57 activists arrested in Negros

Carla P. Gomez 11/02/2019

BACOLOD CITY—Police and soldiers arrested 57 people, including 15 minors, in simultaneous raids on offices of progressive groups in this provincial capital and in Escalante City beginning Thursday night, the eve of All Saints’ Day. Fifty-five were…

Año explains as Duterte says Espenido ‘free to kill everybody’

Melvin Gascon - Philippine Daily Inquirer 10/19/2019

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte was just “exaggerating” when he ordered controversial Police Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido “to kill everybody” in his new posting as deputy chief of police of Bacolod City, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año…

‘Go there, you are free to kill everybody,’ Duterte orders Espenido

Krissy Aguilar - INQUIRER.net 10/18/2019

MANILA, Philippines — “Go there, you are free to kill everybody.” This was President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to controversial police official Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido who was recently assigned to Bacolod City which is “badly hit” by…

American national gets 84 years for rape, filming sexual abuse of Filipino children

Doris C. Bongcac 08/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – An American national accused of raping underage Filipino girls and filming the abuse was sentenced to 84 years in prison by a United States court. Anthony Shultz of Lindborg, Kansas pleaded guilty to…

CVFA Under 15 Boys a step closer to PFF National Championship after win vs NOFA

Mars G. Alison 08/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Central Visayas Football Association (CVFA) Under 15 Boys have improved their chances of advancing to the national finals of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Under 15 Boys. The team manned by a…

Central Visayas defeats Negros Occidental in PFF U15

Mars G. Alison 08/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Central Visayas Football Association (CVFA) pulled through and edged the Negros Occidental Football Association (NOFA), 3-2, in the Visayas elimination of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Under 15 Boys National Championship. The…

From Bacolod to SM City Cebu with Chicken Deli

PR 11/02/2017

Known to be a Bacolod City original, Chicken Deli found a new home in SM City Cebu. If you want value-for-your-money goodness, let Chicken Deli satisfy your appetite with its savory Chicken Barbeque oozing with real BBQ…

Guihulngan cops who survived ambush receive medals

Carla P. Gomez 07/22/2017

  BACOLOD CITY –  The Philippine National Police (PNP) gave medals to the three policemen who survived the ambush staged by New People’s Army in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental. Wounded personnel medals were pinned by Chief Supt.…

UV cagers off to winning start in SBP Passerelle Tournament

Jonas N. Panerio 12/03/2016

THE University of the Visayas (UV) Baby Lancers got their bid for the national crown going as they crushed Berkeley, 50-40, at the start of the national finals of the SBP division in the Milo-backed SBP Passerelle…

DSWD-NegOr warns senior citizens of social pension scam

PR 11/16/2016

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) warned senior citizens in the province to be vigilant with the new method of collecting fee from the elderly. DSWD-NIR OIC-Regional Director Shalaine Marie Lucero issued…

DoubleDragon eyes hotel expansion in Cebu City

PR 10/23/2016

A JINJIANG Inn Hotel will soon rise in Cebu City as DoubleDragon Properties Corp. (DD) through its subsidiary, Hotel of Asia Inc., plans to double its Jinjiang Inn Hotel rooms from 1,000 to 2,000 by 2020 and…

Four dead, 13 others wounded in Bacolod road mishap

Carla P. Gomez 07/02/2016

Eight of the victims were from Cebu BACOLOD CITY-Four construction workers were killed while 13 others were wounded on Saturday when the mini truck they were riding hit an electric post before falling on its side in…

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