BACOLOD CITY – The University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) here conferred an honorary degree on prominent businesswoman Olivia Villaflores Yanson for her philantrophic work and valuable contributions in the community. OLIVIA Villaflores Yanson, accompanied by her son Leo Rey (third from...
BACOLOD CITY – Thirty-one out of the 61 barangays in this city were flooded since Sunday night, August 27 due to the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” and typhoon “Goring.” Affected barangays were 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 16, 18, 21, 29, 30, 35, 36, 39, 40, Alijis, Banago, Bata, Cabug,...
BACOLOD CITY – More than 850 candidates filed Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in October with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) amid bad weather in the first day of filing in a popular shopping mall here on Monday, August 28. MORE than 800...
BACOLOD CITY – Classes in all levels in the province of Negros Occidental – except for two towns – were suspended on Tuesday, August 29, due to heavy rains from typhoon “Goring.” Acting Mayor El Cid Familiaran here issued an executive order on Monday, August 28, cancelling classes in all...
BACOLOD CITY – Commanders of the 10 police stations here have increased police visibility in their jurisdictions as the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) for this year’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) started on Monday, August 28. Police Lt. Col. Ronnie Brillo,...
BACOLOD CITY – More than 2,000 residents were evacuated on Sunday night, August 27, as flood swamped barangays here due to heavy rains. THE Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod rescues residents affected by flooding due to heavy rains in Florenceville, Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City...
BACOLOD CITY – A fish vendor was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Estefania here on Friday, August 25. Police identified the suspect as Mayo Panganiban, 59, of Barangay Estefania. Police Capt. Francis Depasucat, head of Police Station 4, said Panganiban is a street-level and...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) inaugurated a fire sub-station in Barangay Mandalagan here to boost fire response. Fire Chief Supt. Jerry Candido, director of BFP-Western Visayas, led the blessing and activation of the sub-station, in the presence of Chief Insp. Rodel Legaspi,...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a construction worker and seized 20 grams of suspected shabu worth P136,000 in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Villamonte here on Friday, August 18. The suspect was identified as Jose Godinez, 39, of Barangay Estefania here. Also recovered from him were the...
BACOLOD CITY – A man previously convicted for a drug offense was arrested again in a buy-bust operation in which 153 grams of of suspected shabu worth P1,040,400 was seized in Barangay Vista Alegre here on Saturday, August 19. The City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) identified the suspect as...
BACOLOD CITY -- Police Col. Noel Aliño, Bacolod City police director, has warned city government workers who test positive for illegal drug use to surrender or face arrest. “Huhulihin ko kayo and I mean it. Huwag niyo ako idare (I will arrest you and I mean it. Don’t dare me)," Aliño said as...
There is no sophisticated way to tell delicious food. When you bite into something good, you’ll know. There are many levels of deliciousness. There’s good, pwede na, or one that’ll make you involuntarily think of your loved ones, wishing they would experience what you just did. Many of these...
