The alert status, which indicates that all teams are ready for deployment for incidents needing assistance from the province, took effect at 5 p.m. for the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and Emergency Operations Center, until weather conditions significantly improve. As...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Richard Jaojoco has called on Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon to investigate a road in Toboso, Negros Occidental destroyed by heavy rains on Saturday, Jan. 31. Jaojoco posted photos on social media showing a portion of the damaged road in...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested on Monday a couple who allegedly killed their neighbor in Barangay Cabacungan, La Castellana, Negros Occidental, almost a year after the incident last March. Police Major Romulo Gepilango, La Castellana police chief, said that a warrant of arrest for murder dated...
BACOLOD CITY – A couple was killed in a collision between their tricycle and Sports Utility Vehicle in Barangay Camba-og, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Feb. 1. The victims were a 49-year-old fish vendor and his live-in partner from Pontevedra, Negros Occidental. Investigation said the...
BACOLOD CITY – Three-thousand fully grown marijuana plants valued at P600,000 were uprooted and burned by the police in Sitio Mangga, Barangay Manduao, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental over the weekend. The Bayawan City Police Station and 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company were patrolling when they...
BACOLOD CITY – A senior citizen was killed and 1,400 families were displaced by flashflood caused by torrential rain from the shearline in Negros Occidental and this highly-urbanized city on Saturday night, Jan. 31. The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office reported that an 87-year-old...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army commander was killed in an encounter with soldiers in Negros Occidental over the weekend. Lt. Col. Zeigfred Tayaban, commander of the 94th Infantry Battalion (IB), said that Reynaldo Elecre, alias Amik, in his mid-60s, was killed in a gun battle in Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old Filipina stabbed 63 times by her American husband during an altercation in their house in Barangay Pinucauan, Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental on Thursday, Jan. 29, died in a hospital on Friday, Jan. 30. Police Capt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in a clash with soldiers in Barangay Bi-ao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Friday, Jan. 30. Lt. Col. Zeigfred Tayaban, 94th Infantry Battalion commander, said the fatality was identified by his former comrades as Dante, a resident of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old Filipina was stabbed 63 times by her American husband during an argument in Barangay Pinucauan, Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental province on Thursday, Jan. 29. Initial investigation disclosed that the suspect had just arrived in their house from this city when a heated...
BACOLOD CITY – A one-year-old girl was killed and her mother and a driver were injured after their tricycle swerved and turned on its side in Hacienda Balandra 2, Barangay Daga, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Police Lt. Daleen Grace Loreno, deputy chief of the Cadiz City...
BACOLOD CITY – Groups from Negros Occidental honored Capt. Elimar Jucal for his heroism during the recent sinking of MV Devon Bay. Councilor Al Victor Espino of this highly-urbanized city paid tribute to Jucal as a friend and fellow shooting enthusiast whose courage shines amidst the sea 's...
