Cops waiting for dead students’ kin to file raps against van driver in Zamboanguita accident

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/02/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – The driver of the van that figured in a tragic accident in Zamboanguita town in Negros Oriental last Friday, March 1, may face formal charges after five students were confirmed dead. Police Staff…

Blood donations pour for injured Zamboanguita road accident victims

Benjie B. Talisic, Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Help poured for the survivors of the tragic accident in Barangay Mayabon of Zamboanguita town in Negros Oriental that claimed the lives of at least five students on Friday, March 1.   In a…

Residents in coastal areas vital in PDEA-7’s drive against illegal drugs

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) is closely monitoring the coastal areas in the region as they received reports of illegal drugs entering through private motorized boats. According to Wardley Getalla,…

DA-7 prepares for El Niño

Immae Lachica 02/20/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – With the Philippine weather bureau reporting early signs of El Niño, the Department of Agriculture (DA-7) is starting to prepare for the effects of the warming of the climate.   DA-7 Regional Director…

Gov’t soldiers after suspected rebels who fled from Mabinay encounter

Benjie B. Talisic, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Central Command (Centcom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now conducting a hot pursuit operation against suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) following an encounter with the…

5 cops  in hot water for leaving posts during Sempo in Negros Oriental

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 01/04/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Five policemen are in hot water for leaving their posts during the simultaneous police anti-crimes operations (Sempo) of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) in Negros Oriental on December 27,…

Raps eyed vs Sibulan property owner as bodies of 2 buried treasure hunters recovered

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 01/04/2019

With two of the three bodies of the treasure hunters buried in the Sibulan tunnel collapse recovered, authorities are considering filing charges against the the property owner of the collapsed tunnel in Barangay Booc-booc, Sibulan town, Negros…

NPA rebels tagged for burning heavy equipment in NegOr

Rosalie Abatayo 01/03/2019

At least 11 heavy equipment owned by a mining company were burned down in Barangay Jandalamanon, Ayungon, Negros Oriental at around noon on New Year’s Day which state forces believe to be the work of the New…

Three men buried in collapsed tunnel in Sibulan presumed dead

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/03/2019

The rescue operation for the three men buried 27 feet underground in an alleged illegal mining site has turned into a retrieval operation.…

6 killed, 16 arrested in simultaneous police operations in Negros Oriental

Nestle Semilla 12/27/2018

Six persons were killed and 16 others were arrested in simultaneous police anti-crime operations in Negros Oriental on Thursday. In a press briefing this noon from Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental broadcasted on Facebook Live, Chief Superintendent…

4.5 magnitude earthquake jolts Negros Oriental

Inquirer.net 12/09/2018

MANILA, Philippines — A 4.5 magnitude earthquake jolted Negros Oriental Sunday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its latest report, Phivolcs reported that the earthquake hit 16 kilometers (km) west of Pamplona,…

Doctor slain in Negros Oriental

Inquirer.net 11/20/2018

BACOLOD CITY — Two motorcycle-riding gunmen shot dead a doctor in Negros Oriental, just two weeks after gunmen killed a human rights lawyer in the neighboring Negros Occidental. Dr. Avelex Amor, Chief Medical Officer IV of the…

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