BACOLOD CITY – An abandoned newborn baby boy was rescued in Hacienda Bernabe, Barangay Salvacion, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 15. Police Capt. Honey Labaro, Murcia police chief, said the baby was found on a roadside by three children searching for spiders. The baby only had a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 67-year-old former municipal councilor of Murcia, Negros Occidental was injured in a road rage incident on Sunday, March 8. The incident involving a motorcycle rider has reached the Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR). The agency is set to issue a show-cause...
BACOLOD CITY – A Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) has been formed on the killing of a barangay councilor in Murcia, Negros Occidental. Police Capt. Honey Labaro, Murcia police chief, said that the SITG will convene on Wednesday, Jan. 28, to discuss the progress of the investigation. The...
A 59-year-old barangay councilor was shot dead in Purok Puncian, Barangay Santa Rosa, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Monday morning, Jan. 26. Police identified the victim as Kagawad Joe of Barangay Santa Rosa. Police Capt. Honey Labaro, Murcia police chief, said the victim had just alighted from a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old police officer was stabbed while pacifying a commotion during a fiesta in Purok Lacson, Barangay Caliban, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Dec. 28. The victim, a resident of Murcia, has a rank of police staff sergeant and assigned to the City Intelligence Unit...
BACOLOD CITY - A 62-year-old caretaker was recently arrested in Barangay Estefania here for the murder of two sugarcane field caretakers. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said the suspect, a resident of Barangay Talotog in Murcia, Negros Occidental, was the region’s...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipal government of Murcia in Negros Occidental is conducting education and barangay visitation to strengthen animal welfare in the town. The local government, along with the police, barangay officials, and Bach Project PH, recently held a meeting to discuss the necessary...
BACOLOD CITY – A fresh case of animal abuse in Murcia, Negros Occidental—the third in just six months since February—has stirred outrage and renewed calls for stronger animal protection measures. The most recent victim, a dog named ‘’Maxi,’’ was found by his pet owner near a comfort...
Another dog was injured by a dart arrow in Murcia, Negros Occidental, according to the animal welfare group Bach Project PH. The incident was shared via their official social media page on Sunday, Aug. 24. “This poor dog was hit so close to his heart that it could have ended his life on the...
BACOLOD CITY – The body of a 19-year-old aeronautics student from Barangay Alangilan here was found on Sunday morning, Aug. 10, in a sugarcane field in Barangay Salvacion, Murcia, Negros Occidental. Police Capt. Honey Labaro, Murcia police chief, said the victim was discovered around 5:30 a.m....
BACOLOD CITY – An unidentified man was found buried in a sugarcane field in Barangay Salvacion, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 3. Police Major Sherwin Fernandez, Murcia police chief, said that initial findings showed signs of strangulation. However, no other injuries were seen in the...
BACOLOD CITY – Eight members of a family were injured after the jeepney they were riding in plunged into a canal on their way to attend a college graduation in Barangay Salvacion, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Sunday morning, June 8. The victims were residents of Barangay Minautok, Calatrava,...
