BACOLOD CITY – A drag queen, who recently went viral for performing a rock version of “Ama Namin” or the Lord’s Prayer has been declared a persona non-grata in Toboso, Negros Occidental. The municipal council approved a resolution authored by former Mayor now Councilor Richard Jaojoco...
Lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr.' assets will be frozen after being designated as a "terrorist" by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC). Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) explained that the issuance of freeze order on Teves' assets was "simultaneous"...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) leader wanted for rape was arrested in Sitio Cunalom, Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, July 29. The warrant of arrest for “Jude,” 68, was issued by Presiding Judge Walter Zorilla of Regional Trial Court Branch 55 and...
The Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) has designated suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., along with 12 others, as "terrorists" for the alleged killings and harassment in Negros Oriental. Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. In Resolution No. 43 dated July 26, the ATC tagged...
The top “most wanted” personality in Central Visayas (Region 7) died after allegedly resisting arrest during a police operation in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental on Monday, July 31, a report from the Philippine National Police (PNP) showed. A police report reaching Camp Crame identified the...
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – An alleged hired gun tagged in several Negros Oriental killings died in a police operation on Monday in Barangay Malabugas in Bayawan City after he reportedly resisted arrest. Alex Manegos Mayagma, of Barangay Minaba, Bayawan City, died from a bullet wound to the body after...
BACOLOD CITY – Police here seized 2,449.82 grams of illegal drugs worth P16,658,805.7 and arrested 166 persons in 138 operations in 100 days from April 18 to July 27. To further intensify its campaign against illegal drugs, the BCPO launched “B Aid” for the continuous conduct of...
BACOLOD CITY – A man drowned in the sea in Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, July 29. Police identified the victim as Joven Buenaflor, 25, of Barangay Aguisan. The victim and his friends went fishing and he decided to swim. After a while, his friends heard him...
BACOLOD CITY – More than 500 delegates from different regions in the Philippines participated in the 41st National Folk Dance Workshop (NFDW) that will introduce 11 new Filipino folk dances. Officials of the Philippine Folk Dance Society (PFDS) led by its president Dr. Randyll Villones and Vice...
BACOLOD CITY – An elderly couple died after the motorcycle they were riding was hit by a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) in Bangga Himaya, Barangay Tabao Proper, Valladolid, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 27. Police identified the victim as Alfredo Barte, 73, and his wife Felicidad, 62,...
BACOLOD CITY – Typhoon “Egay” has affected 8,540 families composed of 32,670 individuals from 125 barangays in Negros Occidental as of Wednesday, July 26. The Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD) said most of the affected residents were from Valladolid, resulting in the...
BACOLOD CITY – Two houses were destroyed and P1.6 million in properties were lost in a fire in Purok 1, Barangay Manta-angan, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, on Monday, July 24. The E.B. Magalona Municipal Fire Station said three houses were damaged and the Municipal Social Welfare and...
