BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) recently served a show-cause order (SCO) on the Office of the Bacolod Traffic and Transport Management Department (BTTMD) after an employee allegedly disregarded traffic regulations. The administrative action stemmed...
Two Negros Occidental congressmen said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s fifth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) Monday was one of his most substantial speeches for focusing on reducing electricity costs, promoting government accountability, and addressing issues affecting ordinary Filipinos. ...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Veterinary Office (CVO) confirmed on Friday, July 24, that African Swine Fever (ASF) hit two hog raisers in Barangays Granada and Bata in this highly-urbanized city. Two samples were collected in Barangay Bata and both tested positive in the initial and confirmatory...
BACOLOD CITY - Another 17-year-old high school student is being investigated after school personnel recovered P1,000 worth of suspected marijuana during a routine inspection in a public high school here on Wednesday, July 22. Police Capt. Andy Ofalia, head of Police Station 5, said the school...
BACOLOD CITY – Laboratory examination of suspected illegal drug recovered from a 17-year-old Grade 9 student in a school in Barangay Banago here on Monday, July 20, tested negative for shabu. Police Lt. Benjo Ballo Allo, head of Police Station 3, confirmed on Wednesday, July 22, that the item...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city was rocked by another bomb threat in a school in Barangay Pahanocoy here on Tuesday, July 21. Mayor Greg Gasataya said they maintain their position of non-tolerance for any act that threatens the safety of the students and educators. Gasataya said the...
BACOLOD CITY – Suspected shabu worth P204,000 was seized from a 17-year-old Grade 9 student during a routine security inspection in a school in Barangay Banago here on Monday, July 20. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) reported that a school guard noticed suspicious items...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) has disqualified six motorcycle riders from obtaining a driver’s license after they were caught drag racing in Barangay Granada here on Friday, July 17. Seven unregistered motorcycles were confiscated. Seven Temporary...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has ensured the safety of students, teachers, and personnel of University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) following a bomb and shooting scare inside the campus at noon on Thursday. In a statement, Mayor Greg Gasataya said BCPO Director...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City, Negros Occidental has revived the free temporary accommodation program called “Sleepover sa Paliparan’’ project for stranded passengers. Police Major Deejay Domingo, chief of the Bacolod-Silay Airport Police Station under the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 31-year-old soldier and his 28-year-old wife were killed during an altercation in their house in Barangay 3 here on Sunday, July 12. Police Lt. Conan Gadayan, officer-in-charge of Police Station 2, identified the victims as Private First Class Paul and Leonora. Investigation said...
BACOLOD CITY – A perimeter wall of the Burgos Public Cemetery in this highly-urbanized city was damaged by heavy rain and strong wind on Friday night, July 10. The structure also collapsed during the onslaught of typhoon ‘’Tino’’ last year. Mayor Greg Gasataya, together with the City...
