BACOLOD CITY -- A man was beheaded by his drinking buddy due to jealousy at Sition Sangke, Barangay Bacuyangan, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental on Thursday. Police identified the victim as Rene Caño, 34, of Barangay Bacuyangan. Maj. John Ganzon, Hinoba-an town police chief, said that Caño and the...
BACOLOD CITY – Two suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed while a soldier was injured in separate clashes in Negros island on Maundy Thursday, April 14. In Negros Occidental, the 94th Infantry Battalion (IB), conducting combat operations after receiving reports on alleged...
BACOLOD CITY - At least 1,239 families here and in Negros Occidental have been evacuated since Monday due to massive flooding and landslide brought about by Tropical Depression “Agaton.” Based on the data from Dr. Zephard Caelian, head of Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD),...
BACOLOD CITY – Some government offices and classes have been suspended here and in Negros Occidental on Monday, April 11, due to ill-effects of tropical depression ‘Agaton’ which battered central Philippines. Personnel of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) in...
BACOLOD CITY – A heavy downpour lasting for about three hours on Thursday caused massive flood in some parts of Sipalay City in Negros Occidental. Residents of Barangay 4, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental experience waist level flood water due to three-hour heavy rains Thursday. (Photo/Video...
BACOLOD CITY -- Two alleged members of the New People's Army (NPA) who were wanted for the crime of murder were arrested in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday. The Army identified the arrested as Jayson John Gazon, 30, and Kenneth Nabong, 31, both residents of Barangay Buenavista. Brig....
The camp of presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao is predicting that more people will express support for him as he held his first "grand rally" in Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental on Saturday, April 2. Pacquiao's grand rally in Dumaguete This came after Pacquiao's campaign organizers...
BACOLOD CITY - Five local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental were placed under Alert Level 1, while the rest of the province remains under Alert Level 2 until April 15, 2022. This was stated in Executive Order No. 22-13-A, issued by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson on April 1. The EO cited...
BACOLOD CITY - A woman was killed while her husband was wounded after they were hit by an ambulance in Barangay Sta. Teresa, Manapla, Negros Occidental on Friday. A police officer checks the scene in Barangay Sta. Teresa, Manapla, Negros Occidental, where a woman died while her husband was injured...
BACOLOD CITY - An alleged leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) and his wife were killed in a clash with the Army at Sitio Kulihaw, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Friday. Killed were Elbert Nicolas Quillano alias “Carding,” a finance officer and head of Sentro De...
ILOILO CITY -- The Western Visayas Regional Development Council (Western Visayas RDC) under the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA-6) is seeing a boost in connectivity following the opening of a new sea route between the islands of Panay and Negros. A new roll-on/roll-off (RoRo)...
BACOLOD CITY - At least 3,600 residents, including former rebels in Negros island, condemned the atrocities of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in a series of condemnation rallies this week. Some residents of Silay City, Negros Occidental burn the CPP-NPA flag as...
