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...
The municipal government of Moises Padilla in Negros Occidental officially opened a new facility aimed at supporting abused women and children as well as individuals facing personal crises. Municipal officials led by Mayor Ella Celestina Garcia-Yulo and husband, Vice Mayor Felix Mathias Yulo III,...
BACOLOD CITY – Three persons, including a teacher, were killed in a motorcycle collision in Barangay Malabuhan, Siaton, Negros Oriental on Sunday night, Aug. 24. Police Master Sgt. Jose Marie Tayko, traffic investigator of Siaton Municipal Police Station, identified the victim as Rolly, 36, a...
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 – A 65-year-old farmer and his 47-year-old nephew hacked each other to death in Sitio Kuli-Kuli, Barangay Mabunao, Bais City, Negros Oriental on Thursday, Aug. 21. Police Corporal Rechuel Adalia, assistant investigator of the Bais City Police Station, said the victim was visiting...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region is monitoring a newly identified drug group allegedly operating within the region. Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, PRO-NIR director, said the group likely has roots outside the region but maintains local links. “We’ve...
Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said that the provincial government is open to purchasing a different property for the Central Philippines State University (CPSU)-Moises Padilla campus in Moises Padilla town, Negros Occidental. “If there’s another property we can buy, we’re...
When Mt. Kanlaon erupted on December 9 last year, the impact rippled across Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental. Entire communities were forced to evacuate, livelihoods were buried in ash, and uncertainty stretched far beyond the initial days of the disaster. For many, the eruption was a test of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region reported that crime in the region dropped by 7.96 percent from June 2 to July 31 following the implementation of the Philippine National Police five-minute response time policy. PRO-NIR Director Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a 30-year-old man from Ilog, Negros Occidental, for allegedly molesting his three nieces aged seven, eight, and nine. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, spokesperson ofthe Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), said the suspect, the fifth most wanted...
BACOLOD CITY – The decomposing body of a suspected “salvage” or summary execution victim was discovered on Thursday morning, Aug. 14, on a river in Barangay Sag-ang, La Castellana, Negros Occidental, after three bodies were discovered in Talisay City on Monday, Aug. 11. Police said the body...
BACOLOD CITY – Police seized illegal drugs worth P29.8 million and arrested 807 suspected drug pushers from Jan. 1 to July 31. The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, in a media briefing at the provincial police headquarters here on Wednesday, Aug. 13, said 645 anti-illegal drug...
