Bacolod qualifies for national SGLG award
BACOLOD City – The Department of the
Interior and Local Government (DILG) has shortlisted this city as “one of the
potential passers of the 2019 Seal...
NegOcc introduces new tourism sites
BACOLOD City – The province of Negros Occidental is
introducing its newest tourism sites, including the soon-to-open Magikland in
Silay City – the pioneering outdoor theme park...
Aklan dengue cases up 335%, says PHO
KALIBO, Aklan – The Provincial Heath
Office has reported a sharp surge in the number of dengue cases from
January to Aug. 24 this year.
Cases of the...
NegOcc anti- insurgency task force created
BACOLOD City – The government’s anti-insurgency campaign in
Negros Occidental got a much-needed boost with the unanimous support of the
Provincial Development Council (PDC) and the Provincial...
Laborer, 50, hangs self
ROXAS City – A 50-year-old
man was found dead in Barangay Agloway, Panitan, Capiz.
Reynaldo Beldia was
believed to have committed suicide, police said.
Resident Rene...
Bacolod’s outstanding ‘barangay tanod’ cited
BACOLOD City – The City Peace and Order
Council (CPOC) recently gave citations to outstanding barangay tanods due to their active campaign against criminal
elements and...
‘Murang Kuryente’ Act to lower NegOcc power rates
BACOLOD CITY – The newly-signed
“Murang Kuryente Act” is expected to lower consumers’ electricity rates in
Negros Occidental in next few months this year.
Over 190,000 member-consumers...
Construction worker dies in ‘hit-and-run’
ROXAS City – A construction
worker was found dead along the road in Barangay Salocon, Panitan, Capiz.
Joemer Andrade,
45, was believed to have died in...
Aklan’s inflation rate slows to 2.8% in July 2019
KALIBO, Aklan – The province’s inflation rate went down
to 2.8 percent in July 2019 from 5.5 percent a year ago, according to the Philippine
Statistics...
Aklan farm offers ‘snake massage’
KALIBO, Aklan – A farm in
this capital town is drawing more tourists for its unique service: snake
massage – the only reptile service of its kind in...