BACOLOD CITY -- Twenty-four members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the Philippine Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Ayungon, Negros Oriental on Saturday, Nov. 12. At least 24 members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrender to the Army 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) in...
BACOLOD CITY – A 41-year-old barber who was released from prison a few months ago was gunned down by a man on a motorcycle in Barangay Estefania here on Friday, Nov. 11. POLICE respond to a shooting incident in Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City in which a barber was killed on Friday, Nov. 11....
BACOLOD CITY – Three persons were killed while 36 others were injured after an overloaded passenger jeepney crashed into a tree in Sitio Proper, Barangay Malatas, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Friday, Nov. 11. THREE persons were killed while 36 others were injured when an overloaded passenger...
BACOLOD CITY -- A four-year old girl died after she drowned in a river in Barangay San Agustin, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Nov. 10. The name of the victim was withheld. Capt. Joseph Partidas, Isabela police chief, said the victim went to the river with her sibling to swim. However, her...
BACOLOD CITY -- Qualified and deserving students in Negros Occidental may avail of the ‘Study Now, Pay Later’ system through the Australia Scholarship Program. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson (seated center) and Sean Mahoney (seated left), chief executive officer of International College of...
BACOLOD CITY -- A drug pusher who once surrendered and even underwent rehabilitation during the heat of the last administration’s Oplan Tokhang is back in jail. Michael Bermejo, 34, a resident of Barangay Nanca here, was arrested after the police operatives found 60 grams of shabu worth P408,000...
BACOLOD CITY – Four persons, including two teenagers, were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 2 here on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Two suspects were identified as Reeben Omega, 20, and Joemarie Magbanua, 22, both residents of Barangay 2. Police withheld the names of the two other suspects...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released P80,775,550 in social pension to 53,851 senior citizens in Negros Occidental in the past nine months. Atty. May Rago-Castillo, public information officer of the DSWD-Western Visayas, said P4,654,500 was...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was arrested in Sitio Mabato, Barangay Talaon, La Libertad, Negros Oriental on Sunday, Nov. 6. The Army identified the communist guerrilla as Tony ‘’Tonyo’’ Elod, a member of the Yunit Militia of Central Negros 1, Komiteng Rehiyon Cebu,...
This year’s Dive7 Festival puts the spotlight on the underwater scene of Zamboanguita and Dauin When we talk about the beauty of the Philippines, distinct tourist spots come to mind. There’s the picturesque Mayon Volcano, the old-world charm of Intramuros, and, of course, the crystal beaches of...
Adventure is out there! While Negros Oriental is fast becoming one of the top diving destinations in the world, the province located in Central Visayas still has more to offer on land. If you’re visiting Negros Oriental soon and you’re itching for a great outdoor adventure, these five...
BACOLOD CITY - A man died after he was hit by a stray bullet, while another was wounded in a shooting incident that happened in a wake in Barangay Japitan, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Sunday. A police officer checks the injury of a man, who died after suffering a gunshot wound from a stray...
