67811 BACOLOD CITY - A fire hit a residential area in Sitio Dakuta Dako, Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, Negros Occidental, gutted 31 houses, and displaced 191 persons on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Of the total number of houses, 29 were totally damaged while two others werepartially damaged, according to...
BACOLOD CITY - A youth peasant organizer of Anakbayan Negros was arrested for alleged illegal possession of firearm, ammunition, and explosives in Barangay Camang-Camang, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 19. A youth peasant organizer of Anakbayan Negros was arrested for alleged illegal...
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno paid tribute to the victims of the Escalante Massacre by joining a unity walk during his recent visit to Negros Occidental. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno joins unity walk to honor victims of Escalante Massacre on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. (Photo from...
BACOLOD CITY - Three men were shot to death while another was wounded in an ambush by unidentified men at Hacienda Villa Lina, Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Feb. 20. Personnel of the Scene of Crime Operatives (Soco) probe the shooting incident where three persons...
BACOLOD CITY - Local officials here led the groundbreaking for the construction of the Silay City Government Center in Negros Occidental which is being eyed to boost the growth and development in the city as well as its local economy. Mayor Mark Golez led the groundbreaking of the P1 billion...
There is, still, a rainbow after the rain Bugnai Tree by Erika Velasco If there was a time in recent memory that Negros Occidental was visited by floods with uncanny timing, it would have been the year that has just passed, 2021. On New Year’s Day, from North to South, the province was besieged....
A suspected communist rebel died while four others, including a minor, were captured when Philippine Army (PA) soldiers foiled an attempt of the New People’s Army (NPA) to disrupt a relief operation for the victims of typhoon “Odette” in Guihulngan, Negros Oriental over the weekend. (Courtesy...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed water tankers to different areas in Negros Oriental and Cebu as part of the humanitarian organization's continuous efforts for communities hit by Typhoon Odette, it said on Thursday, Jan. 13. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that...
As part of its initiative in helping the “Odette”-hit communities, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Bautista, together with President Rodrigo Duterte visited Central Visayas. (File Photo / DSWD) In a statement, DSWD said the visitation was conducted on...
President Duterte has apologized to typhoon victims in Negros Oriental for the "delayed relief operations" during his recent visit to the province Wednesday, Dec. 29, wherein he distributed relief goods and cash aid. President Duterte visits typhoon-hit Negros Oriental on Dec. 29, 2021. (Photo...
President Duterte has described his experience of assessing the damage caused by typhoon "Odette" in the various provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao as "soul-bruising". President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) But it's the fate of one particular coastal city in Negros...
Vice President Leni Robredo penned an appreciation post to actress-TV host Kris Aquino for joining her in delivering assistance to Typhoon “Odette” victims in Negros Occidental last Tuesday, Dec. 21. Actress-TV host Kris Aquino and Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from Robredo via Facebook)...
