Shoot-for-a-Cause to support children of our fallen heroes

Antonio Iñares 09/30/2024

BACOLOD, Philippines – The FPJ Cup Visayas Edition: Shoot-for-a-Cause successfully brought together participants in a shooting competition aimed at supporting the Hero Foundation and providing assistance to the children of fallen men and women in uniform. The…

World Heritage bid for Unesco: 7 Negros Occidental sites listed

Carla P. Gomez - Correspondent / @carlagomezINQ 08/26/2024

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines —  Seven local landmarks have been listed by the historical body of Negros Occidental under the “Sugar Cultural Landscape of Negros.” These landmarks are now also under the tentative list of the…

Bacolod principal dies after falling off school building

Carla Gomez - @inquirerdotnet 08/01/2024

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The principal who fell off the roof of an elementary school as he tried to clear it with leaves, has died at the Riverside Medical Center on Wednesday, July 31. The…

Frozen human body parts dumped in front of NBI Bacolod office

Carla P. Gomez 03/02/2024

BACOLOD CITY — A sack containing frozen human body parts was left in front of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) office in Bacolod City on Friday morning, March 1. The body parts included a left arm…

Bacolod graduate tops Physical Therapist licensure exam

Carla Gomez 12/06/2023

  BACOLOD CITY — A graduate of Riverside College in Bacolod City topped the Physical Therapist Licensure Examination given this December. Ma. Angelica Faye Zapanta Dela Victoria, 23, had an 89.70 percent rating, the Professional Regulation Commission…

Masskara Festival: Sad stories behind the smiling masks

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 10/25/2023

Masks are widely used to create alternative realities and help wearers to suspend their everyday identities and assume new ones. The history of Masskara Festival of Bacolod City is often linked with an unfortunate incident that occurred…

Bedridden mom, 3-year-old daughter, die in Bacolod fire

Carla Gomez 04/18/2023

BACOLOD CITY — A mother and her daughter died in a fire that destroyed seven houses at Purok Bayanihan, Barangay Taculing here at 8:47 a.m. on Monday, April 17, 2023. Mengel Itchon, 39, a stroke patient, reportedly…

Thirsty Football Cup: 2,600 footballers to compete in Feb. tourney

Glendale G. Rosal 01/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than 2,600 players will strut their wares in the upcoming 17th Thirsty Football Cup from Feb. 10 to 12, 2023, at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) pitch.  After the Jan. 25,…

In Bacolod, youth-led project gives hope to child offenders

Jhio Jan Navarro 01/01/2023

BACOLOD CITY—Nick (not his real name) was brought to the city’s Social Development Center (SDC) here more than a year ago. Then 17, he was one of the minors sent to the center for processing after committing…

Happening soon in Bacolod, Cebu, Iloilo: Anti-COVID vaccination in pharmacies, clinics

Daniza Fernandez - Reporter / @DFernandezINQ 01/31/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Resbakuna sa Botika, the program which rolls out COVID-19 vaccination in pharmacies and clinics, will soon be expanded to three more cities outside of Metro Manila. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Monday said that…

Flaming stone falls from sky in Bacolod

Carla Gomez 06/13/2021

BACOLOD CITY – A flaming stone which reportedly fell from the sky landed at the Negros Occidental High School (NOHS) campus in this city on Friday. According to NOHS principal Mario Amaca, he and other persons in…

Stranded folk from Western Visayas may now go home

09/17/2020

ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines — Stranded residents from Western Visayas can now go home after the national task force overseeing the government response to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) partially lifted the suspension of travel to the…

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