BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson renewed his appeal to members of the New People’s Army (NPA) to lay down their arms and return to the fold of the government and said that those who have already surrendered have been given opportunities for a fresh start. While the...
BACOLOD CITY – This year’s Panaad sa Negros Festival at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan here earned P29.4 million from April 13 to 19. This was P12.8 million higher compared to last year with only P16.6 million. The highest sales were recorded on Saturday and Sunday, with...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has seized P138.5 million in smuggled cigarettes in two weeks in Negros Island. PRO-NIR chief Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay vowed to sustain aggressive enforcement and strengthen their operational posture against...
The Philippine Army (PA) will sustain its campaign against communist insurgents despite a series of deadly encounters in Negros Occidental that left 19 alleged New People’s Army (NPA) members dead, its chief said Monday, April 20. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarette, PA commanding general, mourned the...
BACOLOD CITY – Government troops finally neutralized a notorious New People’s Army hitman after a four-year manhunt in Toboso, Negros Occidental. Roger Fabillar – alias Jhong and Arnel Tapang – was killed in an encounter Sunday in Barangay Salamanca. Brig. Gen. Ted Dumosmog, commander of...
Nineteen suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in a series of encounters with government troops in Toboso, Negros Occidental, the Philippine Army (PA) confirmed on Monday, April 20. The clashes involved troops from the 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion under the 303rd...
BACOLOD CITY – Around 366 individuals were affected by the encounter between the New People’s Army (NPA) and the 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Sinugmawan, Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 19. 1st Lt. Fevie Fajardo, 79th IB civil-military operations officer,...
BACOLOD CITY – Jamaicah Bantigue, a 20-year-old psychology student from Don Salvador Benedicto (DSB) in Negros Occidental, bagged the municipality’s first-ever Pearl Queen crown in the Lin-ay sang Negros pageant during the 30th Panaad sa Negros Festival at the Panaad Park and Stadium in...
BACOLOD CITY – An abandoned newborn baby boy was rescued in Hacienda Bernabe, Barangay Salvacion, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 15. Police Capt. Honey Labaro, Murcia police chief, said the baby was found on a roadside by three children searching for spiders. The baby only had a...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform-Negros Island Region (DAR-NIR) is promoting the use of bicycles and other modes of non-motorized transport for the daily commute of its officials and staff. DAR-NIR Director Lucrecia Taberna led the launch of “Padyak to Work” (Pedal to Work)...
BACOLOD CITY – San Carlos City, Negros Occidental Mayor Renato Gustilo mourned the death of a health worker in a two-vehicle accident in Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City on April 10. Gustilo said that investigation is ongoing and called for the filing of appropriate charges to ensure...
BACOLOD CITY – The City of Silay and the town of Isabela in Negros Occidental were hailed grand champions in this year’s Best of Festival Dances during the 30th Panaad sa Negros Festival at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan here. Kansilay Festival of Silay City, tagged as...
