Negros Occidental provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said the series of arson attacks by rebels, the most recent of which was on Monday in Cauayan town, could negatively impact delivery of services to the public. RADYO BANDERA-BACOLOD CITY/NEGROS OCCIDENTAL PHOTO

Negros rebels’ arson attacks could slow down gov’t projects

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The series of arson attacks on heavy equipment in Negros Occidental these past few weeks could slow...

Rape suspect arrested

BACOLOD City – A man facing charges for four counts of rape was nabbed in Barangay Magsaysay, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. Romar Cayetano, 18, was...

Man hacked

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO City – Hacked in Barangay Zamora-Milleza, City Proper, a 35-year-old man was hospitalized. Bryan Hautea of Barangay Ticud, La Paz district...

Sigma’s 2nd most wanted nabbed

CAPIZ – Police apprehended Sigma town’s No.  2 most wanted person. Antonio Villan Jr., 44, of Barangay Mangoso was a homicide suspect. He was caught...
The Oton, Iloilo police station identified the man shot dead on the Circumferential Road, Barangay Pulo Maestravita, Oton yesterday as a notorious akyat-bahay in the city and province of Iloilo. OTON MPS PHOTO

Notorious ‘akyat-bahay’ shot to death

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – A man, who was later identified as a notorious akyat-bahay, was found lying with a gunshot wound on his...
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ASF hits another Guimaras town

GUIMARAS – The municipality of Jordan is the second town to record African Swine Fever (ASF) in the island province of Guimaras. Jordan mayor Cresente...

Indiscriminate firing injures 2

BACOLOD City – Two women were hospitalized. They got wounded from an indiscriminate firing incident in Barangay Balintawak, Escalante City, Negros Occidental. Editha Sarsaba was...
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Labor groups want reinstatement of ex-SRA officials

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Labor groups in Negros Occidental said axed officials of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) should be reinstated...
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No date set between Lacson, Degamo meeting on NIR

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The meeting between Negros Occidental governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo will push...
The Antique Police Provincial Office confiscated over the holidays over P38,000 of illegal firecrackers and boga. These were disposed of on Saturday, Jan. 7. ANTIQUE PPO PNP-PRO6 FACEBOOK PHOTO

Over P38K firecrackers disposed in Antique

ANTIQUE – More than P38,000 worth of illegal firecrackers and boga were disposed of by the Antique Police Provincial Office Antique (PPO). Police Lieutenant Colonel Angelo...