BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old high school teacher was allegedly stabbed to death by a 24-year-old Grade 12 student in his house in Barangay Alijis here on Friday, June 12. Education Program Specialist II RJ Paglomutan, Department of Education (DepEd)-Bacolod Schools Division spokesperson,...
BACOLOD CITY – An 18-year-old high school student supporting the treatment of his sick mother was apprehended in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Taculing here on Wednesday, June 10. The City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) arrested Bords, a Grade 12 student, with 160 grams of suspected shabu worth...
For many Filipinos, May is a month defined by tradition and celebration. Rooted in “Flores de Mayo,” the month-long Catholic devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the season is marked by daily prayers, rosary recitations, and the offering of flowers at church altars. Across the country, it also...
A police corporal assigned to the Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is under administrative and criminal investigation after a police applicant accused her of collecting P50,000 in exchange for a promised slot in the Philippine National Police (PNP). Police General Jose...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) called out on Tuesday those behind the report of a hoax residential fire in this highly urbanized city on Monday night. In a public advisory, the Bacolod City Fire Station said that aside from the hoax fire call, there was also an incident...
BACOLOD CITY – A 50-year-old barber was gunned down while cutting a customer’s hair in his house in Barangay Vista Alegre here on Sunday, June 7. Police identified the victim as Carlito. Investigation showed that an unidentified person suddenly entered his house and shot him. The victim died on...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) here recorded about 106,600 enrolled learners from both public and private schools as the classes for the school year 2026-2027 opened Monday. Data from the quick count of the DepEd-Bacolod City Schools Division Office showed that as of past noon...
BACOLOD – In an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, Mhark Fernando III refused to blink, weaponizing his grit and unflappable poise as the rising Zamboagueño star broke local favorite Eddie Gonzales, Jr. to capture the hotly contested ICTSI Bacolod Junior PGT Championship in a chaotic,...
BACOLOD CITY – Two suspected robbers were arrested for allegedly shooting two intelligence officers of the Bacolod City Police Office in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Wednesday, June 3. Police identified the suspects as Toto, 29, of Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, and Tomas, 28, of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office reintroduced the 911 emergency hotline to enhance immediate police response and reporting of incidents for a safer Negros Island Region (NIR). Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, director of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR),...
BACOLOD – With coveted tickets to the Elite Junior PGT Finals on the line, Ana Marie Aguilar and Stephen Clementer braved grueling, windless conditions to spearhead a gripping charge in the ICTSI Bacolod JPGT Championship here on Thursday, June 4. Under a heavy, overcast sky that offered no...
BACOLOD – Intense tropical heat and a daunting tight layout couldn’t cool down the fire in Stephen Clementer and Soleil Molde as they braved tough conditions to seize control of their respective divisions at the start of the ICTSI Bacolod Junior PGT Championship here on Wednesday, June 3. With...
