BACOLOD CITY – Contraband – four sachets of suspected shabu, six cellphones, and two improvised bladed weapons – were seized during random greyhound operations inside the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Nov. 18 and 20. Jail Senior...
BACOLOD CITY – The siblings of 42-year-old Kristine Joy Dignadice have denied claims that she had a romantic relationship with Police Staff Sgt. Enrique Gonzalodo Jr., who is accused of killing her in Negros Occidental. Kristine’s siblings, Mary Grace Arcenas and Salvador Joshua Dignadice Jr.,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region arrested a truck driver in Barangay Taloc, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Sept. 19, for allegedly sexually molesting his niece. Police served an arrest warrant for rape through sexual assault against the 21-year-old...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology–Negros Island Region (BJMP-NIR) is investigating how a cellphone was smuggled into the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, after a video allegedly filmed by a Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL) during a...
BACOLOD CITY - The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Negros Island Region (BJMP-NIR) has designated Jail Senior Insp. Raymund Aro as officer-in-charge of the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, after Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) staged an eight-hour...
BACOLOD CITY – Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City held a noise barrage on Thursday morning, Aug. 28, calling for the ouster of jail warden Jail Chief Insp. Crisyrel Awe due to unfair treatment. Jail Senior Insp. Juniven...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Negros Island Region has reinforced security at the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, after a gun was thrown over wall of the facility on Sunday, Aug. 24. In a statement released Tuesday, Aug. 26, Jail...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-two families from Bago City, Negros Occidental displaced by Kanlaon Volcano each received P10,000 in financial assistance from the city government on Thursday, Aug. 14, two days before their scheduled return to their homes in Barangay Ilijan on Saturday, Aug. 16. Mayor...
BACOLOD CITY – A newborn baby boy was abandoned and rescued in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Monday, July 28. The infant, named Moises by the people at the center, was found without any clothing with ant bites by a farmer. The baby was taken to a hospital and turned over to...
BACOLOD CITY - Two jail officers assigned to the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Bago City have been relieved from their posts effective following a recent shooting incident that targeted one of them. The relief order, signed by Jail Chief Supt. Brendan Fulgencio, director of the Bureau...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Marina Javellana-Yao recently welcomed a possible wind energy investment in Bago City, Negros Occidental by Thailand-based firm. Yao expressed optimism for potential economic growth and job opportunities as Sermsang Power Corp. explores the windmill project. During an...
BACOLOD CITY – The two drivers who were involved in the tragic death of a six-month pregnant nurse in Barangay Taloc, Bago City, Negros Occidental were released from police custody on Tuesday afternoon, June 3, after they posted a total bail of P120,000. Police Lt. Col. Ariel Pico, Bago City...