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...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office condemned the violent attacks against a police officer and a civilian by the New People’s Army in Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Dec. 7. “Mariin naming kinokondena ang malulupit at walang-awang pag-atakeng ito, laban man sa isang...
BACOLOD CITY - Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said that the provincial government will prioritize health, agriculture, infrastructure, digitalization, and disaster response aligned with the province’s flagship platform “Abanse Negrense" following the approval of the Provincial...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipal government of Toboso in Negros Occidental has banned government officials and employees from creating social media content during office hours and within all local government unit (LGU) premises. In a memorandum issued on Dec. 4, Mayor Richard Jaojoco said that the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) vowed justice over the death of a policeman who went missing during an encounter with an armed group in Barangay Menchaca, Calatrava town, Negros Occidental province on Sunday, Dec. 7. Police Senior Master Sgt. Rommel...
BACOLOD CITY – A 63-year-old man was arrested in Barangay Makiling, Sagay City, Negros Occidental for allegedly raping a minor. The suspect, a resident of Barangay Lacaron, Valladolid, Negros Occidental, was wanted for 17 counts of statutory rape and 23 counts of acts of lasciviousness. He was...
