BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) in Western Visayas (Region 6) has issued an interim cease and desist order (CDO) on the molasses discharge in the perimeter canal of Binalbagan-Isabela Sugar Co. (Biscom) Inc. in...
BACOLOD CITY – Four barangays in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental have been affected by the molasses spill from a sugar mill. A MOLASSES spill hits four barangays in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental. (Photo via Municipal Agriculture Office/Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office/FB) Mayor...
BACOLOD CITY – A 14-year-old boy allegedly hacked his eight-year-old nephew to death in Barangay Santol, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental last week. Police Major Jun Ray Batadlan, Binalbagan police chief, said Tuesday that the victim was last seen alive with the suspect on Nov. 19. The victim was...
BACOLOD CITY – A missing eight-year-old boy was found dead in Sitio Omot, Barangay Santol, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Nov. 23. AN eight-year-old boy was found dead in Barangay Santol, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Nov. 23, four days after he was reported...
BACOLOD CITY – A 41-year-old farmer was allegedly gunned down by his younger brother during an altercation in Barangay Bi-ao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Monday, Nov. 11. Police Major Jun Ray Batadlan, Binalbagan police chief, identified the victim as Elmer Estrelloso. Batadlan said...
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 Philippine National Police (PNP)-Drug Enforcement Group-Special Operation Unit (PDEG-SOU)-6 (Western Visayas) arrested a construction worker and his companion in a buy-bust operation in Barangay San Jose, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, May 22. POLICE arrested...
BACOLOD CITY – A farmer was found dead in a charcoal yard in Sitio Cabalanti-an, Barangay Amontay, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Monday, April 29. Police withheld the name of the 52-year-old victim. A FARMER was killed in a charcoal field in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on April 29. ...
BACOLOD CITY – A bedridden senior citizen was killed and her neighbor was injured in a fire in Sitio Garazon, Barangay San Jose, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Saturday night, April 13. A SEPTUAGENARIAN died in a fire in Barangay San Jose, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Saturday, April 13....
BACOLOD CITY – A tricycle driver was found dead in a sugarcane field in Barangay Bagroy, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 10. MAP of Negros Occidental with the town of Binalbagan highlighted. Police withheld the name of the 39-year-old victim, a resident of Isabela, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – A 39-year-old man drove a tricycle and destroyed religious images during a Mass at the San Isidro Labrador Parish Church in Barangay Santo Rosario, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Wednesday morning, April 3. IMAGES of saints were destroyed by an allegedly mentally-ill man during a...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter with the 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Caranawan, Barangay Amontay, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, December 6. The Army has yet to identify the fatality. According to the 62nd IB, troops encountered...