The reward for the arrest of the suspect in the attack on three siblings in Silay City, Negros Occidental has increased to P100,000. The city government of Silay is giving P25,000 reward, with an additional P50,000 from Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez. Former Vice Mayor...
CAMP MARCELO A. ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan — Police arrested a wanted Russian in Barangay Centro, Lal-lo, Cagayan, on Monday, Feb. 9. Police identified the suspect as Andrew, 52, married, businessman, from Valencia, Negros Oriental. Andrew was the sixth month wanted person on the regional...
BACOLOD CITY – An 11-year-old boy reported missing by his family on Sunday, Feb. 8, was found dead, buried on a beach in Barangay Tiling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Monday, Feb. 9. Police Lt. Col. Norberto Barniso, Cauayan police chief, said the victim was found by a resident who passed by the...
BACOLOD CITY – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Monday, Feb. 9, condemned the recent brutal attack on three siblings in Silay City, Negros Occidental. One of the siblings was killed. Lacson said that authorities have identified a person of interest and expressed confidence that the suspect will soon...
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) condemned the New People 's Army (NPA) for the killing of a 74-year-old grandmother whom the communist insurgents reportedly tagged as a spy in Negros. In a statement Saturday night, NTF-ELCAC executive director...
BACOLOD CITY – A nine-year-old girl was mauled to death and her two siblings were injured in an attack by an unidentified person inside their house in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 7. Police Lt. Col. Edison Garcia, Silay police chief, said the victims were...
BACOLOD CITY – A 17-year-old student was gunned down allegedly due to an unpaid debt in Barangay Refugio, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Feb. 5. Police initially received a report over a vehicular accident but later found out it was a shooting incident. Investigation said the victim...
BACOLOD CITY – Tropical depression “Basyang” dumped heavy rain on Negros Island Region (NIR) and displaced 5,339 families or 16,859 individuals in 29 barangays on Friday, Feb. 6. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-NIR said 892 families or 1,684 persons are staying in 33 evacuation centers...
BACOLOD CITY – Bayawan City in Negros Oriental is holding a wake for eight city government employees and a student intern killed in a road accident on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Their remains lie at the Villareal gymnasium in Bayawan City starting Thursday, Feb. 5. Mayor John Raymond Jr., in a media...
The provincial government of Negros Oriental cancelled work in all government offices on Friday, Feb. 6, due to tropical storm “Basyang.” Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria, chairman of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC), said this measure will safeguard...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 759 passengers, drivers, and helpers were stranded in various seaports in Negros Island Region (NIR) on Thursday, Feb. 5, due to tropical storm "Basyang." The Coast Guard District Southern Visayas (CGDSV) monitored 490 stranded passengers in northern Negros Occidental,...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Oriental and Siquijor have suspended classes due to tropical depression “Basyang.” Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria suspended classes on Feb. 5 and 6 as Basyang will traverse Northeastern Mindanao and Central and Western Visayas between Thursday and...
