BACOLOD CITY – A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death while his companion was injured by a stranger during a fiesta in Purok Kalubihan, Barangay Amayco, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Sunday, March 19. Capt. Marc Joeil Reclamado, Murcia police chief, said the fatality, Novie Star Dequito, and his...
BACOLOD CITY – Thousands of residents from various parts of Negros Oriental paid their last respect to their slain leader, Governor Roel Degamo, during his burial in Bonawon, Siaton town on Thursday, March 16. MAYOR Janice Degamo, wife of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo, cries for justice during...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental has launched this year’s Panaad sa Negros festival from April 17 to 23. Provincial officials headed by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and festival director Cheryl Decena unveiled the festival’s official logo at the Capitol Park and Lagoon...
BACOLOD CITY – Hard work and perseverance paid off for the 23-year-old son of a barangay chairman here as he topped the March 2023 Medical Technologists Licensure Examination (MTLE) with a 92.10 percent rating. BARANGAY Villamonte, Bacolod City Captain Rommel Flores poses with his youngest son...
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – The Special Joint Task Force Negros said on Wednesday, March 15, that the slain suspect in the March 4 killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and eight others was a former member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). LABRADILLA (FB)...
Embattled Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. has officially asked the House of Representatives for a two-month leave of absence. Teves cited security concerns in his request, which was confirmed received by the House leadership on Wednesday night, March 15. "The undersigned...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, March 14, went to Siaton, Negros Oriental to visit the wake of slain Gov. Roel Degamo, one of her political allies. Duterte visited Degamo’s hometown where his wake is being held after it was transferred from his residence in...
BACOLOD CITY – A suspected drug pusher was arrested and shabu valued at P625,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Magatas, Sibulan, Negros Oriental on Saturday, March 11. SUSPECTED shabu worth weighing 92 grams and valued at P625,600 was seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay...
The House Committee on Public Order and Safety will not be inviting Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. to its motu proprio investigation on the assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. According to committee chairman, Sta. Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan...
The House of Representatives' investigation on the suspicious absence of five of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo's Philippine National Police (PNP) escorts on the day the official was assassinated will begin Tuesday, March 14. This was confirmed by Sta. Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan...
BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, who has been married to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for almost 30 years, shared secrets to a lasting marriage to 2,023 couples who tied the knot in a mass ceremony here on Saturday afternoon, March 11. FIRST Lady Liza Marcos speaks at...
BACOLOD CITY – Two local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental were recognized for their inspirational sustainable tourism practices and efforts during the ITB Berlin 2023 in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday, March 7. Bago City and Sagay City were only the two localities from the Philippines...
