More troops deployed in Iloilo, Capiz to fight Reds

ILOILO City – The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) has deployed more personnel in central Iloilo and Capiz for peace development initiatives and...

PAL’s Manila-Antique flights start June 28

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Philippine Airlines (PAL) will resume its Manila to Antique flights on June 28, provided it meets the load requirement. PAL...

70 ex-rebels, kin in NegOcc complete TESDA skills training

BACOLOD City – A total of 70 former rebels and their dependents in northern Negros Occidental completed various trainings with the Technical Education and...

Army: Red’s strength in W. Visayas weakening

ILOILO City – The strength of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in this region is weakening, according to the Philippine...
Mount Kanlaon is the highest point in Negros Island and in the Visayas at 2,465 meters above sea level. People living near the foot of the stratovolcano are urged to be prayerful and vigilant after a recent series of volcano-tectonic earthquakes jolted some parts of Negros Occidental. ARCHIE ALIPALO/PN

Negrenses near Kanlaon urged to be vigilant

BACOLOD City – People living near the foot of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Island have been urged by their respective local authorities to be...

Left out SAP recipients in Antique yet to receive cash aid

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in this province is still waiting for the release of Social Amelioration...

PNP beefs up police deployment in Boracay

ILOILO City – A total of 400 police officers will be manning the world-famous Boracay Island and the rest of Malay, Aklan for the...
Locally stranded individuals (LSIs) return home to Negros Occidental from Metro Manila via a sweeper flight that landed at the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City last week. Twelve more residents of the province – all either LSIs or overseas Filipino workers – tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

Ma, son among latest COVID cases in NegOcc

BACOLOD City – A woman and her 10-year-old son who recently arrived from Metro Manila were among the 12 residents of this province to...

San Jose police cites virus lockdown in crime rate drop

SAN JOSE, Antique – Index crimes in this capital town decreased by 50 percent from March 1 to June 14, 2020 compared to the...

2 ‘shabu peddlers’ fall in buy-bust

BACOLOD City – Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod city. Nine sachets of suspected shabu weighing about...