BACOLOD CITY – The 11-year-old boy buried in a beach in Barangay Tiling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Feb. 9, suffered sexual abuse and died by asphyxia by strangulation, police said. Police Lt. Col. Norberto Barniso, Cauayan police chief, said that post-mortem examination conducted by the...
BACOLOD CITY – An 11-year-old boy reported missing by his family on Sunday, Feb. 8, was found dead, buried on a beach in Barangay Tiling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Monday, Feb. 9. Police Lt. Col. Norberto Barniso, Cauayan police chief, said the victim was found by a resident who passed by the...
Police have arrested the suspect in the murder of a barangay tanod in Barangay San Antonio, Cauayan City, Isabela. Police identified the suspect as Felino Valdos. He was apprehended on Friday, Feb. 6, in Barangay San Placido, Roxas, Isabela. The victim – Marvin Garcia – was allegedly hacked to...
A barangay tanod or watchman was allegedly hacked to death by a laborer over his offensive jokes during a drinking spree with friends in Barangay San Antonio, Cauayan City, Isabela on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 3. Police identified the victim as Marvin, 45. Police Lt. Col. Avelino Canseran Jr., chief...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – A businesswoman was shot dead in Barangay San Fermin here on Saturday, Jan. 24. The victim Angel, 43, was shot in the head and hand by a lone gunman while about to board her vehicle in front of her apartment. The suspect fled and she was taken to a hospital where she was...
BACOLOD CITY – The 33-year-old son of the chairman of Barangay Isio, Cauayan, Negros Occidental was arrested following the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old laborer on New Year’s Day due to firecrackers. Police Lt. Col. Norberto Barniso, Cauayan police chief, said two groups were revving...
BACOLOD CITY – A 16-year-old boy was killed and his 25-year-old uncle was injured after their motorcycle rammed a road sign and a bakeshop in Barangay Isio, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Thursday night, Dec. 4. Police Lt. Col. Norberto Barniso, Cauayan police chief, said the victims were on their...
BACOLOD CITY – A barangay councilor and an active member of an anti-communist organization was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside his home in Purok 1, Barangay Tambad, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Monday, Nov. 3. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said six armed men...
BACOLOD CITY – A 34-year-old chairwoman of Purok 5 (Zone 5) in Barangay Lina-on, Cauayan, Negros Occidental was shot dead by five unidentified persons outside her home on Tuesday night, Oct. 14. Initial investigation revealed that the perpetrators, reportedly armed with long firearms, arrived in...
An elderly businesswoman drowned while saving two minors in the sea of Purok 13, Sitio Capaclan, Barangay Inayawan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Oct. 11. The victims were a 15-year-old girl, a five-year-old boy, and a 64-year-old businesswoman, all residents of Barangay Inayawan. Police...
BACOLOD CITY – The remains of a mako shark washed ashore in Barangay Linaon, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2. Barangay Councilor Jose Edgar Tomarong posted photos and a video of the fish on social media. Residents spotted the carcass and called him for assistance, and...
BACOLOD CITY – A 26-year-old man hacked his 44-year-old uncle to death over a land dispute in Purok 5, Barangay Basak, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Aug. 23. Police Lt. Col. Lowell Garinganao, Cauayan town police chief, said the victim was drinking coconut wine in a relative’s house...
