House in Jaro catches fire

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO City – Fire gutted a house in Mutual Homes Subdivision, Barangay Tabuc Suba, Jaro district on Thursday night, Nov. 24. The...
An early Sunday morning fire razed the house owned by Rodolfo Ramos in Purok Kaingin, Barangay Punta Taytay, Bacolod City. AKSYON RADYO BACOLOD PHOTO

P1.5-M property, belongings turn to ashes in Punta Taytay fire

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – An estimated P1.5 million worth of property and belongings turned into ashes following a blaze in Purok...
Mark Christian John "Badjao" Luceño of Purok Malipayon, Barangay 35, Bacolod City was shot dead while sitting inside a pedicab in the city’s Barangay 16 past noon on Friday, Nov. 25. AKSYON RADYO BACOLOD PHOTO

Bacolod City man shot dead

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – A 31-year-old man was declared "dead on the spot" after he was shot in Purok Kingfisher, Barangay...

P5.1-B proposed budget for NegOcc ‘’justified’

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – A member of the Negros Occidental Provincial Board said yesterday morning that the proposed P5.1 billion 2023...

2 men nabbed for selling shotgun in Cadiz

BACOLOD City – Two men were arrested for allegedly selling one 12-gauge shotgun to a poseur buyer in Barangay Tinampaan, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental...
These are five of the 10 statues of the Bornean datus stand tall in Barangay Malandog, Hamtic, Antique, pending the arrival of the remaining statues in time for the Binirayan Festival 2022. PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE PHOTO

Binirayan Festival to hit Antique streets anew this December

ANTIQUE – The face-to-face celebration of the Binirayan Festival is set to return this December after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With...
Western Visayas is still free from the dreaded African Swine Fever based on the latest National Movement and Zoning Plan for ASF issued by the Bureau of Animal Industry. PHOTO COURTESY OF DA-6

Capiz tightens watch vs possible ASF entry

CAPIZ – As more towns in neighboring Iloilo province were affected by African Swine Fever (ASF), the provincial government of Capiz resolved to strengthen...

Man faces rap for ‘illegal’ gun sale

BACOLOD City – A 43-year-old man faces charges for violation of Republic Act 10591, or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act. Jared Banay, a...
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Bacolod City kicks off ‘BPLO on-the-go’

BACOLOD City – The Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO) of the city government has started accepting applications for new and renewal of business...

Car wash boy yields ‘shabu’

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO City – A 36-year-old man was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Taft North, Mandurriao district. Fermin John Colorado,...