3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (567+ words) Birthday celebrant Lex Tupas, center, with hosts Dr. Sarah Justine Fuerte and her mother, Dr. Putli Fuerte. A cold, breezy Iloilo evening set the mood for an intimate gathering where warm Italian comfort food, easy conversation, and a close circle…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (384+ words) By Mariela Angella Oladive ILOILO CITY — A total of 214 dogs and cats received free spay and castration services in Oton on Sept. 9 as part of the municipality’s activities marking World Rabies Day 2026. The activity was conducted by the Municipal Agriculture…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (540+ words) BACOLOD CITY — Authorities arrested a 78-year-old man wanted for libel at the Cottage Road Hall of Justice in Barangay 9 on Thursday, a day after he allegedly caused a disturbance and made a threat at the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol. According…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (528+ words) BACOLOD CITY — Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson ordered the suspension of work at Provincial Capitol offices Wednesday afternoon after an individual allegedly threatened to shoot employees around noon. Provincial Legal Officer Alberto Nellas Jr. said his office received reports…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (478+ words) BACOLOD CITY — A 14-year-old student was injured after trying to retrieve belongings from his family’s burning house in Bangga Alit, Purok Laurel, Barangay Mansilingan, on Saturday. The Bureau of Fire Protection-Bacolod received the fire call at 7:25 a.m. Fire Officer…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1115+ words) By Rjay Zuriaga Castor ILOILO CITY — Vice Mayor Julie Grace “Love-Love” Baronda has blamed majority-aligned committee chairpersons for delays in her proposed ordinances, saying hearings were either not scheduled, repeatedly canceled, or delayed for months despite her readiness to present…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (383+ words) BACOLOD CITY — The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has deployed 1,632 police personnel to help communities across the region commemorate National Heroes Day safely, peacefully and orderly on Monday. The deployment is part of the regional office’s strengthened security preparations....

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (360+ words) Jeremy Strong steps into the role of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in the new trailer for “The Social Reckoning,” Aaron Sorkin’s companion film to the 2010 drama “The Social Network.” “The Social Reckoning” will open in Philippine cinemas on October 7. Sony…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (502+ words) The National ID Mobile Registration at Ayala Malls Capitol Central, Bacolod City. BACOLOD CITY — The Philippine Statistics Authority Negros Occidental Provincial Statistical Office brought National ID and civil registration services closer to jobseekers as it joined the World Café of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (665+ words) BACOLOD CITY — Police are investigating a threat against another upland public high school and its teacher-in-charge in Barangay Magballo, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, over the weekend. Police Lt. Nolly Gudaca, deputy chief of the Kabankalan City Police Station, said an…...