BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a member of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 1, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Saturday, September 9. Police Major Jovito Bose, Moises Padilla police chief, identified the suspect as Ryan Dominggo, 40, of...
BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – A member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) Yunit Militia (YM) wanted for murder for 18 years and his comrade were arrested by the military and police in an operation in remote Barangay Santol, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Sunday...
BACOLOD CITY – A suspected drug pusher was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Poblacion 2, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, September 6. Police identified the suspect as 57-year-old Ranulfo Sayson of Barangay Poblacion 1. Sayson, police said, is a street-level...
BACOLOD CITY – A 60-year-old security guard was shot dead by two persons on a motorcycle in Sitio Bagacay, Barangay Daan Banua, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, September 6. Police identified the victim as Solomon Nombre of Barangay Daan Banua. Police Lt. Col. John Joel...
BACOLOD CITY – A 38-year-old man allegedly hacked his 58-year-old father to death during a heated argument in Barangay San Pablo, Manapla, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, September 5. Police identified the victim as Florencio Arquiza Sr. Police Major Jaynick Bermudez, Manapla police chief, said...
BACOLOD CITY – Two suspected drug pushers were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 4, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, September 7. Police identified the suspects as San Carlos City residents Carlito Layagon, 45, and Libra Dawn Villarante, 35. Suspects yielded 26...
BACOLOD CITY – A 28-year-old man stabbed his 59-year-old drunken father to death inside their house in Barangay III Poblacion, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, September 5. Police identified the victim as Fernando Jodilla Sr. Police Capt. Arturo Margallo, deputy chief of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) has identified 55 barangays in Negros Occidental as possible Election Watchlist Areas (EWAs) in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) on October 30. However, Brig. Gen. Orlando Edralin, 303rd IBde commander, said on Tuesday,...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. is optimistic that the proposed 100-megawatt (MW) floating solar farm in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental will further cement the city as the renewable energy (RE) capital of the province. AMHI President Ramon Montelibano and ZRC President Jabez Alvarez...
BACOLOD CITY – The Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco) fully restored electricity in three areas in Negros Occidental on Sunday night, September 3, after a five-day blackout due to the tripping of their 15 MVA power transformer at Victorias City substation. The power interruption since...
BACOLOD CITY – A newborn baby boy was found on Cabalawan St., Purok 15, Barangay Poblacion I, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, September 1. Police Lt. Col. John Mocyat Jr., city police chief, said they received a report about an abandoned baby. They proceeded to the Alfredo...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipality of E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental announced that all its 23 barangays are now drug-cleared. MAYOR Marvin Malacon and Police Major Kenneth Jay Gratones, E.B. Magalona police chief, attend the online deliberation of the 49th Regional Oversight Committee (ROC)...
