Gov. Eugenio Lacson delivers his message to personnel of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office during the 119th Police Service Anniversary rites held at Camp Alfredo M. Montelibano in Bacolod City on Aug. 3. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

Lacson renews support to prov’l police force

BACOLOD City – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson renewed his commitment of support to the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) which continues to be...
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines regional area manager Efren Nagrama assures they will closely coordinate with the Antique provincial government for incoming flights at the province’s airport. PNA

CAAP to closely coordinate with Antique for incoming flights

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) assured it will closely coordinate with the provincial government for incoming flights...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has prohibited passengers from bringing a send-off party inside the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City, Negros Occidental. This is incompliance with health protocols to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019. PNA

No send-off party at Bacolod-Silay Airport

BACOLOD City – In compliance with health protocols to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Civil Aviation Authority of the...
These pigs are being raised in a farm. All the provinces in Western Visayas remain free from African swine fever, according to the Department of Agriculture. BUSINESSWORLD

W. Visayas retains ASF-free status

The National Zoning and Movement Plan in DA Circular No. 12, series of 2019 categorized the provinces and cities in the country into "free...
The three suspected leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army who were arrested by military and police troops in Barangay Minapasuk in Calatrava, Negros Occidental on July 30. They have been placed in the custody of the Calatrava municipal police station. 79TH INFANTRY BATTALION, PHILIPPINE ARMY

3 ‘NPA leaders’ arrested in northern NegOcc identified

BACOLOD City – Three suspected leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in northern Negros Occidental who were arrested in...
This teacher of the Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Sagay City, Negros Occidental enroll learners through phone and online platforms as part of the 2020 Oplan Balik Eskwela last June. The DepEd-Sagay City topped the nationwide ranking of the Learner Information System Learner Enrollment and Survey Form Tagging ahead of school year 2020-2021. DEPED TAYO SAGAY CITY FB

DepEd-Sagay tops nationwide learner information tagging

BACOLOD City – The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Sagay City in this province topped the nationwide ranking of the Learner Information System...
Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Region 6 director Senior Superintendent Jerry Candido (standing) interfaces with Antique fire marshals and municipal fire prevention officers in San Jose, the capital town of the province, last week. Candido welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to modernize the BFP. OPM ANTIQUE FB PAGE

BFP-6 backs Duterte’s plan to modernize firefighting

SAN JOSE, Antique – Senior Superintendent Jerry Candido, director of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Western Visayas, welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan...
An antidrug officer confiscates items from Winston Jim Gonzales, who was nabbed in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Rizal, Jordan, Guimaras on Aug. 1. PDEA-6

Jordan buy-bust nets 8 sachets of ‘shabu’

ILOILO City – Eight sachets of suspected shabu were seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Rizal, Jordan, Guimaras. Winston Jim Gonzales yielded the suspected...
A total of 239 new soldiers take their oath before Major General Eric Vinoya, the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division commander, at the 3ID headquarters in Camp Peralta in Jamindan, Capiz on July 28, 2020. “I urge you to always be aware of your job and its complexities so you can always do the right thing. In all your given tasks, never dwell on mediocrity. Always aim for excellence and always be the best. This is how you can contribute to the accomplishment of our mission,” Vinoya tells them. 3ID PHOTO

‘DO THE RIGHT THING’: 3ID enlists 239 new soldiers vs Reds

ROXAS City – The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) has enlisted 239 new soldiers to fight insurgents in Western and Central Visayas regions. “Always...

Suicide or murder? Aklanon’s death in HK baffles cops

KALIBO, Aklan – Police are investigating if the Aklanon overseas worker who died in Hong Kong indeed committed suicide.According to the report of the...