The body of tractor driver Boddy Custodio, a resident of Purok Kalubihan, Barangay Bacong, Bago City, Negros Occidental, was found buried at a sugarcane field in the city's Barangay Alianza on Sunday, Dec. 18.

Tractor driver found buried in sugarcane field in Bago

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BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The tractor driver believed to have been hacked to death on Dec. 14 was found in a...

Joma Sison is dead; NegOcc guv, Army urge NPA in Negros to abandon arms

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By DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and a commander of the Philippine Army in Negros Occidental urged New People’s...
Gov. Joaquin Carlos Rahman Nava on Friday, Dec. 16, issued Executive Order No. 118 banning the entry and exit of swine, pork, pork products, and by-products to and from the municipality of Buenavista, Guimaras. GUIMARAS NOW FACEBOOK PHOTO

Guimaras bans entry, exit of swine, pork from Buenavista

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GUIMARAS – Following the first case of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Barangay Sawang, Buenavista town, Gov. Joaquin Carlos Rahman Nava ordered a temporary...
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Truck driver in deadly crash negative for illegal drugs

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By DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The driver of the truck that crushed a teenage student in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental last week...
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Ivisan Balay Silangan inaugurated

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ROXAS City – Another reform center for drug dependents and plea bargainers opened in Capiz province. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 6 headed...

2 hurt in stabbing, hacking

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BACOLOD City – Two persons ended up in a hospital in Isabela, Negros Occidental after stabbing and hacking each other. Joel de Juan, 56, and...
The champion of the Tribal Big category of the 2023 Kalibo Sadsad Ati-Atihan contest will get P1 million in cash prize. PN FILE PHOTO

P1M prize awaits Kalibo Sadsad Ati-Atihan tribal big champion

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KALIBO, Aklan – Winners of the 2023 Kalibo Sadsad Ati-Atihan contest will get cold cash. Kalibo Sadsad Ati-Atihan is returning on Jan. 14, 2023 for...
Gov. Rhodora Cadiao (5th from left) receives the 2022 Seal of Good Local Governance for the Antique provincial government from the Department of Interior and Local Government at The Manila Hotel on Dec. 15. PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE FACEBOOK PHOTO

Antique receives good governance citation

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ANTIQUE – The provincial government of Antique received the 2022 Good Local Governance (SGLG) citation from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). SGLG...
The Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital now has a licensed Intensive Care Unit including a neonatal, high risk pregnancy, pulmonary, and pediatric units. WATCHMEN DAILY JOURNAL PHOTO

TLJPH now offering addt’l medical services

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BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The provincial government-run Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City, Negros Occidental is now offering...
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Bacolod CDRRMO holds emergency preparedness, response trainings

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BACOLOD City – The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) conducted a community emergency response training (CERT) for 61 barangays from Dec....
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