BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old vendor and her 17-year-old niece were killed and the vendor’s 19-year-old son was injured after a fuel tanker truck rammed their food cart in Barangay Palaka, Valladolid, Negros Occidental on Sunday, July 5. Police identified the victims as Ramilie, a resident of...
Miss World Philippines National Director Arnold Vegafria formally introduced Althea Nicole Gadingan and Ysabella Wuthrich as the official candidates of the Negros Island Region and Bacolod City in the Miss World Philippines 2027 pageant on Feb. 25 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City during a...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government urged Negrenses to join efforts to rehabilitate the 547 hectares of forest area within the Mount Kanlaon Natural Park. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson gave instructions "to get the work started on...
BACOLOD CITY – Private First Class John Rey Brasil, a native of Guimbal, Iloilo, was laid to rest at Rojas Cemetery in Barangay Kansilayan, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Saturday, July 4, after a month-long wake. The Army 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) rendered full military honors, including a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 33-year-old man celebrating his birth anniversary was allegedly shot dead by his 74-year-old father in Barangay Libas, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 2. Police identified the victim as Losio Jr., a laborer. Police Major Joseph Partidas, Isabela police chief, said...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria has assured hog raisers that the provincial government is prepared to contain the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) amid five confirmed cases in La Libertad town. Sagarbarria led the Provincial ASF Task Force Coordination...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) urged people on Friday for information on the suspected ‘’salvage’’ or summary execution victim in Purok Langka, Barangay Pacol, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 2. Police identified the victim as...
BACOLOD CITY – The Escalante City Police Station in Negros Occidental has appealed to the public to stop bullying, harassing, or sharing unverified information about a 14-year-old student being investigated over an alleged school shooting. The case surfaced through a now-viral social media post...
BACOLOD CITY – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on Wednesday welcomed the decisive actions of the top leaders in Negros Island to fight the increasing red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation. In a statement, SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona thanked Governors Eugenio Jose...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria ordered the suspension of classes in the municipalities of Siaton and Zamboanguita on Tuesday following heavy rains and severe weather that triggered flooding and landslides. Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria said flooding and landslides in...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Authorities are investigating the deaths of about 30 hogs in Amlan, Negros Oriental, even as the provincial government intensifies measures to prevent the entry of African Swine Fever (ASF) into the province. Amlan Mayor Manjoe Sycip said Monday it is premature to conclude the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is investigating a mass shooting threat in a high school in Escalante City, Negros Occidental. Screenshots of an online conversation circulated on Monday, June 29, where a student allegedly shared his plan to carry out a...
