Tag: Negros

Oct222026 by Shiela Gelera-BragaNo Comments

9 Pilason sang Masunog ang Booth sang Canlaon City

Naglinumpat ang mga tawo gikan sa nagadaba-daba nga Buglasan Festival booth sang Canlaon City nga nahamtang sa Freedom Park, Dumaguete City, matapos ini ang nasunog mga pasado las nueve sang gab-i, Miyerkules, Oktubre 21.Makita sa video ang pagkinaran-karan sang mga tawo samtang nagasinggitan kag nagapangayo sang bulig.Madasig nga ginlamon sang kalayo ang booth sang Canlaon, nga ang disenyo amo ang alat ukon basket nga ginagamit sang mga mangunguma sa tion sang ani, kag sa ibabaw sini amo ang figure sang Bulkang Kanlaon.Nagresulta ang insidente sa pagkasamad sang siyam ka mga persona, nalakip na ang duha ka mga menor de edad.https://youtu.be/ciFo4Q4n4RM?si=6BGgWNPMUr7UBnKnNakaangkon ang mga biktima sang mga paso kag fracture sa ila lawas.Sa karon, wala pa makapagw...

Oct212026 by Shiela Gelera-BragaNo Comments

Misis Ginatudlo Mastermind sa Pagpatay sang iya Bana nga Army

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Gindakop sa kaso nga parricide kag murder ang babaye nga ginatudlo mastermind sa pagpatay sa iya mismo bana nga isa ka soldado sa Purok Kalubihan, Barangay Maquiling sa Sagay City sadtong Mayo 12.Sang Lunes, gin-aresto ang suspek nga ginkilala kay alyas “Bang-Bang”, 29-anyos sa Barangay Bulwang, banwa sang Mabinay, Negros Oriental.Ginsiling ni Police Lt. Col. Alvimar Flores, hepe sang Sagay PNP, nagwa sa imbestigasyon nga si alyas “Bang-Bang” ang nagdihon agod mapatay ang iya bana kag ang isa sa duha ka mga gunmen ang ka-relasyon sang misis.Sang Mayo 12, gintiro kag napatay sang motorcycle-riding suspects ang 48-anyos nga si Corporal Robert Dador, na-assign sa 79th Infantry Battalion, residente sang Zarraga sa Iloilo, kag isa ka assistant detachment commander.https://youtu...

Oct122026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

P238,000 suspected shabu seized in Bacolod buy-bust

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Police arrested a 46-year-old man and seized about 35 grams of suspected shabu worth P238,000 during a buy-bust operation in Brgy. Vista Alegre, Bacolod City, on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 10.The Bacolod City Police Office identified the suspect only as alias “Rigor,” unemployed and a resident of Progreso Village 1 in the barangay.Personnel of Police Station 7 conducted the operation at around 2:32 p.m.Police recovered 17 sachets of suspected shabu, including the buy-bust item, with an estimated total weight of 35 grams.The confiscated substance had a standard drug price of P238,000, police said.Also recovered were a P500 bill used as buy-bust money, P300 in cash and a green box.The suspect and the seized items were brought into police custody for documentation and pr...

Oct122026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

No. 7 provincial most wanted person arrested in Bacolod

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Police arrested the No. 7 provincial-level most wanted person for robbery in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, Sunday evening, Oct. 11.The Bacolod City Police Office identified the accused only by the aliases “Alex,” “Rigor” and “Archomides,” 46, single, unemployed, and a resident of Brgy. Vista Alegre.Personnel of Police Station 7 arrested the accused at about 7:20 p.m.The arrest was made by virtue of a warrant for robbery under Criminal Case No. 26-64686 issued by a Regional Trial Court in Bacolod City on Sept. 16.The court set bail at P100,000 for the accused’s temporary liberty.Following the arrest, the accused was brought to Police Station 7 for proper disposition and further legal proceedings.BCPO said the operation forms part of its continuing campaign to loca...

Oct122026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

P802,000 worth of cellphones stolen from Kabankalan gadget store

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EMPTY DISPLAY. Empty cellphone boxes line the display case of RF Chein Gadgets in Kabankalan City after assorted phones worth about P802,000 were allegedly stolen from the store on Oct. 11. Police said the establishment was forcibly entered after the padlock of the roll-up door and the sliding door were damaged.*/Reychelle Faith Macabales Abelida photoAn unidentified person allegedly stole assorted cellular phones worth about P802,000 from a gadget store in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, early Sunday morning, Oct. 11, police said.The incident happened at RF Chein Gadgets along Zayco-Aquilles Avenue in Brgy. 3 at around 3 a.m.Police said a security guard conducting a roving inspection later saw an unidentified person leaving the store while carrying a bag.The guard repo...

