BACOLOD CITY — Justice has finally been served to a 74-year-old resident and victims of violent incidents on Negros Island, the military said following a clash that resulted in the killing of three rebels on March 21. In a statement, the 47th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army said the three rebels that were killed … Read more
BACOLOD CITY — Heavy rainfall triggered by shearline and northeast monsoon has left the province’s agricultural industry reeling with losses of over P16.3 million, a recent report by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) said. Rice production bore a significant brunt of the weather disturbances, with damages estimated at P4,465,052.59. Smaller but notable losses … Read more
Published May 24, 2025 04:26 pm BACOLOD CITY – Three residents of Negros Occidental topped the March 2025 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers. Maria Carmel Delada of the Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) in Talisay City, Negros Occidental and Jacob Facultad of the Philippine Normal University-Visayas in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental ranked fourth in the … Read more
BACOLOD CITY — The provincial government of Negros Occidental will tap the different associations of farmers and irrigators in the province in its bid to keep the P20-per-kilo rice program of the national government, said Rayfrando Diaz II, provincial administrator. Diaz said the provincial government has allocated an initial P10 million as its counterpart subsidy … Read more
BACOLOD CITY — Two alleged regional leaders of the dismantled Northern Negros Front’s Komiteng Rehiyon-Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor (KR-NCBS) died in an armed encounter with government troops on Saturday at Hacienda Paraiso, Barangay Caduhaan, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. 1Lt. Dan Carlo Samoza, 79th Infantry Battalion Civil Military Operations officer, said that 79IB soldiers clashed with … Read more
Ash emissions continued at Kanlaon Volcano, with two events lasting from 39 to 66 minutes long recorded Monday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said. Time-lapse footage of ash emissions from the volcano summit crater was observed from 9:36 p.m. to 10:42 p.m., which generated grayish plumes that rose 200 meters above the crater before … Read more