BACOLOD CITY - About 500 grams of suspected shabu worth P3.4 million were seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 10 here on Saturday, Feb. 4. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Negros Occidental and the police carried out the operation that resulted in the arrest of Noel Palacios,...
BACOLOD CITY - Policemen arrested two persons after 20 grams of suspected shabu valued at P136,000 were seized from them during a buy-bust operation at Purok Greenfield 2, Barangay Tangub here on Sunday, Jan. 29. Arrested were Randy Tillana, 34, and Suzannie Anne Cordova, 37, both residents of...
BACOLOD CITY -- A young man, who was previously jailed for a drug offense, was found dead in Barangay Mansilingan here on Friday, Jan. 27. The victim was identified as Henry Paul Bombate, 22, of Sitio Sibucao, Barangay Banago here. A police officer and the Scene of the Crime Operatives (Soco)...
Our embassy in Brussels turns over ₱5 million deed of donation for the implementation of the program at the University of Namur DEED OF DONATION Philippine Embassy in Brussels charge d’affaires Consul General Pablito A. Mendoza presents the Deed of Donation for the implementation of the...
BACOLOD CITY – Tourists and residents here, particularly those with transactions with government offices, can have free WiFi connection at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). BACOLOD City Hall (Glazyl Masculino) Operated by GNET Network and Data Solutions, people can avail of the public...
BACOLOD CITY -- A garbage collector found two severed hands inside a plastic container at Purok Kagaykay, Barangay 2 here on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Capt. Jonito Pastrana, head of Police Station 2, said that a piece of paper with names of some persons tagged as being into illegal drugs, was also found....
THIRTY modern jeepneys for six routes were unveiled in Bacolod City on Monday, Jan. 23. (Photo courtesy of LTFRB-Western Visayas) BACOLOD CITY – Thirty modern jeepneys were launched by the United Negros Transport Cooperative (UNETCO) here on Monday, Jan. 23. UNETCO chairperson Romelie Soliguen,...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) reported an 80 percent increase in leptospirosis cases in 2022. Dr. Grace Tan, CESU head, said 45 cases, including 11 deaths, were recorded last year, compared to the 25 cases with six deaths in 2021. The age range of patients...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s trip to Negros Occidental on Monday, Jan. 23, enabled her to help two patients, who are both suffering from serious medical conditions. Vice President Sara Duterte visits one-year-old Adezequel Ramirez, who has a cleft palate, in Talisay City on Monday, Jan. 23,...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a young hitman in a pension house in Barangay 32 here on Saturday, Jan. 21. The suspect was identified as Jonathan Divinagracia, alias ‘’Atan,’’ 21, of Purok Sigay, Barangay 2 here. Lt. Col. Sherlock Gabana, spokesperson of the Bacolod police, said that...
BACOLOD CITY – The number of dengue cases here last year went up by 190 percent, the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) said. THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. Dr. Grace Tan, CESU head, said they recorded a total of 1,020 cases, including 14 deaths, in 2022, 189.8...
BACOLOD CITY -- The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will deploy a total of 509 security forces to secure the celebration of the 18th Bacolaodiat Festival here from Jan. 20 to Jan. 22. A pre-deployment ceremony was held at the BCPO headquarters on Thursday, Jan. 19, as part of the security...
