Bacolod, one of the highly-urbanized cities in the Philippines, is more than just a city of happy people and smiling faces. The capital of Negros Occidental, the city got its name from the Ilonggo word “bakolod,” which means “stone hill,” since the settlement was founded on a stony high area. Also known as the City …
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Crossing the ‘Rubicon River’
Watchmen Daily Journal welcomed another milestone, celebrating 12 years of its undiluted “Fair Without Fear” journalism serving Bacolod City and Negros Island. The newspaper continues to be the beacon of truth and in uniting the island to progress. The community daily started when former publisher and general manager David Dan Elijah Fajardo dreamt of having …
Man held for ‘stealing’ motor engine
By Mae Singuay A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing a motor engine. Police identified the suspect as Melbert Vargas of Barangay Punta Mesa in Negros Occidental’s Manapla town. Tanod Grace Rabala of Barangay Punta Salong discovered the motor engine was missing at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, August 18. The item was recovered at a junkshop in the locality. …
Family of 3 killed in Negros town road accident
A family of three and another person were killed while one was hurt in a road accident along the national highway in Barangay North Poblacion in Negros Oriental’s Bacong town on Saturday morning, August 12. A report from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) identified those killed as couple Ruel and Analie Pascual, 47 …
Nearly P7-M suspected ‘shabu’ seized in Dumaguete
Anti-illegal drug operatives seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of almost P7 million and arrested two alleged drug pushers during a buy-bust in Dumaguete City’s Barangay Calindagan at dawn on Saturday, August 19. An initial report from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office identified the suspects as Roque Dalman and Vinky Gervacio, both …
Senior citizen mauled
By Mae Singuay A 60-year-old man got injuries after he was mauled at Barangay Balintawak in Negros Occidental’s Escalante City on Thursday afternoon, August 17. The victim was identified as Ermie Agustin, a resident of the city’s Barangay Sitio Proper, while the suspect was 31-year-old Novem Longakit, a resident of the said locality. City police …
House expels Arnie Teves for ‘disorderly behavior’
In an unprecedented move, the House of Representatives expelled Negros Oriental 3rd District Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. from the chamber for “disorderly behavior and for violation of the Code of Conduct of the House of Representatives.” Voting 265-0 with three abstentions, lawmakers adopted the unanimous recommendation of the House Committee on Ethics and …
Over 78-K 4Ps households in NegOr to get discounts on electric bills
Some 78,585 household beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Negros Oriental are expected to benefit from the government’s electricity subsidy program under Republic Act (RA) 11552. Both Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative (Noreco) 1 and 2 have started accepting 4Ps applicants who can avail of the lifeline electricity discount rate. The Department of Energy …
Teacher stabbed dead
Faculty members and students of the Binalbagan Catholic College offer a prayer vigil for Tony Lazaga, who was found dead in front of his boarding house at Barangay San Pedro in Negros Occidental’s Binalbagan town yesterday, August 16, 2023. (The Patrician / Facebook photo) By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A college teacher was stabbed to death …
‘Hitman’ linked to NegOr private armed group nabbed
Police operatives arrested an alleged hitman in Negros Oriental’s Bais City, believed to have links with a private armed group and a number of shooting incidents in the province. The arrested suspect, identified as Allan Lagos Carcuevas, underwent an inquest proceeding at the Bais City prosecutor’s office yesterday morning for illegal possession of a firearm, …