BACOLOD CITY – At least 40 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels met Mayor Melecio Yap Jr. in Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 12, to express their concern about the threats they have been receiving from their former comrades in the armed struggle. FORMER New People’s...
BACOLOD CITY -- A total of 16 houses were destroyed in a fire in Barangay Zone 1, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Friday, April 14. A RESIDENTIAL fire occurred in Barangay Zone 1, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Friday, April 14, affecting 16 houses. (Photo courtesy of Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade) Fire...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental police recorded 65 crime incidents during the Holy Week, three fewer than last year with 68. Two homicide cases were reported in the cities of Escalante and San Carlos, one murder in Moises Padilla town, one physical injury in Talisay City, a rape in Sagay...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental seized a total of P1.3-million worth of pork and pork products from April 1 to 10. Of the confiscated items, 9.52 kilos of pork and 37,680 packs of processed pork meat worth P1.2 million were shipped back to their origin due to...
BACOLOD CITY – The death of a carpenter was the latest insurgency-related incident reported in Negros Island. The Leonardo Panaligan Command (LPC) of the New People’s Army’s Central Negros Guerrilla Front has claimed the death of 33-year-old Armando Babor in Barangay Mani-ak, Guihulngan City,...
BACOLOD CITY – A carpenter was gunned down by suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels at his residence in Sitio Mag-ubay, Barangay Mani-ak, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Tuesday, April 11. A CARPENTER was killed by suspected NPA rebels in Barangay Mani-ak, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-6 has stopped the alleged illegal construction of a concrete house located within a protected forestland in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. A STOPPAGE order was issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources...
BACOLOD CITY – The Leonardo Panaligan Command (LPC) of the New People's Army (NPA)-Central Negros Guerrilla Front has claimed responsibility for the killing of a farmer in Barangay Macagahay, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Easter Sunday. Police said the victim, 63-year-old Danilo...
BACOLOD CITY – Property totaling P7 million was lost in a fire that hit a public market in Barangay Cabacungan, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Monday, April 10. FIREMEN conduct mopping-up operation after the fire that razed 18 stalls in a public market in Barangay Cabacungan, La Castellana,...
BACOLOD CITY – Fourteen passengers of a Ceres Liner bus were injured after it fell on its side while evading a motorcycle in Barangay Purisima, Manapla, Negros Occidental on Black Saturday. A CERES Liner bus fell on its side after avoiding a motorcycle in Barangay Purisima, Manapla, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – Two minors were dead while three others were wounded after a Prime Mover truck crashed into a tricycle parked at Purok Singbinco, Barangay Plaridel, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Black Saturday, April 8. TWO minors were killed while three other individuals were injured after a...
BACOLOD CITY – A woman died while seven others, including a Chinese national, were injured after a sports utility vehicle (SUV) collided with a tricycle in Barangay 21, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Black Saturday, April 8. A WOMAN died while seven others, including a Chinese national, were...
