BACOLOD CITY – Corporal Renold Gardose was laid to rest in Tapaz, Capiz on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 10 days after he was killed in an encounter with the New People’s Army in Barangay Santo Niño, Tanjay City, Negros Oriental on Feb. 15. Gardose’s remains arrived in his hometown on Feb. 17 and a...
DUMAGUETE CITY – About 45 families, or 152 individuals, have returned to their homes in a remote barangay in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental, days after the weekend clashes between government troops and the New People’s Army (NPA). Brig. Gen. Jason Jumawan, commander of the Philippine Army 302nd...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID) honored Corporal Renold Gardose who was killed in an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Santo Niño, Tanjay City, Negros Oriental on Feb. 15. Major Gen. Michael Samson, 3rd ID commander, said that Gardose...
BACOLOD CITY – A soldier was killed and another was injured in a series of encounters with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Santo Niño, Tanjay City, Negros Oriental on Sunday, Feb. 15. Brig. Gen. Jason Jumawan, commander of the 302nd Infantry Brigade (IBde), said the fatality was a...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a 40-year-old man in Barangay Azagra, Tanjay City, Negros Oriental on Tuesday for allegedly raping a deaf-mute girl multiple times. The suspect, a resident of San Jose, Negros Oriental, faces four count of qualified rape with no bail recommended. Police said the...
BACOLOD CITY – Police recently arrested a 66-year-old man for allegedly killing his nephew in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said the suspect Alfredo hacked his nephew during a heated argument on March 29. The victim died on the spot. The...
BACOLOD CITY – Another dangerous stunt posted online caught the attention of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) in Negros Oriental, prompting a motorcycle rider to surface and apologized for his actions. A teacher-rider recently went viral for doing a Superman stunt while driving a motorcycle on the...
BACOLOD CITY – A suspected drug pusher was arrested and 125 grams of shabu valued at P850,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental on Thursday, Dec. 15. The Police Regional Office 7 identified the suspect as Charlito Lado Jr., 40, of Barangay Tugas, Tanjay City. Also...
DEGAMO (Provincial Government of Negros Oriental FB) CEBU CITY – The governor of Negros Oriental opposed plans to construct an international airport in Bacong, a fourth-class municipality in the province. Gov. Roel Degamo vowed to bring his opposition to the Office of the President. "For the...
Schools received recognition for the best implementation Pasig City’s Pinagbuhatan Elementary School and Tanjay City’s San Miguel High School were named as this year’s champions for having the best implementation of the Nestlé Wellness Campus (NWC) program. They triumphed over participating...