BACOLOD CITY – One-hundred six families or 424 individuals lost their homes in a fire in Barangay 5, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Friday night, September 6. A FIRE hits a residential area in Barangay 5, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Friday night, September 6. (Photo courtesy of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 39-year-old nurse allegedly gunned down his wife during a heated argument over an affair inside their car in Sitio Bag-ong Taytayan, Barangay Tabuc-Tubig, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental before dawn on Friday, September 6. A 36-year-old nurse was allegedly shot dead by her...
BACOLOD CITY – A 33-year-old fish vendor was killed and his four companions were injured in a tricycle crash before dawn on Thursday, September 5, in Barangay Lantad, Silay City, Negros Occidental. A FISH vendor was killed and his four companions were injured in a tricycle crash in Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has said that he will let the Supreme Court decide on a petition filed by a group opposing the creation of the Negros Island Region under Republic Act (RA) 12000. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) “It’s up to the court to make the decision on the merits of the...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental recorded nine dengue fatalities from January 1 to August 31. The Provincial Health Office said 3,234 dengue cases were recorded as of August 31, a 214.29 percent increase from the 1,029 in the same period last year. The age group with the highest number of...
ABANG LINGKOD Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen "Caraps" Paduano (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) ABANG LINGKOD Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen "Caraps" Paduano has been designated as the legislative caretaker of Negros Occidental's...
BACOLOD CITY - The city government of Sagay in Negros Occidental turned over financial assistance to eight former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels on Tuesday, September 3. MAYOR Narciso Javelosa, chairperson of the Sagay City Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) in Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government turned over P724,000 in livelihood assistance to farmers’ associations, local government units, and cooperatives in Negros Occidental on Tuesday, September 3. GOV. Eugenio Jose Lacson leads the distribution of P724,000 livelihood assistance to farmers in...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental is monitoring the situation of 398 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Lebanon amid the escalating tension between Hezbollah and Israel. THE provincial government of Negros Occidental established a help desk at the Public...
BACOLOD CITY – A 67-year-old man died in a collision between a truck and tricycle in Barangay III-Poblacion, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental on Sunday, September 1. Police identified the victim as Paterno Belleza of Barangay Mandalagan here. Police Major Romulo Gepilango, Pontevedra police...
BACOLOD CITY – A 42-year-old laborer was electrocuted while urinating in Barangay Cabahug, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Sunday afternoon, September 1. A LABORER was electrocuted while peeing in a resort in Barangay Cabahug, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, September 1. (Photo...
ILOILO CITY – Nineteen New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were neutralized in the islands of Panay and Negros from July 29 to August 31. NINETEEN New People's Army rebels were killed in encounters with the military in Panay and Negros Islands from July 29 to August 31. The 3rd Infantry...
