BACOLOD CITY – Two local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental evacuated a total of 59 families following the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano Thursday, Feb. 19. Thirty-four families or 115 individuals were from La Carlota City and 25 families were from Bago City. Evacuees in La Carlota City...
BACOLOD CITY – A 42-year-old man and his nine-year-old nephew drowned while gathering shells on the Nabinay River in Barangay Mabini, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Police Lt. Daleen Grace Loreno, deputy chief of the Cadiz City Police Station, said the man, Jesus, brought his...
A 47-year-old man died after allegedly eating a snake turtle in Barangay 6, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The victim experienced chest pain and difficulty breathing after consuming the reptile. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO)...
BACOLOD CITY – The 11-year-old boy buried in a beach in Barangay Tiling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Feb. 9, suffered sexual abuse and died by asphyxia by strangulation, police said. Police Lt. Col. Norberto Barniso, Cauayan police chief, said that post-mortem examination conducted by the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office created a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) on Tuesday, Feb. 10, to thoroughly probe the attack on three siblings in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Feb. 7. Police Col. Dennis Wenceslao, Negros Occidental...
The reward for the arrest of the suspect in the attack on three siblings in Silay City, Negros Occidental has increased to P100,000. The city government of Silay is giving P25,000 reward, with an additional P50,000 from Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez. Former Vice Mayor...
BACOLOD CITY – An 11-year-old boy reported missing by his family on Sunday, Feb. 8, was found dead, buried on a beach in Barangay Tiling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Monday, Feb. 9. Police Lt. Col. Norberto Barniso, Cauayan police chief, said the victim was found by a resident who passed by the...
BACOLOD CITY – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Monday, Feb. 9, condemned the recent brutal attack on three siblings in Silay City, Negros Occidental. One of the siblings was killed. Lacson said that authorities have identified a person of interest and expressed confidence that the suspect will soon...
BACOLOD CITY – A nine-year-old girl was mauled to death and her two siblings were injured in an attack by an unidentified person inside their house in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 7. Police Lt. Col. Edison Garcia, Silay police chief, said the victims were...
BACOLOD CITY – A 17-year-old student was gunned down allegedly due to an unpaid debt in Barangay Refugio, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Feb. 5. Police initially received a report over a vehicular accident but later found out it was a shooting incident. Investigation said the victim...
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...
