Police Lieutenant Roque Gimeno III (right) and Police Patrolman Jhon Ray Ortega are recovering from gunshot wounds sustained during a shootout with a fugitive in Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City on Feb. 11. BCPO

BCPO lauds cops hurt in shootout

BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) commended two policemen wounded in action – a shootout with a fugitive. Colonel Manuel Placido, BCPO...
Mayor Marvin Malacon

River dredging ‘still a go’ despite criticisms

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The planned dredging of rivers in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental is pushing through this month despite objections from local environmentalists. Mayor...
Police Captain Paul Vincent Pendon puts a ring on her girlfriend’s finger after the latter’s “yes.” PRO-6

Cop gets ‘two rewards’ at PNP’s founding anniv

ILOILO City – Who would have thought the 30th founding anniversary of the Philippine National Police in Camp Martin Delgado here could be a...
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NegOcc tourist overnight stays plunge 73%

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The number of nights tourists spent in commercial accommodation establishments in Negros Occidental plunged 73 percent last year, data from the Provincial Tourism Office...
Mike Gonzalez (TheCoffee)

Barotac Viejo bans entry of travelers from ECQ areas

ILOILO – To curtail the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), residents from areas under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) are prohibited from entering the...

Bacolaodiat fest shelved

BACOLOD City – There will be no Bacolaodiat Festival this year – the city’s Chinese New Year celebration. Festival organizers and board members of the...
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Iloilo City’s poor get free reusable facemasks

ILOILO City – Indigent residents here were recipients of free reusable facemasks from the national government. Officials of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) turned over Tuesday 500,000...

Ceneco lineman dies of electrocution

BACOLOD City ­– A lineman of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) got electrocuted in Barangay 15, Talisay City, Negros Occidental.  The victim, 25-year-old Regie Austria,...
Fernandez

San Enrique barangay under weeklong ECQ; 600 sugar mill workers take COVID test

ILOILO – To preempt massive transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the village of Imbang Pequeño in the municipality of San Enrique was placed...

COVID sickens over 2,700 health workers in WV

ILOILO City – The number of infected healthcare personnel in Western Visayas has now reached over 2,700. Data from the Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas...