLOD CITY – An 81-year-old woman who went missing and presumed dead for 39 years was recently found alive and reunited with her family in Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental. AN 81-year-old woman (seated right) reunited with her family in Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 39...
BACOLOD CITY – Three-hundred ninety-two families composed of 1,220 individuals were displaced by flood caused by heavy rain from localized thunderstorms and the shearline in nine areas in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Jan. 8. A FLOODED area in Cadiz City. (Photo via...
BACOLOD CITY – A 51-year-old farmer was gunned down by the New People’s Army in Barangay Bagonbon, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 7. A 51-year-old farmer was shot dead by communist rebels in Barangay Bagonbon, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 7. (Photo...
BACOLOD CITY – Local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental are actively discussing the possibility of relocating residents within the danger zone of Kanlaon Volcano. KANLAON Volcano Kanlaon Volcano has been unstable with frequent earthquakes and sulfur dioxide emissions that sparked...
BACOLOD CITY – A three-year-old girl was killed and her father was injured in a motorcycle crash in Barangay Quezon, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Friday night, Jan. 3. A TODDLER was killed and her father was injured in a motorcycle crash in Barangay Quezon, San Carlos City, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – A barangay councilor and a rescuer were killed and three others were injured after they were electrocuted while taking down Christmas lights in Barangay Poblacion, Mabinay, Negros Oriental on Monday, Jan. 6. RESCUERS revive one of five individuals electrocuted while removing...
