BACOLOD CITY – A summa cum laude graduate of the Binalbagan Catholic College (BCC) in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental placed second in the May 2024 Licensure Examination for Certified Public Accountants (CPA). MAG-ASO Joseph Mag-aso Jr. garnered 90.50 percent rating in the examination. The BCC, in...
BACOLOD CITY – The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the power supply agreement (PSA) between the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and the Energy Development Corp. (EDC) in a bid to stop increasing electricity rates affecting the province of Negros Occidental. In a...
BACOLOD CITY – Single-use plastic will be prohibited in all government offices in Victorias City, Negros Occidental starting June 3. This is pursuant to Executive Order No. 64, Series of 2022, issued by Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez. Employees were encouraged to choose sustainable alternatives and...
BACOLOD CITY – A retired policeman wanted for allegedly raping his stepdaughter was arrested in Barangay Cabug here on Friday, May 31. Police Capt. Michael Tuburan, head of Police Station 9, said the 78-year-old suspect was served a warrant of arrest for 13 counts of rape and acts of...
BACOLOD CITY – A livestock vendor was gunned down by three unidentified persons in Barangay Amayco, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Friday, May 31. Police identified the victim as 38-year-old Jonel Peruelo of Barangay Amayco. Police Capt. Rodney Sarona, deputy chief of the Murcia Municipal...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez here has extended the moratorium on unregistered electric bikes (e-bikes) and e-trikes for 30 days. BENITEZ (right) Benitez issued a memorandum order addressed to the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) on May 24 for the extension of the moratorium on the...
BACOLOD CITY – A cockpit staff was stabbed dead in Barangay 9, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, May 26. A POLICE investigator looks at the body of a cockpit staff who was stabbed dead in Barangay 9, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, May 26. (Photo courtesy of...
BACOLOD CITY – At least 60 members of the Partido ng Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) in Negros Occidental have resigned from the political party chaired by former President Rodrigo R. Duterte. BENITEZ speaks to members of the Partido ng Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan in...
BACOLOD CITY – Two cousins hacked each other to death during an altercation in Barangay Masaling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Sunday, May 26. TWO cousins hacked each other to death in Barangay Masaling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Sunday, May 26. (Photo courtesy of Negros Occidental Police...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a couple in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Taculing here on Saturday, May 25. A COUPLE was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City on Saturday, May 25. (Photo courtesy of CDEU) Recovered from the suspects – a 41-year-old man...
BACOLOD CITY – Authorities arrested a farmer tagged as Western Visayas’ No. 4 most wanted person in Barangay 1, Ilog, Negros Occidental on Friday, May 24. The suspect, 65-year-old Junior Villandro of Barangay Tabu, was wanted for murder and his warrant of arrest was issued by the Regional Trial...
CEBU CITY – A police major shot and wounded a civilian who allegedly threatened him on Friday afternoon, May 24, in Barangay Balayong, Pamplona town, Negros Oriental. The 50-year-old police major surrendered to the Pamplona Police Station after the incident. The police major is already retirable...
