Rebel leader released on bail
AN ALLEGED leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) was freed from prison Tuesday after he posted P100,000 bail.
Negros Occidental Police Provincial Director Allan Guisihan confirmed that Romeo Nanta, alleged commander of the NPA Regional Operations Command in Negros, posted bail for the...
Group urges rehab of Hinigaran River
A CONCERNED sector aired the need to rehabilitate the Hinigaran River amid threats not only to the seafood industry but to life and property that may be destroyed by flash floods if the river overflows.
Mary Ann Colmenares, convenor of the Save Hinigaran Environmental Resources...
Whirlwind hurts 1, affects 21 families
ABOUT 21 families were affected and one person was injured when a whirlwind hit seven puroks of Bantayan village, Kabankalan City, last Monday.
A resident was injured when a piece of lumber accidentally hit his feet. It was only a minor injury, which barangay health workers quickly...
Foundation pushes law to ensure poverty reduction
THE Foundation for a Sustainable Society Inc. (FSSI) is pushing for the filing of a House Bill ordaining the promotion and development of social enterprises in order to ensure poverty reduction.
FSSI Advocacy and Communication Specialist Heidi Fernandez, FSSI Project Officer for Visayas...
Groups ask space for land transportation office
PRESIDENTS of the Federation of Bacolod City Drivers Association (Febacda) and Action Inc. appealed to the Bacolod City Government to provide an office space for the land transportation at the City Hall or in any property the city could provide.
This came after the City Government’s plan...
MidSEA Express to fly Boracay-Bacolod in April
BACOLOD tourists who like to go to Boracay in a 15-minute flight via MidSEA Express will soon enjoy this starting April this year, said MidSEA consultant Glenn Lamela.
As the world’s second best beach, Boracay is getting the interest of many people in the country, according to Lamela....
Robber nabbed after victimizing Korean
A ROBBERY suspect was nabbed after he snatched the wallet of a Korean national at corner Burgos-Lacson Street, Barangay 9, Bacolod City Monday afternoon.
Police Station 1 commander Adonis Rosales identified the suspect as Drinaldo Espillo of Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod.
Rosales...
‘Bolt cutter’ gang strikes anew
ANOTHER business establishment along Bacolod City’s downtown area was ransacked by suspects who gained entry by destroying the locks with ‘bolt cutters’.
Riza Custodio, representative of Jazz Parts Enterprises, reported to Station 1 that around 8:20 a.m., she discovered that the building...
Guv to bring Capitol-Ayala deal to Aquino’s attention
NEGROS Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. said he will he will bring up to President Benigno Aquino III the delay regarding the Commission on Audit (COA)’s action on the land deal between the Capitol and Ayala Land Inc. (ALI).
The governor is scheduled to meet with the President...
Distrito: Alejandrino’s dismissal vindicates me
BACOLOD City Councilor Caesar Distrito said the decision made by Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson dismissing council secretary Nilo Alejandrino from service vindicated him.
The disciplining officer of the City Council found Alejandrino liable to the charges filed against him by Distrito...
P28M Mambukal resort upgrade nears completion
THE P28-million worth of improvements infused by the Provincial Government at the Mambukal resort is now near completion.
Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. said the four cottages, which were already completed, are set to be turned over to the Provincial Government next week.
Driver in P2M rob-slay named
POLICE released the mugshot of one of the two suspects in the robbery-slay in Kabankalan City last Wednesday where they ran-off with about P2 million and killed a bodyguard.
Kabankalan Police chief Calixto Mabug-at named one of the suspects as Richard Gonzales, alyas “Pangga”, 33, and a...
RPA-ABB to help arrest murder suspect
THE commander of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) said Monday the group will help police arrest a former RPA-ABB member who shot and killed two persons and injured eight others during a benefit dance at Hda. Kapitan Ramon, Silay City last Saturday.
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NPA ‘supporter’ involved in 2011 robbery nabbed in Manila
ONE of the supporters of the New People’s Army (NPA) who was involved in a robbery of a fishpond in northern Negros last year was arrested in Metro Manila Thursday.
Colonel Oscar Lactao, 303rd Infantry Battalion commander, identified the suspect as Gerlo Dalogdog of Barangay Cervantes,...
US envoy cites US-Negros ties
US AMBASSADOR to the Philippines Harry Thomas said Negros Occidental is closely intertwined with the United States because of the province’s sugar industry.
Sugar accounts for almost 80 percent of Negros Occidental’s gross domestic product.
2 killed in Silay shootout
TWO persons were killed while eight others were injured in a shootout between an alleged member of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army (RPA) and a civilian in a hacienda benefit dance, midnight of Saturday in Hda. Lapuz, Barangay Kapitan Ramon, Silay City.
The fatalities were identified as...
Raps up vs 2 rob-slay suspects
CHARGED of robbery with homicide will be filed this week against two suspects who held up a secretary of a sugar trader and shot to death the bodyguard Wednesday last week.
The suspects also took away P2 million in cash.
Guv to ask transportation department to improve airport
NEGROS Occidental governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. said he will ask the endorsement of the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Western Visayas on his request to Transportation and Communications Secretary Mar Roxas to expand the Bacolod-Silay Airport and its runway to 500 meters.
"The...
Vice mayor terminates secretary
THE Office of the Vice Mayor imposed the penalty of dismissal from service with the cancellation of eligibility, forfeiture of retirement benefits, and perpetual disqualification for reemployment in the government service against City Council secretary lawyer Nilo Alejandrino.
In a...
Construction worker killed, 2 injured in electrocution
A CONSTRUCTION worker died while two of his companions were injured Saturday afternoon after they were electrocuted when they accidentally tapped the wire of Ceneco at corner Cuadra-Gatuslao Streets, Bacolod City.
Station 1 commander Police Chief Inspector Adonis Rosales identified the...
Abducted Fil-Am minor rescued
A 13-YEAR-OLD female Filipino-American was rescued by La Carlota police Thursday evening after she was reportedly abducted by her alleged boyfriend last January 29, 2012 in Bacolod City.
Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) spokesperson Police Superintendent Santiago Rapiz said Sunday the...
St. Scholastica’s Bacolod stages fun run
ST. Scholastica’s Bacolod Alumnae Foundation Inc. (SSBAFI) staged a Run and Save a Life project Sunday in Bacolod City.
They were able to gather more than a thousand participants in the fun run which had various categories, namely 1k, 3k, 5k and 10k run.
The fun run started from...
Capitol monitors volcano cracks
THE Provincial Disaster Management Team (PDMT) is closely monitoring cracks that were found in some portions of Kanlaon Volcano.
Portions of the volcano were found to have cracks due to the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the Visayas last February 6. The cracks might threaten the...
Suspects in P2M rob-slay identified
THE two suspects who robbed a sugar trader’s secretary P2 million and killed the latter’s bodyguard in Kabankalan City last Wednesday were already identified.
The city police, however, refused to divulge the suspects’ names pending completion of follow-up operations.
New investigation bureau chief to assume office Monday
THE newly-designated head of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Negros Occidental will be formally installed in a turn-over ceremony on Monday.
Lawyer Ferdinand Lavin takes over the post of Lawyer Jose Hermie Monsanto as the new NBI-Bacolod chief.
