BACOLOD CITY – The remains of a mako shark washed ashore in Barangay Linaon, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2. Barangay Councilor Jose Edgar Tomarong posted photos and a video of the fish on social media. Residents spotted the carcass and called him for assistance, and...
BACOLOD CITY – A 42-year-old Department of Education (DepEd) employee died after his motorcycle crashed into a parked carabao cart in Purok 2, Barangay Magallon Cadre, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Aug. 31. Police Major Romulo Gepilango, Moises Padilla police chief, identified the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 37-year-old farmer was gunned down by a father and son during a drinking session in Barangay Asia, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental on Saturday night, Aug. 30. Police Major Jaynick Bermudez, Hinoba-an police chief, said the victim Ronald was having a drinking session with the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 25-year-old former communist rebel linked to an ambush where two police officers and a teenage bystander were wounded in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental three years ago was recently apprehended in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. Alias Jim was arrested in Barangay Carabalan...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology–Negros Island Region (BJMP-NIR) is investigating how a cellphone was smuggled into the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, after a video allegedly filmed by a Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL) during a...
BACOLOD CITY – Two more suspected “salvage” or summary execution victims turned up in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Friday. These fresh batch of bodies were found in Barangay Dos Hermanas, two weeks after three were discovered in Barangays Concepcion and Matab-ang on Aug. 11. An initial...
BACOLOD CITY - The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Negros Island Region (BJMP-NIR) has designated Jail Senior Insp. Raymund Aro as officer-in-charge of the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, after Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) staged an eight-hour...
BACOLOD CITY – Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City held a noise barrage on Thursday morning, Aug. 28, calling for the ouster of jail warden Jail Chief Insp. Crisyrel Awe due to unfair treatment. Jail Senior Insp. Juniven...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Negros Island Region has reinforced security at the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, after a gun was thrown over wall of the facility on Sunday, Aug. 24. In a statement released Tuesday, Aug. 26, Jail...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 106 families were evacuated and classes were suspended in some areas in southern Negros Occidental due to flood from heavy rain caused by a low-pressure area (LPA) and the southwest monsoon or ‘’habagat.’’ As of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, the Provincial...
BACOLOD CITY – A fresh case of animal abuse in Murcia, Negros Occidental—the third in just six months since February—has stirred outrage and renewed calls for stronger animal protection measures. The most recent victim, a dog named ‘’Maxi,’’ was found by his pet owner near a comfort...
BACOLOD CITY – A 26-year-old man hacked his 44-year-old uncle to death over a land dispute in Purok 5, Barangay Basak, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Aug. 23. Police Lt. Col. Lowell Garinganao, Cauayan town police chief, said the victim was drinking coconut wine in a relative’s house...
