Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Friday, Sept. 22 that they are committed to re-establishing the Negros Island Region (NIR) by merging Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. Photo from the Office of Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri Zubiri met with the governors and vice...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 3rd Infantry Division said the encounter on Thursday, September 21, in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, in which six New People’s Army rebels were killed, is a big blow to the communist guerrillas and brings them closer to becoming inconsequential. The military has...
BACOLOD CITY – Six members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in a clash with the Army 47th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Lubi, Barangay Tabugon, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, September 21. The 302nd Infantry Brigade (IBde) identified the fatalities as alias...
BACOLOD CITY – The police and military arrested a New People’s Army (NPA) rebel wanted for carnapping in Barangay Yao-Yao, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, September 20. Police identified the suspect as Joshua Rabor, alias “Jake,” 25, of Barangay Camalandaan, Cauayan. Rabor is a...
BACOLOD CITY – A tricycle driver died and two others were injured in a collision with a truck in Puting Tubig, Barangay Daga, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, September 19. Police identified the fatality as Rogelio Ore Jr. of Barangay Bonifacio, Cadiz City. Injured were Mila...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a college student in a buy-bust operation in Barangay II, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental on Monday, September 18. Police identified the suspect as Jayvee Porquez, 27, of Barangay II, tagged as the Top 8 drug personality in the city. Confiscated from the suspect...
BACOLOD CITY – The decomposing body of a woman was retrieved on Sunday, September 17, two days after she drowned in a river in Sitio Kabalantianan, Barangay Amontay, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Friday, September 15. Police identified the victim as Semme Olveros, 57, of Barangay Amontay....
BACOLOD CITY – A three-year-old girl died after she drowned in a river beside her house in Sitio Tikoy-tikoy, Barangay Cabacungan, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Friday, September 15. Police withheld the name of the victim. Police Major Nelson Amsiwen Jr., La Castellana police chief, said...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) seized a temporary hideout of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Tunap, Barangay San Jose, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, following an encounter with at least 15 communist guerrillas on Saturday, September 16. The gun battle with...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a 23-year-old drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 27 here on Friday, September 15. Police identified the suspect as Kent John Perez, 23, of Barangay 27. Police Capt. Francis Depasucat, head of Police Station 4, said that 20 grams of suspected shabu...
BACOLOD CITY – A elderly man was found dead in Hacienda Otilla, Barangay Efegenio, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, September 15. Police Major Wilfredo Benoman Jr., deputy chief of the Talisay City Police Station, said the unidentified victim suffered a head injury but they could...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod-Silay Airport Police Station has initiated a project that would ease the burden of stranded passengers at the airport in Silay City, Negros Occidental. Police Major Deejay Domingo, chief of the Bacolod-Silay Airport Police Station of the Philippine National Police-...
