ILOILO CITY—Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his sister Senator Imee Marcos vowed the construction of the proposed bridges linking the islands of Panay, Guimaras and Negros. “It will be a priority . This will be an integral part of national development,” Marcos...
...or why Negros Oriental is an exciting destination for your ‘revenge travel’ It was, to some extent, the completion of a journey. I’ve been to the island of Negros before, but only its western side. I’ve been to the islands beside Negros too, Iloilo on the west and Cebu on the east. But I...
BACOLOD CITY - A dead man believed to be a victim of a summary execution was found at the roadside in Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday. Capt. Romulo Gepilango, deputy police chief of Himamaylan City Police Station, identified the victim as Levy Ortega, 46, of Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY - Two elderly women died while 15 others were injured in a road accident in Barangay Talaban, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday. A van laden with 17 passengers fell on its side when it figured in an accident in Barangay Talaban, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, killing...
BACOLOD CITY - A motorcycle rider died while his back-rider was injured after they were hit by an ambulance which was first bumped off by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) at the intersection of Bacolod-Silay Access road in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday. Killed in...
The completion of the Bacolod-Negros Occidental Economic Highway (BANOCEH) is part of UniTeam Senate slate member Mark Villar’s list of electoral promises. Senatorial candidate Mark Villar (MANILA BULLETIN) “BANOCEH is under the ‘Build, Build, Build’ program of the Duterte administration....
BACOLOD CITY -- A 22-year old man sacrificed his life to save his six companions from drowning at a beach in Sitio Pasil, Barangay Latasan, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental on Wednesday. Police identified the fatality as John Mark Dedoyco, a resident of Barangay 1 in this city. Capt. Eric...
NEGROS ORIENTAL—Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, April 20, promised senior citizens that she will double the pension they receive from the government, and that all of them will be covered by the program. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks to Negrenses during the “Pink Eruption”...
BACOLOD CITY -- An alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in an encounter with the 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) at Sitio Bajay, Barangay Caliling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Tuesday. The Army identified the fatality as 62-year old Celso Tribunalo alias ‘Larry/Jimlo/Greg,’...
BACOLOD CITY -- A man was beheaded by his drinking buddy due to jealousy at Sition Sangke, Barangay Bacuyangan, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental on Thursday. Police identified the victim as Rene Caño, 34, of Barangay Bacuyangan. Maj. John Ganzon, Hinoba-an town police chief, said that Caño and the...
BACOLOD CITY – Two suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed while a soldier was injured in separate clashes in Negros island on Maundy Thursday, April 14. In Negros Occidental, the 94th Infantry Battalion (IB), conducting combat operations after receiving reports on alleged...
BACOLOD CITY - At least 1,239 families here and in Negros Occidental have been evacuated since Monday due to massive flooding and landslide brought about by Tropical Depression “Agaton.” Based on the data from Dr. Zephard Caelian, head of Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD),...
