BACOLOD CITY – A 30-year-old laborer was gunned down by seven unidentified armed men in Sitio Mansiguibo, Barangay San Isidro, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Jan.7. Police Capt. Rene Boy Eduardo, deputy chief of the Toboso Municipal Police Station, said the victim was at home when the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 29-year-old laborer lost his left hand after he was hacked by his cousin during a dispute over electricity in Sitio Balogo, Barangay Magallon Cadre, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Police Major Ryan Villasario, Moises Padilla police chief, said the victim...
BACOLOD CITY – The 33-year-old son of the chairman of Barangay Isio, Cauayan, Negros Occidental was arrested following the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old laborer on New Year’s Day due to firecrackers. Police Lt. Col. Norberto Barniso, Cauayan police chief, said two groups were revving...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office on Tuesday campaigned for a safe and incident-free New Year by providing alternative noise instruments for children. The Police Community Affairs Division Unit (PCADU) distributed toy trumpets to children in Barangay Biak-na-Bato, La...
BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old police officer was stabbed while pacifying a commotion during a fiesta in Purok Lacson, Barangay Caliban, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Dec. 28. The victim, a resident of Murcia, has a rank of police staff sergeant and assigned to the City Intelligence Unit...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Cadiz in Negros Occidental is offering a P20,000 reward to anyone who can provide vital information leading to the arrest and prosecution of people responsible for the poaching of giant clams near Lakawon Island. Authorities discovered on Christmas Day that...
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 64-year-old vendor was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 23, in Barangay Zone 16, Talisay City, Negros Occidental for allegedly raping his minor goddaughter. Police identified the suspect as Boy. He was arrested on a warrant for sexual assault and act of lasciviousness. The Police...
BACOLOD CITY – A new three-story standard police station was unveiled in the municipality of Pulupandan, Negros Occidental. The building, located in Barangay Zone 4 near the public plaza, was inaugurated on Monday, Dec. 15, by Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, director of the Police Regional...
BACOLOD CITY – A 34-year-old man set himself on fire after stabbing his 14-year-old nephew to death in Barangay 2, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Dec. 14. Police Lt. Col. Nazer Canja, San Carlos police chief, said that the victim was lying in bed after obtaining gasoline upon the...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez filed House Bill No. 6761 on Wednesday, Dec. 10, to strengthen transparency and accountability in the national budget process. “Ang pondo ng bayan ay para sa bayan at dapat alam ng bawat Pilipino kung saan ito...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region posthumously awarded the Philippine National Police (PNP) Heroism Medal (Medalya ng Kadakilaan) to Police Senior Master Sgt. Rommel Aguilar, 45, who was killed by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Calatrava, Negros Occidental on...
