Nineteen suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in a series of encounters with government troops in Toboso, Negros Occidental, the Philippine Army (PA) confirmed on Monday, April 20. The clashes involved troops from the 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion under the 303rd...
BACOLOD CITY – Around 366 individuals were affected by the encounter between the New People’s Army (NPA) and the 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Sinugmawan, Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 19. 1st Lt. Fevie Fajardo, 79th IB civil-military operations officer,...
BACOLOD CITY – An abandoned newborn baby boy was rescued in Hacienda Bernabe, Barangay Salvacion, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 15. Police Capt. Honey Labaro, Murcia police chief, said the baby was found on a roadside by three children searching for spiders. The baby only had a...
BACOLOD CITY – San Carlos City, Negros Occidental Mayor Renato Gustilo mourned the death of a health worker in a two-vehicle accident in Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City on April 10. Gustilo said that investigation is ongoing and called for the filing of appropriate charges to ensure...
BACOLOD CITY – A 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death and his 16-year-old companion was injured in Purok 4, Barangay Guiljungan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 12. Police Lt. Col. Norberto Barniso, Cauayan police chief, said the victims, together with their friends, were walking home...
BACOLOD CITY – A 72-year-old former town councilor in Isabela, Negros Occidental was gunned down by four men in a sugarcane plantation in Barangay Payao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 12. Police Capt. Joelan Vinson, Binalbagan police chief, identified the victim as Dulfo, a...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region recovered smuggled cigarettes valued at P25 million in Barangay To-oy, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Monday, April 13. A suspected smuggler, Geo, 43, of Barangay Masulog, Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, was arrested. Police...
BACOLOD CITY – A barangay health aide was killed and 11 others were injured in a collision between a delivery van and a truck in Sitio Punod, Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Friday, April 10. Police Lt. Col. Nazer Canja, San Carlos police chief, said the delivery...
United Sugar Producers’ Federation of the Philippines (UNIFED) has called on the government to implement intervention measures such as cloud seeding to counter the impact of dry conditions on sugar production. UNIFED president Manuel Lamata said Negros Occidental province, which accounts for more...
BACOLOD CITY – A 70-year-old woman and a 30-year-old employee were killed in ambulance crash in Purok Biante, Barangay Recreo, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 8. The ambulance was transporting the elderly patient to a hospital here from Isabela, Negros Occidental during heavy...
BACOLOD CITY – Authorities advised people in La Castellana and Hinigaran in Negros Occidental to temporarily avoid eating “aloy” or “tulingan” after seven people in the two municipalities recently suffered allergies after consuming the popular and affordable fish. Their warning also came...
BACOLOD CITY – Fifty persons suffered allergies after eating “aloy” or “tulingan” in Cadiz City on Monday, April 6. The City Health Office (CHO) urged the public to temporarily refrain from eating tulingan following the incident. Initial investigation said that the victims experienced...
