Aleia Aielle Aguilar, 5, is youngest world jiu-jitsu champion

Carla Gomez 11/15/2022

BACOLOD CITY — A 5-year-old girl, who has roots in Negros Occidental, is the youngest jiu-jitsu world champion. Aleia Aielle Aguilar won the gold medal in the Kids 1 Girls White Belt 16kg-B category at the Abu…

Negros cities, town watched for cholera spike

Carla Gomez 10/19/2022

BACOLOD CITY—Officials of Negros Occidental province are closely monitoring three cities and one town where 12 cases of cholera were reported, with two deaths, in a span of three weeks. Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, provincial health officer, said…

Bacolod City court sentences woman to life in jail for selling P300 worth of ‘shabu’

Carla Gomez 09/27/2022

BACOLOD CITY — A regional trial court (RTC) here has convicted a woman for selling “shabu” worth P300 and sentenced her to life imprisonment. Bacolod RTC Branch 52 Executive Judge Raymond Joseph Javier also ordered Ma. Luth…

Coca-Cola temporarily shuts down plants in Bohol, Iloilo

Carla Gomez, Joey Marzan, Leo Udtohan 09/18/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Popular soda drink maker Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI) on Friday announced it has temporarily suspended operations in Tagbilaran, Bohol, and Pavia, Iloilo, due to the shortage of bottler-grade refined sugar in the country.…

Dead man’s body found in garbage dump in Bacolod City

Carla Gomez 06/29/2022

BACOLOD CITY — The body of a man was found in a garbage dump along Palanca Road in Barangay 8 on Tuesday afternoon, police said. This brings the shooting incidents in Bacolod City to 13, at least…

Lightning strikes in Bago City: 10 farmworkers hurt

Carla Gomez 05/18/2022

BACOLOD CITY — Ten farm laborers loading sugarcane on a truck were injured when they were hit by lighting in Bago City, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday afternoon. Reports indicated that lightning struck at Purok Concordia in Barangay…

No Labor Day wage hike for Western Visayas workers

Carla Gomez 05/01/2022

BACOLOD CITY — Workers in the Western Visayas will mark a bleak Labor Day celebration on Sunday, May 1, due to the non-approval of their plea for a wage hike. Wennie Sancho, Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)…

Comelec tags more ‘election areas of concern’ in Negros Occidental

Carla Gomez 02/14/2022

BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has placed six additional localities in Negros Occidental under “election areas of concern.” Acting Negros Occidental Elections Supervisor Roberto Salazar, however, had yet to reveal the names of…

Negros Occ guv says each provincial gov’t worker to get P65,000 Christmas bonus

Carla Gomez 12/15/2021

BACOLOD CITY — Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Monday announced that all provincial government employees will receive a Christmas bonus of P65,000 each. The governor’s announcement at the Christmas lights switch on rites at the Capitol Park…

Hontiveros: United opposition is surefire way to beat Duterte candidate

Carla Gomez 09/28/2021

BACOLOD CITY—Opposition Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday expressed hope there would be a united front for non-administration candidates to defeat whoever is fielded by President Rodrigo Duterte, who is stepping down after the May 2022 elections. Hontiveros,…

Lambda variant emergence puzzles Visayas execs

Carla Gomez, Nestor Burgos Jr. 08/18/2021

BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines — A 35-year-old woman from Valladolid town in Negros Occidental province is the Philippines first case of the Lambda variant of COVID-19 but more questions on how she contracted the highly contagious…

Negros Occidental health office probes how woman got Lambda variant

Carla Gomez, Nestor Burgos Jr. 08/17/2021

BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) is looking into how a 35-year-old pregnant woman from Valladolid town got infected with the highly-contagious COVID-19 Lambda variant. According to Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, a lot…

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