BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in a clash with the 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Bulasot, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental Wednesday, August 10. AN NPA rebel died in a clash with the military in Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City,...
BACOLOD CITY -- A man was gunned down by five unidentified armed men who introduced themselves as members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Marcelo, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Sunday. Police cordon the area in Barangay Marcelo, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, where a man was killed by...
Dive7 Festival ends with a breathtaking showcase of Negros Oriental’s marine life Being an archipelagic nation, the Philippines is blessed to have such beautiful islands, each offering something new for Filipinos and foreigners to set their eyes on. These wonders don’t stop at idyllic mountain...
BACOLOD CITY – A 35-year-old suspected drug pusher was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Ogahong, Barangay Palinpinon, Valencia, Negros Oriental Friday, August 5. Police identified the suspect as Don Emilio Cariño, 35, of Barangay Batinguel, Dumaguete City. Cariño was listed in...
BACOLOD CITY – A 20-year-old alleged drug personality mistaken for his twin brother was stabbed dead in Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, Negros Occidental Friday, August 5. POLICE cordon the area in Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, Negros Occidental where Steven Placido, an alleged drug personality,...
The Philippines is home to a wide variety of crops and livestock, many of them disappearing from cultivation due to modernization. A handful of them are listed in the Ark of Taste, the Slow Food Movement’s catalog of endangered foods from across the globe. There are currently 65 Filipino food...
TWO cellular phones worth P130,000 owned by the vice mayor of Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental were stolen and recovered from three persons arrested in Himamaylan City Tuesday, August 2, through GPS technology. (Photo courtesy of the Kabankalan City Police Station) BACOLOD CITY – Three persons...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced Monday, August 1, that it has finished paving a a 3.5-kilometer coastal road in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental which is expected to facilitate better access to various white sand beaches and other potential tourist destinations. (Photo...
BACOLOD CITY - A wanted person believed to be connected with the New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested at Purok 6, Maote, Barangay Bulwangan, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 28. Joint personnel the police and the Philippine Army served an arrest warrant for attempted murder against...
MATERIALS recovered in Barangay Budlasan, Canlaon City, Negros Oriental following a clash between the NPA and the 62nd IB that resulted in the death of three communist guerrillas Tuesday, July 26. (Photo courtesy of the 3rd ID) BACOLOD CITY – The Army 303rd Infantry Brigade maintained Thursday,...
BACOLOD CITY -- A 60-year-old man died while his 17-year-old helper was injured after they were struck by a lightning in Purok Dalia, Barangay Puey, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, July 26. The family of a minor talks to a police officer in a hospital, after the teenager was wounded due...
THE house allegedly being used as a hideout by the NPA in Barangay Budlasan, Canlaon City, Negros Oriental. (Photo courtesy of 62nd IB) BACOLOD CITY – Three members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter with the Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Natuling, Barangay...
