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A farmer died after he was attacked and gored by his carabao in Sitio Manpahong, Brgy. Banogbanog, Isabela, Negros Occidental, on Friday, April 4, the police reported on Saturday.Alias “Ariel”, 31, was working in his rice field when he was attacked by the carabao.The victim was brought to the Ignacio L. Arroyo Memorial District Hospital in Isabela where he was declared dead.*

A man trapped in a burning sugarcane field died in Sitio Omelis, Brgy. Poblacion, Cauayan, Negros Occidental, Friday, April 4.The victim was identified only as alias “Eleno”, 68, of Purok 4, Brgy. Man-uling in Cauayan.The police said the victim was burning dried sugarcane residue when he was accidentally trapped while attempting to extinguish the fire.The victim was brought to the Cauayan District Hospital where he was declared dead.*

A driver died after he was shot by an unidentified suspect in Purok Sebastian, Brgy. Sum-ag, Bacolod City, Saturday night, April 5.The police identified the victim as Micheal Yema, 45, of Brgy. Vista Alegre, Bacolod City.The victim was going to his friend’s house to celebrate a birthday.When he arrived at the area, the victim got out of his vehicle and asked the store owner for directions to get to his friend’s place.When he was about to get back in his vehicle, the victim was shot by the suspect who was driving a motorcycle.The victim was brought to a hospital but was declared dead due to a gunshot wound in his head.*

A grade 9 student drowned in the Bago River in Purok Maabi-abihon, Brgy. Lag-asan, Bago City, Negros Occidental, on Friday, April 4.Witnesses heard the victim calling for help at about 2 p.m., a police report said Saturday.Three hours later, the victim was found dead by the Bago City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office team.The victim was brought to the Bago City Hospital where he was declared dead.*

Fuel prices are expected to drop on Tuesday, April 8.Diesel prices should go down by P0.10 to P0.30 per liter, Unioil Petroleum Philippine said.Gasoline prices will have a flat to a rollback by P0.10 per liter, it added.

The police arrested a 24-year-old man and seized suspected shabu worth P340,000 in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Buldos, Brgy. San Isidro, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental, on Friday, April 4.Arrested was alias “Jonie”, 24, of Brgy San Isidro, the police said.Recovered from him were 12 sachets of suspected shabu weighing 50 grams.The suspect is now under police custody and will be charged with violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.*

The additional five electric jeepneys to ply the Fortune Towne-Central Market loop in Bacolod City.*Five more electric jeepneys (e-jeeps) will operate in Bacolod City under the franchise of the Cebu People’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CPMPC), owner-operator of the modernized People’s Jeep.The additional units, which will ply the Fortune Towne-Central Market loop, complete the 10 units obtained by the CPMPC from Chinese-Korean e-vehicle company e-Future Motors Philippines.In a statement, the CPMPC said the blessing of these units and also of their Bacolod satellite office on Saturday is “furthering our commitment to sustainable transport”.Macario Quevedo, CPMPC director for transport operations, acknowledged the support of Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez in the implementation...

Exporters are alarmed over US President Donald Trump’s imposition of a 17 percent tariff on Philippine goods, which could mean it would no longer be profitable for the country to export sugar to the United States, Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona of the Sugar Regulatory Administration said on Friday, April 4.The Philippines that has a 143,000-metric ton share in the US Sugar Quota has allocated 66,235 MT of raw sugar for export to the United States for crop year 2024-2025, Azcona said.The Philippines is shipping out the first half of the allocation in May and the second half in June, he said.It is an import tariff that is being imposed so it is not certain if the new tariff will be shouldered by the US importers or it will be passed on to the Philippines exporters, Azcona said. ...

Typhoid fever cases in Negros Occidental have increased to 387 with three deaths from January to March, the Provincial Health Office reported on Friday, April 4.It is 86.06 percent or 179 cases more than the 208 cases in the same period last year, the PHO said.Kabankalan City has the highest number of typhoid cases at 96, followed by Hinoba-an at 43 cases, San Carlos City - 33, Sipalay City -27 and Isabela – 24.There are 30 of 31 LGUs in Negros Occdental that have typhoid cases.The age group with the most number of typhoid cases is 11 to 20 years old.In Bacolod City there were 27 typhoid cases and no deaths from January 1 to March 22.That is a 145.5 percent increase in cases compared to 11 in the same period last year, the City Health Office reported.Typhoid fev...

Bacolod Councilors Jason Villarosa, Celia Flor and Kalaw Puentevella, Dr. John Michael Cabuguason and Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson (l-r) cut the ribbon to signal the opening of the 1st Bacolod Pet Festival at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central. They were joined by Sydney, the first pet to be issued a city government dog tag with QR code.* Bacolod PIO photoThe three-day 1st Bacolod Pet Festival 2025 organized by the city government where visitors can play with exotic pets, adopt a cute puppy, or join fun activities kicked off at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City on Friday, April 4.The Bacolod digital pet identification system was also launched with the ceremonial turnover by Dr. John Michael Cabuguason, assistant city veterinarian, of the first ever city government issu...