BACOLOD CITY – Twelve persons were injured after their minivan overturned in Barangay Orong, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Dec. 30. Police Lt. Col. Roberto Indiape Jr., Kabankalan police chief, said the victims came from a relative’s burial in Bais City, Negros Oriental, and...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-two families lost their homes in a fire on Bonifacio St., Barangay 3, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Dec. 26. Fire Officer 1 Jesrel Gersalia, arson investigator of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Kabankalan, said that 11 houses were totally destroyed, and...
BACOLOD CITY – The 55-year-old widow of a communist rebel was gunned down in Sitio Makilo, Barangay Camansi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Dec. 24. Police Lt. Col. Roberto Indiape Jr., Kabankalan police chief, said the victim Warlita was the wife of a New People’s Army (NPA)...
BACOLOD CITY – A 54-year-old livestock buyer was shot dead in Barangay Camansi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Dec. 14. The victim was identified as Alberto. Police Lt. Col. Roberto Indiape Jr., Kabankalan police chief, said the victim was fixing a motorcycle when two men arrived...
BACOLOD CITY – A police officer was killed when his motorcycle hit a truck parked in front of a memorial park in Barangay 1, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Nov. 30. The victim was a 32-year-old patrolman from the Maritime Police and a resident of Barangay Puso, La Castellana,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 41-year-old former teacher and barangay treasurer was killed after he was run over by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) following a collision between a tricycle and a wing van truck in Sitio Tapol, Barangay Salong, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Nov. 28. Police...
BACOLOD CITY – An 85-year-old woman was killed in a fire that destroyed her two-story house in Purok 6, Barangay Talubangi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday night, Nov. 26. Fire Officer 3 Alfie Gravela, arson investigator of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Kabankalan, said the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has stepped up coordination with Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) experts for real-time monitoring, rapid tracing of digital threats, and analysis of digital footprints,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 50-year-old man allegedly hacked his 39-year-old stepson to death following a misunderstanding over a fence in Purok Palangga, Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Nov. 17. Police Lt. Col. Roberto Indiape Jr., Kabankalan police chief, said the victim Edcel...
BACOLOD CITY – A 42-year-old farmer was beheaded by his brother-in-law in Purok Tamlang, Barangay Camingawan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The victim Sunny and 28-year-old suspect Red were having a drinking session when a misunderstanding erupted. They were pacified...
BACOLOD CITY – The Kabankalan City government in Negros Occidental donated P300,000 in financial assistance to over 200 families affected by a recent fire in Barangay 27 here. Kabankalan Mayor Benjie Miranda turned over a check to Barangay 27 Captain Freeman Madalag at the Bacolod City Government...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 116 families or 460 individuals were displaced and a Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit member was wounded in an encounter between the 94th Infantry Battalion and New People’s Army in Sitio Balaw, Barangay Tan-awan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday,...