BACOLOD CITY - Most of the top officials in Negros Occidental won their re-election bids. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has once again been given the chance to serve the province for second term after garnering 933,572 votes against former Bacolod City administrator John Orola, who only got 57,701...
BACOLOD CITY – A mother who was opposed to her daughter’s relationship with her boyfriend was killed at her home in Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, with the daughter herself and her boyfriend allegedly conspiring to commit the crime. Capt. Rhojn Darell Nigos, La...
The shooting of a teacher, who was set to serve in the 2022 National and Local Elections, was strongly condemned by the Department of Education (DepEd) and fellow teachers on Monday, May 9. (Photo from Unsplash) “Violence is not and should not be part of the process of democracy,” DepEd said in...
BACOLOD CITY – A 16-year old cadre serving as a medic for the New People’s Army was found dead along the route the fleeing rebels took following sporadic clashes in Barangay Gatuslao, Candoni, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, May 3. Brig. General Leonardo Peña, commander of the Philippine...
BACOLOD CITY -- Two children died while another was injured after they figured in a motorcycle accident in Barangay Mabini, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Saturday. Rescuers arrive in Barangay Mabini, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, where a motorcycle accident occurred killing two minors Saturday....
BACOLOD CITY -- A barangay councilor survived an ambush in Barangay Laga-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Saturday. A policeman points to some of the fired bullets recovered from the crime scene in Barangay Laga-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, where a barangay councilor survived an ambush...
BACOLOD CITY - A dead man believed to be a victim of a summary execution was found at the roadside in Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday. Capt. Romulo Gepilango, deputy police chief of Himamaylan City Police Station, identified the victim as Levy Ortega, 46, of Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY - Two elderly women died while 15 others were injured in a road accident in Barangay Talaban, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday. A van laden with 17 passengers fell on its side when it figured in an accident in Barangay Talaban, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, killing...
BACOLOD CITY - A motorcycle rider died while his back-rider was injured after they were hit by an ambulance which was first bumped off by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) at the intersection of Bacolod-Silay Access road in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday. Killed in...
The completion of the Bacolod-Negros Occidental Economic Highway (BANOCEH) is part of UniTeam Senate slate member Mark Villar’s list of electoral promises. Senatorial candidate Mark Villar (MANILA BULLETIN) “BANOCEH is under the ‘Build, Build, Build’ program of the Duterte administration....
BACOLOD CITY -- A 22-year old man sacrificed his life to save his six companions from drowning at a beach in Sitio Pasil, Barangay Latasan, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental on Wednesday. Police identified the fatality as John Mark Dedoyco, a resident of Barangay 1 in this city. Capt. Eric...
BACOLOD CITY -- An alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in an encounter with the 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) at Sitio Bajay, Barangay Caliling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Tuesday. The Army identified the fatality as 62-year old Celso Tribunalo alias ‘Larry/Jimlo/Greg,’...
