BACOLOD CITY – Some government offices and classes have been suspended here and in Negros Occidental on Monday, April 11, due to ill-effects of tropical depression ‘Agaton’ which battered central Philippines. Personnel of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) in...
BACOLOD CITY – A heavy downpour lasting for about three hours on Thursday caused massive flood in some parts of Sipalay City in Negros Occidental. Residents of Barangay 4, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental experience waist level flood water due to three-hour heavy rains Thursday. (Photo/Video...
BACOLOD CITY -- Two alleged members of the New People's Army (NPA) who were wanted for the crime of murder were arrested in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday. The Army identified the arrested as Jayson John Gazon, 30, and Kenneth Nabong, 31, both residents of Barangay Buenavista. Brig....
The camp of presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao is predicting that more people will express support for him as he held his first "grand rally" in Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental on Saturday, April 2. Pacquiao's grand rally in Dumaguete This came after Pacquiao's campaign organizers...
BACOLOD CITY - Five local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental were placed under Alert Level 1, while the rest of the province remains under Alert Level 2 until April 15, 2022. This was stated in Executive Order No. 22-13-A, issued by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson on April 1. The EO cited...
BACOLOD CITY - A woman was killed while her husband was wounded after they were hit by an ambulance in Barangay Sta. Teresa, Manapla, Negros Occidental on Friday. A police officer checks the scene in Barangay Sta. Teresa, Manapla, Negros Occidental, where a woman died while her husband was injured...
BACOLOD CITY - An alleged leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) and his wife were killed in a clash with the Army at Sitio Kulihaw, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Friday. Killed were Elbert Nicolas Quillano alias “Carding,” a finance officer and head of Sentro De...
ILOILO CITY -- The Western Visayas Regional Development Council (Western Visayas RDC) under the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA-6) is seeing a boost in connectivity following the opening of a new sea route between the islands of Panay and Negros. A new roll-on/roll-off (RoRo)...
BACOLOD CITY - At least 3,600 residents, including former rebels in Negros island, condemned the atrocities of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in a series of condemnation rallies this week. Some residents of Silay City, Negros Occidental burn the CPP-NPA flag as...
BACOLOD CITY -- The municipal government of Hinoba-an in Negros Occidental has unveiled its new public market on Thursday. The new public market of Hinoba-an town in Negros Occidental worth P60 million was unveiled on Thursday. (Capitol PIO Photo) Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and municipal...
BACOLOD CITY - Two alleged drug pushers were arrested during a buy-bust operation in Barangay 1, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, with the authorities confiscating P360,400 worth of suspected shabu. The P360,400 worth of suspected shabu seized in a buy-bust in Barangay 1, San Carlos...
ILOILO CITY -- If elected president, Senator Manny Pacquiao vowed to prioritize the construction of the bridges linking the islands of Panay, Guimaras and Negros in the Visayas. “Of course, it will push through. We will continue the “Build, Build, Build” program of President Duterte,”...
