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...
BACOLOD CITY - A 67-year-old farmer was allegedly hacked to death by his 41-year-old neighbor in Barangay San Rafael, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental on Thursday. Police said the victim was sitting inside his house when the suspect entered and suddenly attacked him. The suspect was believed to be...
BACOLOD CITY – A 16-year-old boy was killed and his 25-year-old uncle was injured after their motorcycle rammed a road sign and a bakeshop in Barangay Isio, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Thursday night, Dec. 4. Police Lt. Col. Norberto Barniso, Cauayan police chief, said the victims were on their...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested four men wanted for allegedly raping a minor in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said that the suspects – a 22-year-old roll-up installer, the eighth most wanted person in the region, and his three...
An unidentified man was found dead inside a car parked in Barangay Efigenio Lizares, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Police Major Rhazl Jim Jocson, deputy chief of the Talisay City Police Station, said the victim was wearing red shorts, had no upper garment, and estimated to be...
BACOLOD CITY – A 50-year-old businessman died and an 18-year-old senior high school student was injured after a Ceres Liner bus struck them in Barangay Galicia, Ilog, Negros Occidental on Sunday night, Nov. 30. Police Major Randy Babor, Ilog police chief, said the bus was traveling from...
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,...