BACOLOD CITY – A misunderstanding over reclaiming of a motorcycle due to non-payment led to the death of a 35-year-old woman after she was allegedly stabbed by her 37-year-old husband, who also stabbed himself at their house in Barangay Refugio, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, August 11....
BACOLOD CITY - Two Grade 12 students were injured after allegedly stabbed by two students under the Alternative Learning System (ALS) near a school in Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, August 11. According to Corporal Cristel Estonina, investigator of the Women and...
BACOLOD CITY - A 42-year-old football coach was gunned down in Barangay 1, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, August 11. Police Lt. Col. Nazer Canja, San Carlos.police chief, said they received a report about an alleged shooting incident through the 911 hotline. Investigation revealed...
BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office posthumously honored Police Master Sgt. Fernando Marfa Jr. for his heroism, dedication, and ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Police Col. Dennis Wenceslao, Negros Occidental police director personally bestowed the Medalya ng...
BACOLOD CITY - The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) honored the sacrifice of Police Master Sgt. Fernando Marfa who drowned while saving his three companions during a river patrol in Barangay Luna, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Aug. 7. "Marfa exemplified the...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipality of Isabela in Negros Occidental is coordinating with concerned government agencies for the repatriation of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) allegedly abused in Saudi Arabia. Mayor Miguel Yulo, in a media interview, announced that one of his constituents, who...
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old policeman drowned while saving his companions on a river in Sitio Bisang, Barangay Luna, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Aug. 7. The victim was identified as Police Master Sgt. Fernando Marfa, assigned to the Cadiz City Police Station. Police Lt. Daleen Grace...
BACOLOD CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P14.6 million were recovered in Purok Narra, Barangay Malingin, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Aug. 6. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region said a checkpoint was conducted following reports that untaxed cigarettes will be...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel "Chaco" Sagarbarria suspended classes on all levels in the province on Friday, Aug. 7, due to rising cases of conjunctivitis (sore eyes). Sagarbarria issued Executive Order No. 50 on Wednesday, Aug. 5, approving the recommendation of the Integrated...
BACOLOD CITY – A 16-year-old Grade 11 student was allegedly mauled by three students and their 26-year-old companion outside a public high school in Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental. Police Major Romulo Gepilango V, La Castellana police chief, said the incident occurred on July...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental sixth district Rep. Mercedes Alvarez reaffirmed her commitment to her duties after she was elected deputy speaker of the House of Representatives on Monday, Aug. 3. "Ten years later, the title may be familiar, but the responsibility feels just as weighty," Alvarez...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez has filed a bill seeking the postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) from Nov. 2, 2026 to Nov. 2028. Benitez personally filed on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 4, House Bill 10591 postponing the ...
