Grade 2 pupil dies after choking on candy
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – A Grade 2 pupil choked on the food he was eating on Friday morning in Cadiz City,...
Water supplies closely monitored – NegOcc agri officeÂ
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) in Negros Occidental is closely monitoring water supplies for irrigation...
Cauayan’s most wanted falls
BACOLOD City – Cauayan town’s No. 1 most wanted person charged with robbery was apprehended in NHA Village, Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City.
The suspect identified...
Caluya lifts fishing ban
ANTIQUE – Fishing activities are now allowed in oil spill-affected areas in Caluya town.
Mayor Rigil Kent Lim issued Executive Order No. 26, Series of...
Local teachers group pushes for April-May school break
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – A local teachers group joined calls to return to the previous April to May school break.
The call...
15 homes gutted in Murcia blaze
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – At least 15 homes caught fire in Barangay Zone 1, Murcia, Negros Occidental yesterday, April 14.
The fire...
PLO wraps up probe on ex-Isabela town treasurer
DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The Provincial Legal Office (PLO) wrapped up its investigation on former Isabela town treasurer Nenette Escarda on the...
ASF NOW IN AKLAN; 2 confirmed cases detected in Balete town
AKLAN – The African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to spread in Western Visayas, affecting four of the region’s six provinces. The latest is Aklan.
The...
Special non-working holiday in Capiz today
CAPIZ – The people of Capiz are commemorating today the 75th death anniversary of President Manuel A. Roxas.
Today is a special non-working holiday in...
400 ‘crown-of-thorns’ removed from Escalante coasts
BACOLOD City – More or less 400 coral-destructive crown-of-thorns (COTs) were removed from the Malabagon Reef in Escalante City, Negros Occidental.
COTS is a large...