A newly-completed revetment wall project in Manapla, Negros Occidental now shields coastal communities and safeguards farmlands from perennial flooding, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Friday, Nov. 18. Photo by DPWH The new structure is located at Barangay Punta Mesa and...
BACOLOD CITY – A drug detainee escaped from the custodial facility of Bacong Municipal Police Station on Wednesday, Nov. 16. John Mike Olitres alias ‘Tata Vendetta’ is now the subject of massive manhunt operation by the Negros Oriental police. In a video on Facebook, Maj. Fortunato...
BACOLOD CITY – Twelve centenarians in Negros Occidental received P100,000 each from the provincial government on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Municipal and provincial officials lead the turnover of P100,000 cash gift to centenarian awardee Herminigilda Donasco of Barangay Damgo, E.B. Magalona, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY -- A total of 174 soldiers and members of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) Active Auxiliary (CAA) in Negros island were recognized for their outstanding performances and dedication to duty that led to several significant accomplishments in the island. Maj. Gen....
BACOLOD CITY -- An electrician was stabbed to death by an unidentified assailant in Barangay Odiong, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Nov. 12. The victim was identified as Roel Barroquiña, 59, of Barangay 6. Maj. Joevito Bose, chief of police in Moises Padilla, said that...
BACOLOD CITY -- A total of P250,000 worth of cash and educational assistance were alloted by the local government of Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental to at least 25 members of the New People’s Army (NPA) who earlier surrendered to the Philippine Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion (IB). The 25...
BACOLOD CITY - A pedicab driver was arrested after he allegedly yielded 21 grams of shabu worth P142,800 during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Rizal, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Nov. 12. A police operative conducts the inventory of the P142,800 worth of suspected shabu seized from...
BACOLOD CITY -- Twenty-four members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the Philippine Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Ayungon, Negros Oriental on Saturday, Nov. 12. At least 24 members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrender to the Army 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) in...
BACOLOD CITY – A 41-year-old barber who was released from prison a few months ago was gunned down by a man on a motorcycle in Barangay Estefania here on Friday, Nov. 11. POLICE respond to a shooting incident in Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City in which a barber was killed on Friday, Nov. 11....
BACOLOD CITY – Three persons were killed while 36 others were injured after an overloaded passenger jeepney crashed into a tree in Sitio Proper, Barangay Malatas, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Friday, Nov. 11. THREE persons were killed while 36 others were injured when an overloaded passenger...
BACOLOD CITY -- A four-year old girl died after she drowned in a river in Barangay San Agustin, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Nov. 10. The name of the victim was withheld. Capt. Joseph Partidas, Isabela police chief, said the victim went to the river with her sibling to swim. However, her...
BACOLOD CITY -- Qualified and deserving students in Negros Occidental may avail of the ‘Study Now, Pay Later’ system through the Australia Scholarship Program. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson (seated center) and Sean Mahoney (seated left), chief executive officer of International College of...
