Negros Occidental officials lauded Manny Pacquiao’s grit against Mario Barrios in their WBC welterweight title fight in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday. Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya commended Pacquiao for inspiring unity and pride among Filipinos. “Though the fight ended in a draw, for us, you...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 139 houses were damaged by flood and strong winds due to heavy rains from the southwest monsoon and tropical cyclone ‘’Crising’’ here and Negros Occidental. As of Sunday, July 20, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported that 14 and...
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old man was allegedly shot and killed by his friend over a P1,500 debt in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, July 16. Police Lt. Col. Alvin Christopher Baybayan, Talisay City police chief, said the 48-year-old suspect and the victim chanced...
BACOLOD CITY – A maid and a painter were electrocuted to death in Barangay Talacagay, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental on Thursday morning, July 17. The victims were a 36-year-old woman from Basay, Negros Oriental, and a 40-year-old man from Hinoba-an. Police Major Jaynick Bermudez, Hinoba-an police...
BACOLOD CITY – More than 800 individuals or 250 families have been affected by flooding due to heavy rains from tropical depression ‘’Crising’’ in Negros Occidental, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said on Thursday. Majority of them are in Isabela town, with...
BACOLOD CITY – Local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental, including this highly-urbanized city, suspended classes on Thursday, July 17, due to tropical depression “Crising.” LGUs that suspended classes were the cities of Himamaylan, Sipalay, Kabankalan, Bago, Talisay, Silay, La...
BACOLOD CITY – Classes on all levels across Negros Oriental were suspended until further notice due to heavy rain and flooding caused by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” and tropical depression “Crising.” Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria issued an executive order on Wednesday, July 16,...
BACOLOD CITY – The newly-established Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Negros Island Region (PDEA-NIR) kicked off its anti-illegal drug campaign with the arrest of a barangay official in Siquijor. The suspect, a 23-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilor from Barangay Tignao, Lazi town,...
BACOLOD CITY – A five-year-old boy drowned in a well in Barangay Suay, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, July 15. Police Lt. Col. Anthony Grande, Himamaylan police chief, said the victim was last seen around noon playing outside their home near the uncovered well. The victim failed...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office is reevaluating its border security protocols following the seizure of suspected shabu valued at P40.8 million in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Santo Niño, San Jose town on Tuesday, July 15. Police Lt. Stephen Polinar, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipal government of Moises Padilla in Negros Occidental has raised concerns with Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson regarding the possible eviction of the Central Philippine State University (CPSU) campus in the town, after the landowner expressed plans to reclaim the two-hectare...
BACOLOD CITY – A high-value individual was arrested with P40.8-million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Santo Nino, San Jose, Negros Oriental on Tuesday, July 15. A report from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Island Region (PDEA-NIR) showed that...
