BACOLOD CITY – A couple was arrested and 315 grams of suspected shabu valued at P2.1 million was seized in a buy-bust operation in Purok Langis, Barangay Banago here on Wednesday night, August 28. Police Lt. Col. Antonio Benitez Jr., head of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU), identified...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized shabu and marijuana valued at more than P20 million from January to June this year. Almost three kilos of shabu worth P20,033,833.60 and 2.779 grams of marijuana valued at P416.85 were confiscated. THE BCPO headquarters in Bacolod...
BACOLOD CITY – A missing 15-year-old girl from this city was tortured before her death, autopsy result released on Tuesday, August 27, said. Police Capt. Rosinie Cabuena, deputy chief of the La Carlota City Police Station in Negros Occidental, said the 15-year-old victim suffered blunt trauma to...
BACOLOD CITY – Seven landmarks in Negros Occidental, which are part of the Sugar Cultural Landscape of Negros, have been tentatively listed as a world heritage site of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. CECILIA Tirol (second from right), director for Visayas...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Electric Power Corp. (NEPC/Negros Power) restored power to more than 40,000 consumers here on Monday, August 26, five days after a series of power outages triggered by the shutdown of the Alijis substation on Wednesday, August 21. ROEL Castro (left), president and chief...
BACOLOD CITY – The decomposing body of a newborn baby boy was found in a vacant lot in Purok Celita, Barangay Alijis here on August 21. Police Capt. Greeky Cayao, head of Police Station 7, said residents noticed foul odor in the area for several days but paid no attention to the stench. A...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office has directed all 10 police stations and investigative units to prioritize the resolution of murder and other significant cases here in response to the growing need for justice and the relentless pursuit of the perpetrators. CORONICA (Glazyl...
BACOLOD CITY – A 10 MegaVolt Ampere (MVA) mobile substation from Iloilo City has been deployed to this city to augment the load requirements of the damaged Alijis substation. MORE Power has deployed a 10 MegaVolt Ampere (MVA) mobile substation from Iloilo City to Bacolod City on Saturday,...
BACOLOD CITY – Seventy-two persons aboard MV Weesam Express 6 were rescued after the vessel suffered mechanical trouble shortly after departing the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corp. (Bredco) port here on Friday, August 23. THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued passengers of MV Weesam...
BACOLOD CITY – Six individuals have died from leptospirosis here, the City Health Office said. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the CHO Environment and Sanitation Division, said the two most recent fatalities were a construction worker and an Information Technology (IT) graduate. SIX persons have died...
BACOLOD CITY – An 11-year-old girl was reported as a third probable dengue fatality in this city. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the City Health Office (CHO)-Environment and Sanitation Division, said the patient was a resident of Barangay 16. She had fever on August 4 and admitted to a hospital three...
BACOLOD CITY – A one-day old baby boy abandoned by his mother was found in Purok Guanzon, Barangay Mansilingan here on Wednesday, August 21. Police Capt. Greeky Cayao, head of Police Station 7, said the baby wrapped in a cloth was discovered by children looking for spiders in the area around 6:30...
