Alleged active NPA member surrenders in Dumanjug, Cebu

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 06/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An alleged active member of the New People’s Army (NPA) based in Negros Occidental surrendered to the police in Barangay Bulac in Dumanjug, Cebu on Monday, June 20, 2022. Police Lieutenant Colonel Rolando…

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…

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…

Gov limits flights, sea passengers to Negros Occidental

Carla Gomez - @inquirerdotnet 02/03/2022

BACOLOD CITY––Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has decided to restrict the number of flights arriving in the province and passengers on sea vessels. Under Executive Order No. 22-03, Series of 2022, the province will allow only…

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…

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…

Photographer shares proud moment capturing a different set of ALS graduates

Immae Lachica 07/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A photographer’s unique set of graduates is now winning hearts online. Joshua Cabahug, freelance photographer from Sagay City, Negros Occidental shared photos of his first elderly batch of graduates under the city’s Alternative Learning…

Negros Occidental governor’s office shut down due to COVID scare

Carla Gomez 06/13/2021

BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Governor’s Office has been temporarily shut down after two employees tested positive for COVID-19, Provincial Administrator Rayfrado Diaz said on Friday. The two employees who tested positive for COVID-19 are in…

Cebu-bound travelers from Bohol, Negros Island need RT-PCR, antigen test

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Travelers from Bohol, Negros Oriental, and Negros Occidental will need to take a real time polymerase reaction test (RT-PCR) or a Rapid Antigen Test should they want to come to Cebu. Cebu Governor…

Two brothers from Cebu, wanted for rape, child abuse, nabbed in Negros Occ.

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two brothers, one wanted for raping a 17-year-old girl while the other wanted for child abuse for having knowledge of the rape and not reporting it, were arrested in Escalante City, Negros Occidental…

Negros Occidental gov orders 4-day workweek for prov’l gov’t employees

Carla Gomez 04/13/2021

BACOLOD CITY –– Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has ordered a four-day workweek for provincial government employees amid the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Lacson said in an April 12 memorandum that office hours would…

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