BACOLOD CITY – Two policemen were shot and wounded by a suspected drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Sapa, Barangay Magallon Cadre, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, May 17. The names of the wounded policemen were withheld. Police Capt. Judesses Catalogo, spokesperson...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental turned over cash assistance totaling P285,000 to 57 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) on Tuesday, May 16. NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson leads the turnover of the P285,000 cash assistance to 57 former NPA...
BACOLOD CITY – A farmer was hacked to death by his 29-year-old distant relative in Barangay Minautok, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Monday, May 15. A DRUNKEN farmer was hacked dead by his distant relative, following a heated argument in Barangay Minautok, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, on Monday,...
BACOLOD CITY – A drunken man climbed a bridge after he allegedly robbed two lending collectors in Barangay Caliban, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Sunday, May 14. PERSONNEL of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) respond to a call for assistance when a drunken man climbed up a bridge after...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) in San Carlos, Negros Occidental has implemented a preemptive evacuation on 10 families on Friday, May 12, after a portion of the retaining wall along Palampas River in Purok Tindalo, Barangay 1, showed early signs of...
BACOLOD CITY – Policemen arrested a young man wanted for three counts of murder in Purok Kabulakan, Barangay Zone 10, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, May 12. Arrested was Ivan Tribaco, 26, of Barangay Zone 10. He is the No. 1 most wanted person in Western Visayas, No. 8 on the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Museum here has opened its door to those who want to see the artworks of National Artist for Visual Arts Larry Alcala. LARRY Alcala’s son Engr. Lauro Alcala (center), Armita Rufino (right), president of the Filipino Heritage Festival Inc., and Bacolod City First Lady...
BACOLOD CITY – A man died while his son was injured after their motorcycle was sandwiched by two vehicles that collided in Barangay 2, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental on Saturday, May 13. RESCUERS assist two motorcycle riders following a road accident in Barangay 2, E.B. Magalona, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 1,473 senior citizens received their social pension in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental on Friday, May 12. GOV. Bong Lacson leads the distribution of the social pension to one of the 1,473 senior citizens in rites held at Haven of Grace in Barangay Utod, Pulupandan,...
BACOLOD CITY – Two brothers and their companion were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 4, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, May 8. Police identified the suspects as Jovic Palic, 24, of Barangay 2, his older brother, Rodel, 28, of Barangay Lantad, and Jimmy Zamora Jr., 46,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) reported that 122 families composed of 441 individuals were evacuated following a clash between government forces and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Dangalon, Barangay Hilamonan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, May 11....
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released cash assistance from their social pension program to 2,159 indigent senior citizens in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental last week. A TOTAL of 2,159 indigent senior citizens in E.B. Magalona, Negros...