BACOLOD CITY - A 34-year-old New People’s Army rebel wanted for murder was arrested by the police in Barangay Bandila, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Lt. Dan Carlo Samoza, civil military officer of the Army 79th Infantry Battalion, identified the suspect as Wil, 34, a...
BACOLOD CITY – A third year college student was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Barangay Magallon Cadre, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Feb. 19. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Feb. 20, the Central Philippines State University (CPSU)-Moises Padilla Campus confirmed the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Western Visayas is working closely with the municipal government of La Castellana in Negros Occidental to resolve concerns about evacuation sites for residents to be affected by a major eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. FERNANDEZ (Glazyl Masculino)...
BACOLOD CITY - The San Carlos City government in Negros Occidental is preparing three designated evacuation sites for Kanlaon Volcano evacuees. Mayor Rene Gustilo, in a media interview on Tuesday, Feb. 18, said that the city is developing a two-hectare lot in Barangay Prosperidad, a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old soldier was shot and wounded by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Feb. 17. A SOLDIER was shot and wounded by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on...
BACOLOD CITY – Three New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the police in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental. They turned over a .38 caliber revolver, a .22 caliber revolver, two improvised 12-gauge shotgun with three shells, and two 40mm explosives. The Negros Occidental Police...
BACOLOD CITY – An 81-year-old woman and her son were fatally shot in Sitio Lower Lauyan, Barangay Dian-ay, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 15. A MOTHER and her son were gunned down in Barangay Dian-ay, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 15. (Photo...
BACOLOD CITY – A 63-year-old farm overseer was gunned down in Hacienda San Isidro, Barangay Bagtic, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Feb. 14. A 63-year-old farm overseer was shot dead in Barangay Bagtic, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Feb. 14. (Photo courtesy of Silay City...
BACOLOD CITY – Fifty-three couples were married in a mass wedding in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Valentine’s Day. A TOTAL of 53 couples tied the knot in a mass wedding in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Valentine’s Day. (Photo via Atty. Dino Yulo Facebook) Mayor Ella...
BACOLOD CITY – Police are hunting former Valladolid, Negros Occidental Mayor Romel Yogore who was found guilty of graft by the Sandiganbayan in 2019. The Sandiganbayan Seventh Division found Yogore guilty of violating Section 3 (e) of Republic Act 3019, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act....
BACOLOD CITY – Candidates and government agencies in Negros Occidental have signed a covenant for a peaceful, honest, and orderly midterm elections. CANDIDATES, along with police, military, and other government agencies, release white balloons on Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Negros Occidental Police...
BACOLOD CITY – A drunk police officer was arrested after he allegedly shot and wounded his wife inside their house in Barangay Ayungon, Valladolid, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Police Capt. Bonifacio Galvez Jr., deputy chief of the Valladolid Municipal Police Station, said the...
