Gilbert Bayoran

Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez has withdrawn his call for a congressional inquiry into the April 19 encounter in Toboso, Negros Occidental that left 19 people dead.

ADVERTISEMENT BACOLOD CITY , Philippines — A police officer was killed while two others were wounded during an anti-narcotics operation in La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Monday.

ADVERTISEMENT BACOLOD CITY , Philippines — An Army soldier and a militiaman were killed in an attack by two motorcycle-riding men in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday.

ADVERTISEMENT BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Sugarcane plantations in the Visayas have been provided beneficial micro-organisms, foliar

ADVERTISEMENT BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — A New People's Army leader and four NPA rebels were killed in a series of encounters on Saturday in Barangays Abaca and Poblacion in Cauayan, Negros Occidental.

Eleven of 19 people killed in a series of encounters in Toboso, Negros Occidental last month have tested positive for gunpowder, according to the Philippine National Police.

ADVERTISEMENT BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — The national government will not pursue peace negotiations with the Communist Party of the

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. yesterday challenged human rights groups to prove their claims that six of the 19 fatalities in the clashes in Toboso, Occidental last month were civilians.

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has raised concern over the University of the Philippines’ governance and supervision of student activities, following the deaths of UP students and alumni in armed clashes in Negros between the military and communist rebels in the past years.

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Domeng is set to exit the Philippine area of responsibility today, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.