BACOLOD CITY – The City of Bago in Negros Occidental mourned the death of Police Master Sgt. Romulo Galvez Jr., a native of Barangay Dulao, Bago City, who was killed in a buy-bust operation here recently. “A true-blooded Bagonhon, we honor the legacy of service he left behind,” said the city...
BACOLOD CITY – A 32-year-old suspected drug pusher who allegedly shot and killed an anti-illegal drug operative here on Friday, April 10, passed away in a hospital on Saturday, April 11. Police Col. Eugene Rebadomia, Bacolod police director, confirmed that the suspect, whose name was withheld by...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office mourned the death of Police Master Sgt. Romulo Galvez Jr. in a buy-bust operation Thursday. Galvez was remembered as a snappy warrant officer and operative. Police Col. Eugene Rebadomia, Bacolod police director, said Galvez gave his life in the...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya condemned the murder of a police officer in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Singcang-Airport here. “An attack on our police force is a direct attack on the safety, security, and peace of every Bacolodnon, and it is a challenge we will not leave unanswered,”...
BACOLOD CITY – A police anti-drug operative was shot dead by a 32-year-old drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in front of a lodging house in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Thursday night, April 9. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) condemned the senseless act of...
CEBU CITY – A policeman was stabbed and wounded by a drunk man and retaliated by fatally shooting his attacker at dawn Wednesday, April 8, in Barangay Day-as here. Police Master Sgt. Celso Gonzales Rivera Jr., an operative of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO), was wounded in the chest. The...
A former policewoman was shot dead inside her home in Valenzuela City in what authorities said was a planned attack, allegedly orchestrated by a man who was later arrested. Valenzuela police said several suspects were later identified through follow-up operations and CCTV backtracking. The...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region has received 190 new personnel to reinforce their commitment to public safety and strengthen law enforcement capability and operational readiness. One-hundred were from the PRO-6 (Western Visayas) and and 90 from PRO-7 (Central...
A police officer was arrested for allegedly kidnapping a nine-year-old girl in Labrador, Pangasinan on Feb. 26. Investigation said the victim was walking home from a store when a black vehicle stopped in front of her. The suspect opened the door, forcibly pulled the victim inside, sped away, and...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) is mourning the death of a retiring police officer killed in a collision between a motorcycle and a bus in Naga City, southern Cebu province on Sunday, Feb. 1. Police Executive Master Sgt. Antonio Sando, who was supposed to retire...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Staff Sgt. Bonifacio Saycon pleaded not guilty to multiple murder charges over the death of his three colleagues and a civilian during his arraignment in a Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental Regional Trial Court on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Police Capt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Senior Master Sgt. Tristan Joseph Chua, who was allegedly shot and killed by a fellow police officer, was laid to rest on Monday morning, Jan. 19, in Sibulan, Negros Oriental. Chua, 39, was buried at the Sibulan public cemetery following a Mass at San Antonio de Padua...
