BACOLOD CITY -- An elderly woman died inside a burning house in Barangay Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The victim was identified as Maulin Amblosa, 70. Based on the initial investigation of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)- Kabankalan, the victim reportedly...
BACOLOD CITY -- A vendor and his helper were arrested after they allegedly yielded 40 grams of shabu valued at P272,000 during a buy-bust operation in Barangay 1, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Jan. 15. Arrested were Richard Olarte, 41, of Barangay Tangub, and Jerry Dela Cruz, 57, of...
BACOLOD CITY -- An 11-year-old boy died from drowning at Hacienda Camantero 1, Barangay Guimbala-on, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Jan. 12. The name of the minor-victim was withheld. Staff Master Sgt. Jeffrey Solas, investigator of Silay City Police Station, said it was raining when...
BACOLOD CITY -- A foreign national was found dead on Thursday, Jan. 12, three days after he was reported missing, in Barangay Sampinit, Bago City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the foreign national as Laszlo Matyas, 63, of England. Senior Master Sgt. Job Ogares, chief investigator of Bago...
NEWLY promoted policemen in Negros Occidental take their oath in a virtual ceremony at the Kanlaon Hall at the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (Nocppo) headquarters in Bacolod City on Tuesday, Jan. 10. (Photo courtesy of the Negros Occidental police) BACOLOD CITY – Seven-hundred...
BACOLOD CITY - More than 1,000 residents in Negros Occidental were evacuated due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall. Based on a report of the local government of Cadiz posted on its Facebook page, 273 families consisting of 878 individuals were transferred to five evacuation centers as of 12...
BACOLOD CITY - Classes in all levels in Negros Occidental are still on Friday, Jan. 13, due to inclement weather caused by low pressure area. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson issued an executive order on Thursday, Jan. 12, stating suspension of classes in all levels from 4 p.m. of Jan. 12 to 11:59 p.m....
BACOLOD CITY -- A diving instructor died from drowning after suffering a heart attack while underwater in one of the resorts in Barangay 4, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 10. The victim was identified as Henry Aguillon, 57, of Himamaylan City. According to Executive Assistant...
BACOLOD CITY - The city government of Bago in Negros Occidental has started the distribution of school supplies worth P5.54 million to over 23,000 pre-school and elementary pupils in the city’s public schools. Vice Mayor Ramon Torres, along with other local officials, led the ceremonial turnover...
BACOLOD CITY - An eight-year-old boy was wounded after their house was hit by a landslide at Sitio Panlucasan, Barangay Cabatangan, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Jan. 11. A house was destroyed, following a landslide at Sitio Panlucasan, Barangay Cabatangan, Talisay City, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY -- Classes here and in some parts of Negros Occidental were suspended on Wednesday, Jan. 11, due to incessant rain spawned by a low pressure area. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) here has been monitoring all 61 barangays as flooding may occur anytime....
Rescuers and military troops carry the remains of an NPA leader, who was killed in a clash in Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Tuesday, Jan. 10. (Photo courtesy of 62nd IB) BACOLOD CITY -- Military troops clashed anew with the New People’s Army (NPA), resulting in the...
