BACOLOD CITY – An 85-year-old man was stabbed to death by his allegedly mentally-ill nephew in Purok Bougainvillea, Barangay Antipolo, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental on Monday, March 18. AN alleged mentally-ill man burned his brother’s house and stabbed his uncle to death in Barangay Antipolo,...
BACOLOD CITY – A couple and a waiter were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 5, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Monday, March 18. Police withheld the names of the 45-year-old male subject, his 55-year-old live-in partner, and the 21-year-old waiter, who was tagged as the couple’s...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel wanted for robbery was arrested in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, March 18. MAP of Negros Occidental with Sagay City highlighted. The suspect was apprehended on an arrest warrant dated February 20, 2023 a day after he surrendered to...
BACOLOD CITY – A 20-year-old pharmacy student of Riverside College here was crowned this year’s Sinigayan Queen during the 28th Sinigayan Festival in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on March 17. ROCHELLE Cabanyog was crowned Sinigayan Queen 2024 during the 28th Sinigayan Festival in Sagay City,...
BACOLOD CITY – The construction of a P55-million abattoir in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental has been approved. MAYOR Marvin Malacon (sixth from left) with members of the Western Visayas Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) during a deliberation at Negros Residences in Bacolod City on...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) leader surrendered to the 79th Infantry Battalion in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, March 17. MAP of Negros Occidental with Sagay City highlighted. The rebel returnee was a vice squad leader or intelligence officer of Squad 1, SDG Platoon...
A group of homeowners and consumers on Monday, March 18 has urged the Senate to approve the granting of a congressional franchise to Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC), reiterating their support for the privatization of electric power distribution. The group, composed of community...
BACOLOD CITY – A drug surrenderer was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Lupa, Barangay Guinhalaran, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, March 16. A DRUG surrenderer was nabbed with P176,800 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Guinhalaran, Silay City, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – The 62nd Infantry Battalion foiled the plan of the New People’s Army (NPA) to disrupt socio-economic programs in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Friday, March 15. Troops engaged four remnants of the Leonardo Panaligan Command of the NPA under Komiteng Rehiyon-Negros, Cebu,...
BACOLOD CITY – Two senior high school student-athletes died after their motorcycle crashed into a truck loaded with sugarcane in Hacienda Pangarap, Barangay Tabu, Ilog, Negros Occidental on Friday, March 15. The fatalities, whose names were withheld, were Grade 11 students aged 16 and 17....
The municipal government of Toboso in Negros Occidental recently turned over a newly constructed school building to the Amparado Elementary School in Barangay General Luna, Toboso. FORMER Mayor now Councilor Richard Jaojoco (right) and Lt. Col. Alfredo San Agustin Jr. (third from left), executive...
Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez has commended senators for their dedication and commitment toward the progress and unity of Negros Island after they approved Senate Bill No. 2507 establishing the Negros Island Region (NIR) on Tuesday, March 12. BENITEZ (FB) “Today is a...
