• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Three minor siblings were allegedly mauled by an unidentified suspect inside their home on Saturday at Hacienda Badiang, Brgy. E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental, resulting in the death of a 9-year-old girl and injuries
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN While Tropical Depression Basyang triggered pre-emptive evacuations on February 6 in Negros Occidental, no damage was initially reported in the province, as disclosed by Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Officer Irene Bel Ploteña. Ploteña explained on
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Following the report of strong financial performance over the past years, the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental has promoted three provincial government employees as heads of key divisions of its Economic Enterprise Development Department (EEDD).
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Saturday denounced the killing of Leonora “Leonor” Anguit, a 74-year-old grandmother, by the New People’s Army, calling the crime a clear case of “spy-tagging”
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Armando Sumayang Jr. Command of the New People’s Army (ASJC-NPA) has claimed responsibility for the killing of Leonora Anguit, a 74-year-old resident of Purok Halimbawa, Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, who was shot dead on the
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) successfully intercepted an attempt to enter illegal drugs from a female visitor on Saturday noon in the Metro Bacolod District Jail Male Dormitory in Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City government has secured a partnership with a private firm to construct a 96-unit transitory housing project in Barangay Vista Alegre for informal settlers and families displaced from high-risk danger zones. Mayor Greg Gasataya
The Generator Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA), supports the No Work No Pay Bill for Legislators, including local government units’ (LGU) appointed and elected officials. GAWA secretary general Wennie Sancho said “this principle is already applied to all ordinary workers
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Two siblings were robbed at gunpoint at Purok San Roque, Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City, around 2 a.m. on Friday, February 6. According to reports from Police Station 8, the victims were returning home from a meal
CHAMPION. Barangay Igmaya-an emerged as over-all champion in the 33rd Kali-Kalihan Harvest Festival in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on February 8* Andrew Altarejos photo
The municipality of Murcia hosted two medical, surgical and dental missions in partnership with two separate organizations last month. “We earnestly thank Jeonbuk National University Medical School from Jeonju, South Korea and the Lions Club International, particularly our local Lions
I finally watched a movie that my eldest recommended a couple of months ago, but back then I thought it was too artsy to spend almost 2 hours on, given my short attention span. However, I had been seeing a
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Roselyn Jean Pelle Command of the New People’s Army (RJPC-NPA) has claimed responsibility for the execution of a man they identified as a gun-for-hire in Sitio Lumanab, Barangay Dian-ay, Escalante City, Negros Occidental, February 26.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The possibility of the Negros Occidental provincial government continuing its Bulk Water project, which could tap the water surface of Malogo River in E.B. Magalona, is still being entertained. If they pursue the project, Governor Eugenio
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City government has announced the third and final batch of the Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) payout for Typhoon Tino victims on March 9-12. The final tranche addresses families who were previously left out or
Bacolod City Councilor Em Legaspi Ang has been elected as the new Chairman for Visayas of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) on March 3, during elections held at the Hilton Hotel in Pasay City. The election marks a milestone for
