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Over P400,000 worth of suspected shabu was recovered in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City on June 22. BACOLOD CITY POLICE OFFICE PHOTO

Bacolod drug sting nets P476K ‘shabu’

BACOLOD City – The City Drug Enforcement Unit of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized P476,800 worth of suspected shabu in Purok Kapawa,...
BANATE CELEBRATES SAN JUAN FEAST. Banate, Iloilo is celebrating today, June 24, the feast day of St. John the Baptist, locally known as “San Juan.” On Friday, June 23, the town’s St. John the Baptist Parish held a religious fluvial procession and parade. BANATE PARISH YOUTH AND MEDIA MINISTRY PHOTO

NOCPPO advises beachgoers to be cautious this ‘San Juan’

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) advised beachgoers to be cautious when celebrating the feast day...
The Coast Guard District Western Visayas personnel are on their toes as thousands are expected to celebrate the feast day of St. John the Baptist on Saturday, June 24. Photo shows residents of Sara, Iloilo on the streets for the Sulay Basya Festival 2017, their own version of the traditional “San Juan” feast. PN FILE PHOTO

PCG-WV on alert for San Juan feast

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is on alert as thousands of Catholics are expected to flock to...

Comelec meets with PNP, Army for BSKE preps

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) discussed with the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) and the Philippine...

Bounty up for informants on dog meat trade

BACOLOD City – A P10,000 reward awaits each individual who could report to the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) any information on dog meat...
Vietnam-manufactured Avac vaccine against African Swine Fever is a single-shot vaccine for hogs aged four to 10 weeks. It needs a certificate of product registration before it could be allowed entry as an import in the Philippines. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

Hinigaran logs ASF cases, too

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The town of Hinigaran in Negros Occidental was the latest local government unit (LGU) in the province...

Two nabbed for ‘shabu’ in Silay

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Two drug suspects were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Looney 1, Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, Negros...

Rights commission starts Himamaylan massacre probe

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its independent investigation of the Fausto family massacre in...
Dogs left unattended and roaming freely in Boracay Island are considered stray. Under Municipal Ordinance No. 432, series of 2020, they must be impounded or disposed of by authorized agents or the barangay.

Animal advocates: Report dog meat trading

BACOLOD City – Animal advocates in this city urged the public to report dog meat trading to the authorities. The Community Animal Rescue Efforts (CARE),...
Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez (right) is asking the people of Bacolod City to support the joint venture agreement between Central Negros Electric Cooperative and Primelectric Holdings, Inc. / Negros Electric Power Corporation. Also in photo is Primelectric Holdings president and chief executive officer Roel Castro (left).

Vote ‘yes’ for JVA, Albee asks Bacolodnons

BACOLOD City – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez favors the joint venture agreement (JVA) between Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and Primelectric Holdings, Inc....