Coast Guard Sub-Station EB Magalona, in coordination with the MDRRMO, PNP, and BFP, conducted a pre-emptive evacuation at E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Depression ‘Basyang’.* Philippine Coast Guard photo
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Advocates of Science and Technology for the People (AGHAM) – Negros Island Chapter issued a statement, criticizing the ‘patchwork’ solutions being implemented by the Bacolod City government to address the escalating flood problems. According to
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office – Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) reported a significant decline of 42 percent in murder cases across the region for January this year, compared to December last year, which it attributed to intensified
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region has placed all police units on heightened alert as Tropical Depression ‘Basyang’ is forecast to affect the Negros Island Region on Friday and Saturday. In line with its preparedness
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. Negros Occidental Public Information Officer Charina Magallanes-Tan has been appointed as the Director of the 30th Panaad sa Negros Festival, scheduled from April 13 to 19, 2026 as the administration aims for a youth-centered festivity.
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Government issued an urgent appeal to the public to stop the spread of misinformation as Tropical Depression Basyang moved through the region. Mayor Greg Gasataya addressed the circulation of fake news that caused
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A person with a disability (PWD), identified as ‘Tom,’ is now in stable condition after being electrocuted at an overpass in Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City, on Thursday evening, February 5. According to Bacolod City Police Station
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) executed three anti-loose firearms operations leading to the seizure of guns and the arrest of two individuals in Negros Island Region. The first operation was launched at
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. A 17-year-old was killed over an alleged debt dispute on Thursday along the National Highway of Barangay Refugio, Calatrava, Negros Occidental. The victim was identified as alias Japoy, 17, a resident of Barangay 5, San
• THERESA MAE DULMAN A man was killed after being hit by a private vehicle along the National Road in Sitio Tuyuman, Barangay Caradio-an, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, on the night of February 5. The victim was identified as alias
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Philippine National Police (PNP) has issued a warning that making bomb-related remarks, even as a joke, is a criminal offense and can endanger lives. This warning comes after a female passenger bound for Bacolod City
Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) is bringing the admission testing closer to graduating senior high school students of northern and southern Negros Occidental, a press release from CHMSU said. The Office of the Guidance Services will conduct a series
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. A 17-year-old was killed over an alleged debt dispute on Thursday along the National Highway of Barangay Refugio, Calatrava, Negros Occidental. The victim was identified as alias Japoy, 17, a resident of Barangay 5, San
That’s a verse from the Gospel of St. Matthew. (8,17) It’s actually from the Book of Isaiah (53,4) expressing a prophecy that Christ fulfilled through the many miraculous healings he made while going around preaching. It’s a truth of faith
• 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 Bacolod City Legal Office launched an investigation into two regular employees of the Bacolod City Treasurer’s Office following reports of unauthorized tax collections at local entertainment establishments during night time. City Legal Officer Atty. Karol
