Earthquakes hit Quezon, Negros

Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 04:38:34 +0000

Two earthquakes struck the nation on Monday in two different areas. At 4:35 a.m., a magnitude 4  tectonic earthquake was recorded near Jomalig, Quezon. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said no damage was recorded and no aftershocks were expected. Meanwhile, in Negros Oriental, three earthquakes were recorded: A magnitude 2 at 3:18 a.m., […]

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Negros bishop: Justice for slain Sagay farmers, resolve land issues

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 11:38:38 +0000

Negros bishop: Justice for slain Sagay farmers, resolve land issues

BACOLOD CITY – Help the poor, the landless and the homeless.This was the message conveyed by San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza as Filipinos marked Labor Day and the feast of St. Joseph the Worker on Wednesday.

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Alleged local drug ring leader, 4 others killed in Negros Occ. drug ops

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 08:59:19 +0000

Five drug suspects were killed, four of them in a brief gun battle with policemen, in Negros Occidental early Monday morning.

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6 killed in gov’t drive vs guns, drugs in Negros

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 21:00:12 +0000

At least six persons were killed while 15 others were arrested in simultaneous police operations against loose firearms and illegal drugs in Negros Oriental province on Thursday.

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Fulfill land reform vow in Negros, Duterte asked

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 21:52:30 +0000

Fulfill land reform vow in Negros, Duterte asked

Workers in sugarcane plantations on Thursday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to make good his plan to declare the entire Negros Island a land reform area.

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P73.8-M worth of illegal drugs seized in Negros buy-bust

ABOUT P73.8 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate buy-bust operations in Negros on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday. Of the total, P1.4 million came from Bacolod while P72.4 million came from San Carlos City. No other details are available as of posting time. EUGENE Y. ANDIONG

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