BACOLOD CITY -- A drug pusher who once surrendered and even underwent rehabilitation during the heat of the last administration’s Oplan Tokhang is back in jail. Michael Bermejo, 34, a resident of Barangay Nanca here, was arrested after the police operatives found 60 grams of shabu worth P408,000...
BACOLOD CITY – Four persons, including two teenagers, were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 2 here on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Two suspects were identified as Reeben Omega, 20, and Joemarie Magbanua, 22, both residents of Barangay 2. Police withheld the names of the two other suspects...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released P80,775,550 in social pension to 53,851 senior citizens in Negros Occidental in the past nine months. Atty. May Rago-Castillo, public information officer of the DSWD-Western Visayas, said P4,654,500 was...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was arrested in Sitio Mabato, Barangay Talaon, La Libertad, Negros Oriental on Sunday, Nov. 6. The Army identified the communist guerrilla as Tony ‘’Tonyo’’ Elod, a member of the Yunit Militia of Central Negros 1, Komiteng Rehiyon Cebu,...
This year’s Dive7 Festival puts the spotlight on the underwater scene of Zamboanguita and Dauin When we talk about the beauty of the Philippines, distinct tourist spots come to mind. There’s the picturesque Mayon Volcano, the old-world charm of Intramuros, and, of course, the crystal beaches of...
Adventure is out there! While Negros Oriental is fast becoming one of the top diving destinations in the world, the province located in Central Visayas still has more to offer on land. If you’re visiting Negros Oriental soon and you’re itching for a great outdoor adventure, these five...
BACOLOD CITY - A man died after he was hit by a stray bullet, while another was wounded in a shooting incident that happened in a wake in Barangay Japitan, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Sunday. A police officer checks the injury of a man, who died after suffering a gunshot wound from a stray...
BACOLOD CITY – A one-day-old baby boy was buried alive by his parents in a public cemetery in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental Sunday, Aug. 21. A CARETAKER shows to a police officer the tomb where a baby boy was buried alive by his parents in a public cemetery in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental...
BACOLOD CITY – Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Negros Occidental arrested a 48-year-old suspected drug pusher in Manapla, Negros Occidental Saturday, Aug. 20. A 48-year-old suspected drug pusher was arrested and P84,000 worth of shabu was seized from him in a buy-bust...
BACOLOD CITY – Two suspected drug personalities in the priority target list of the Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental police were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 7 Poblacion, Friday, August 19. TWO MEN were arrested and P408,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized in a buy-bust...
BACOLOD CITY – Calatrava, Negros Occidental Mayor Marilyn Era said Friday, Aug. 18, said her son, Nestor Jr., should face the consequences of his arrest in a buy-bust operation in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental Wednesday, Aug. 17. “Kabalo na na siya kinsa maayo, and dili maayo (He already...
BACOLOD CITY -- At least 17 families were evacuated at Sitio Lower Manaol, Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Aug. 17, following the occurence of a series of fissures, landslide, and liquefaction activities in the area recently. A fissure was seen at Sitio Lower...