Oct112026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

NPA claims Binalbagan killing, disarming of man in Escalante

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The New People’s Army has claimed responsibility for the killing of a force multiplier in Binalbagan and the alleged disarming of a man it accused of involvement in illegal drugs in Escalante City, Negros Occidental.In separate statements dated Oct. 9, the Romeo Nanta Command-NPA South Central Negros Guerrilla Front claimed responsibility for the Oct. 5 killing of a man in Sitio Capaklan, Brgy. Santol, Binalbagan.The group identified the victim as Dioleto Arnado and alleged that he had been acting as an asset of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and the Armed Forces of the Philippines.These allegations have not been independently verified.Binalbagan police earlier reported that a 55-year-old force multiplier identified only as alias “Jolito” was shot dead while...

Oct112026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Alminaza: Visayas power crisis needs accountability, not blame over coal opposition

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San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza said opposition to coal and liquefied natural gas projects should not be blamed for the Visayas power crisis, calling instead for greater scrutiny of repeated plant outages, electricity costs and government energy planning.In a statement on Oct. 9, Alminaza said reliable electricity should be treated as an essential public service and called for transparency in power ownership, contracts and regulation.The bishop issued the statement following the Oct. 3 joint congressional hearing in Bacolod City on the recurring power problems affecting the Visayas.The House committees on Energy, Visayas Development and Legislative Franchises convened the hearing to examine generation and transmission problems, recurring supply interruptions and their impact...

Oct92026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Suspect arrested after fatal shooting in Talisay City

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Police arrested a 50-year-old man following a fatal shooting inside a residence in Brgy. Concepcion, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, early Friday morning, Oct. 9.The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region identified the suspect only as alias “Bongbong,” a widower and resident of Zone 3, Brgy. Concepcion.The shooting happened at about 4:30 a.m.Police said they received a report from a concerned citizen at around 5 a.m. and immediately proceeded to the area.Responding officers found the suspect still inside the victim’s residence and, after negotiations, convinced him to surrender voluntarily.Police subsequently entered the house and found the victim lying on the floor with visible wounds.Initial investigation showed that the victim’s brother-in-law, who was at ...

Oct92026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Negros Occidental logs 3,732 dengue cases, 20 deaths

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Negros Occidental recorded 3,732 dengue cases and 19 dengue-related deaths from Jan. 4 to Oct. 3, according to the Provincial Health Office.The Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit said dengue cases were 24.7 percent lower than the 4,956 cases recorded during the same period in 2025, or 1,224 fewer cases.However, Provincial Health Officer I Dr. Ayessa Hugtanan said the number of dengue-related deaths had already risen to 20 as of Oct. 18.All 31 local government units in the province have reported at least one suspected dengue case.La Carlota City registered the highest number of cases at 679, with two deaths.It was followed by Silay City with 365 cases and one death, Bago City with 306 cases and two deaths, Cauayan with 206 cases and one death, and San Carlos C...

Oct92026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

GCash parent nagpat-od sang IPO price sa P6.60 kada share

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Pwede ka na mangin kabahin sang pangpanag-iya sang GCash paagi sang pagbakal shares nga ang bili P6.60 ang isa.Ini ang ginpahibalo sang Mynt Inc., ang parent company sang GCash, matapos makompleto proseso sang pagtipon sang mga order halin sa institutional investors antes sang initial public offering (IPO) sini.Nagahatag ang IPO sang oportunidad sa publiko nga magbakal sang shares kag mangin kabahin sang mga tag-iya sang negosyo. Mahimo magsaka ukon magnubo ang bili sang shares kon magsugod na ang trading.Magabalor sang mga P53 bilyon ang kabug-usan nga pagtanyag sang 8,027,409,600 ka common shares sa presyo nga P6.60 kada share, suno sa Mynt.Gani, kung gusto magbakal 100 shares, pwede mo lang ini makuha sa P660 nga presyo.Mahimo ini maglab-ot sa mga P60.9 bilyon kon ma...