BACOLOD CITY – A newborn baby boy was found at the lobby of the San Sebastian Cathedral here on Sunday, July 30. Police Major Elmer Bonilla, head of Police Station 1, said that a woman, who visited the church, heard an infant cry and located the baby wrapped in a cloth. Bonilla said the woman...
BACOLOD CITY – Two persons drowned in this city and Hinigaran, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, July 25. Police identified the victims as Arnold Billojan, 48, of Barangay Aranda, Hinigaran, and Victor Moreno Jr., 32, of Barangay Mansilingan here and a construction worker. Billojan was reported...
BACOLOD CITY – A man who was in jail for almost nine years for a drug offense was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Purok Kabulakan II, Barangay Singcang-Airport, here, on Monday, July 24. Police Major Joery Puerto, head of Police Station 5, identified the suspect as Begie Soreño, 50, of...
BACOLOD CITY – Trips of fast craft vessels from here to Iloilo and vice-versa were suspended on Tuesday, July 25, due to super typhoon “Egay.” The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) cancelled trips due to big waves and rough seas. Regular trips will resume as soon as weather is back to normal,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Negros Occidental arrested six persons and dismantled a drug den during a buy-bust operation in Hervias 3, Barangay Villamonte, here, on Sunday, July 23. The operation in coordination with the Regional Special Enforcement Team...
BACOLOD CITY – Police seized 60 grams of suspected shabu worth P408,000 from a former drug offender in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 40 here on Saturday, July 22. The suspect was identified as Jude Villarmino, 48. Police Capt. Dax Santillan, head of Police Station 6, said the suspect was...
BACOLOD CITY – More than 100 police officers will be deployed for possible protest actions here during the State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 24. Police Col. Noel Aliño, Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) chief, said the Civil Disturbance...
BACOLOD CITY – A tricycle driver was gunned down near a shopping mall on Rizal St., Barangay 12 here on Tuesday, July 18. The victim was identified as Joenel Pahilanga, 29, of Kabugwason, Barangay Mansilingan, this city. Police Major Elmer Bonilla, head of Police Station 1, said the victim...
BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – The Philippine men’s and women’s tchoukball teams, all based in this city, placed third in their respective divisions in the 2023 Southeast Asia Tchoukball Championships at the ActiveSG Pasir Ris Sport Centre in Singapore. THE Bacolod-based Philippine men’s and women’s...
BACOLOD CITY – Police seized 3.610 kilograms of the hallucinogenic magic mushroom worth P361,000 from three persons, including a couple, in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Cabug here on Monday, July 17. Arrested were Diane Tolmo, 35, her live-in partner Fierre Santillana, and Tolmo’s brother...
BACOLOD CITY – A man died when the motorcycle he was driving rammed a car in Barangay Mansilingan here on Sunday, July 16. Police identified the fatality as Ruel Basa Jr., 27, of Valladolid, Negros Occidental. Police Capt. Andy Ofalia, head of Police Station 7, said that Basa’s motorcycle...
BACOLOD CITY – Tchoukball athletes from this city will represent the country in the Southeast Asia Tchoukball Championship 2023 in Singapore from July 17 to 18. The Bacolod-based Tchoukball Philippine Team met Mayor Alfredo “Albee” Benitez before they flew to Singapore. The team initially...
