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NIR representatives Valmayor, Marañon, Paduano , Ferrer, Alvarez (top, l-r), Gasataya,  Limkaichong, Sagarbarria and Villa (bottom. l-r)  who signed the impeachment complaint.*The House of Representatives impeached Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 5, and immediately transmitted the complaint to the Senate for trial.Nine of the ten representatives from the Negros Island Region were among the 215 members of the House of Representatives who signed the impeachment complaint.Rep. Emilio "Dino" Yulo III (Neg. Occ., 5th District) was not among the signatories.The representatives from Negros Occidental who signed the impeachment complaint were Gerardo Valmayor – 1st District, Alfredo Marañon III – 2nd District, Stephen Paduano (Abang Lingkod) - 3rd District caretake...

The fire that hit  Purok Pasil, Barangay Zone 5, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, Tuesday afternoon* Jose Antonio Robello photoFire destroyed 55 houses and damaged two in a densely populated area in Purok Pasil, Barangay Zone 5, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 4, the city's social welfare officer said.The fire has left 57 families with 232 members from the coastal community homeless, Dionela Madrona, Talisay City Social Welfare and Development officer, said.The fire victims were evacuated to the Talisay City gym at Carmela Subdivision, she said.The fire spread swiftly with many residents unable to save any of their belongings.The fire hit small houses made of light materials built very close to each other in a squatter area, SFO4 Jessie De...

Mayor Rhummyla Nicor Mangilimutan and the Bailes de Luces champions at the awarding rites.* Ching Lagawing photo The Bailes de Luces Festival of La Castellana, Negros Occidental, was the grand champion at the 2025 Dinagyang ILOmination Festival of Lights in Iloilo City, Mayor Rhummyla Nicor Mangilimutan said.The winners of the ILOmination Festival held on Friday were announced Sunday night, Jan. 26.The Bailes de Luces also won awards for Best in Light Design, Best in Lighted Production Design, Best in Lighted Costume Design and Best in Choreography.It also received the BINGO PLUS and POWER MAC Center choice awards.Among the other participants were the Pandang Gitab of Oriental Mindoro, Pavvurulun Afi Festival of Tuguegarao City in Cagayan, Tanglawan Festival of San Jo...

Dengue cases in Negros Occidental increased by 296.83 percent in the first 18 days of 2025, with two dengue related deaths recorded, the Provincial Health Office reported on Friday, Jan. 24.Dr. Ma. Girlie Pinongan, Provincial Health Officer, said there were 250 reported dengue cases from Jan 1 to 18, an increase by 187 cases compared to 63 cases in the same period last year.The dengue related deaths in January were two, she also said.The age group with the most number of dengue cases were from 11 to 20 years old.Bago City continued to have the highest number of dengue cases in January at 58, followed by San Carlos City with 20 cases, Kabankalan City - 19, Pulupandan – 15, Silay City - 13, Valladolid - 11 and La Carlota City – 10.In 2024 Negros Occidental had 6,799 dengu...

Special Assistant to the President, Secretary Antonio Lagdameo Jr., turns over the P60 million national government  assistance to Negros Oriental   Gov. Manuel “Chaco”  Sagarbarria (left) and Canlaon City Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas  (right) on Friday.*President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has allocated P130 million to aid communities in Negros Island affected by the recent Kanlaon Volcano eruption, Raul Fernandez, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Western Visayas Director and Task Force Kanlaon chairperson, said on Friday, Dec. 20.Fernandez said the Office of the President allocated P70 million for the OCD Quick Response Fund.The president has also provided P30 million each for Canlaon City and Negros Oriental for their Kanlaon eruption response work, he added.The P60 million fund ...