BACOLOD CITY – A 12-year-old girl was killed and eight members of her family were injured after the truck they were riding in fell on its side in Barangay Isio, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, April 9. Police Lt. Col. Gary Alan Resuma, Cauayan police chief, said the victims were on their...
BACOLOD CITY – Shabu worth P1.5 million was seized from suspected drug pushers in police buy-bust operations in this city and Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 10. A 26-year-old man was arrested and P686,800 worth of suspected shabu was seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – A tricycle driver was found dead in a sugarcane field in Barangay Bagroy, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 10. MAP of Negros Occidental with the town of Binalbagan highlighted. Police withheld the name of the 39-year-old victim, a resident of Isabela, Negros...
Senator Lito Lapid has reiterated that using renewable energy (RE) sources can help address the brownouts being experienced in Negros Occidental, Panay Island, and other areas in the country. Lapid said the country must improve usage of RE sources such as solar, wind, and hydropower. Using...
BACOLOD CITY – Officials of the province of Negros Occidental are elated over the pronouncement of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that he intends to sign the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill. NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson talks to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during the...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), the sole electric distributor in this city, welcomed the energization of the Cebu-Negros-Panay 230-kilovolt (kV) backbone project of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines. THE substation of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines...
BACOLOD CITY – A lawmaker representing the fifth district of Negros Occidental has appealed to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to assist farmers affected by the El Niño in the province. Rep. Emilio Yulo III met Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III during the distribution...
The crippling blackouts that plunged Panay island into a state of distress in the initial days of the New Year has less chance of recurrence because of the completion of the 230-kilovolt (kV) Cebu-Negros-Panay (CNP) project of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. That has been the...
BACOLOD CITY – A college student was killed and his companion was injured in a motorcycle accident in Barangay Alangilan here on Sunday, April 7. A STUDENT was killed and his companion was injured in a motorcycle crash in Barangay Alangilan, Bacolod City on Sunday, April 7. (Photo courtesy...
President Marcos will most likely sign the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act, creating a region composed of Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor, to decentralize access to government services. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (2nd right) leads the...
A total of 4,724 land beneficiaries on Monday received their certificates of ownership as President Marcos led the distribution in Negros Occidental. Marcos’ move is part of his administration’s commitment to award land ownership to farmers selected as land reform beneficiaries, Malacanang...
BACOLOD CITY – A woman was allegedly stabbed dead by her father-in-law over old grudges in Barangay Hacienda Fe, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Friday, April 5. Police withheld the names of the 37-year-old victim and the 66-year-old suspect. A 37-year-old woman was stabbed dead by his...
