BACOLOD CITY – A young man was arrested in a buy-bust operation after he yielded about 76 grams of suspected shabu worth P516,800 at Purok Masinadyahon, Barangay 12 here on Wednesday, March 22. The subject was identified as Darel Demafilis, 22, of Barangay 12. THE inventory of the 76 grams of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 46-year-old driver was fatally struck by his truck loaded with sand in Barangay Villamonte here on Monday, March 20. Police identified the victim as Ernie Alegia, 46, of Murcia, Negros Occidental. Capt. Greeky Cayao, head of Police Station 4, said that Alegia disembarked from...
BACOLOD CITY – A courier service provider based in Barangay 7 here was robbed of P1.1 million on Friday, March 17. Police have two persons of interest in the incident. Capt. Jonito Pastrana, Police Station 2 said, said that the company was robbed by two perpetrators on a board a motorcycle....
BACOLOD CITY - A high value individual was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Banago here on Friday, March 17. Police Major Armilyn Vargas, head of Police Station 3, identified the subject as Elmer Laruan, 43, of Barangay Banago. Confiscated from Laruan were 70 grams of suspected shabu...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental has launched this year’s Panaad sa Negros festival from April 17 to 23. Provincial officials headed by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and festival director Cheryl Decena unveiled the festival’s official logo at the Capitol Park and Lagoon...
BACOLOD CITY – Hard work and perseverance paid off for the 23-year-old son of a barangay chairman here as he topped the March 2023 Medical Technologists Licensure Examination (MTLE) with a 92.10 percent rating. BARANGAY Villamonte, Bacolod City Captain Rommel Flores poses with his youngest son...
BACOLOD CITY – Residents can now experience cashless transactions in public markets following the launching of Paleng-QR Ph Plus here on Tuesday, March 14. BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Gov. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and Mayor Alfredo ‘Albee’ Benitez try the Paleng-QR Ph Plus in a...
BACOLOD CITY -- A tricycle driver who was placed under strict surveillance was arrested after yielding 52 grams of shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mansilingan here on Monday, March 13. The value of the confiscated shabu seized from the subject identified as Ian Alindog was P353,600,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 26-year old high value individual was arrested after yielding 150 grams of shabu worth P1,020,000 during a buy-bust operation in Barangay 27 here on Tuesday, March 14. The Special Operation Unit (SOU)-6 of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG)...
PASSI CITY — From the Sweet City to the City of Smiles. After a successful staging in front of the Ilonggo fans following a three-year hiatus, the PBA All-Star is now looking to bring joy to Negrense as it is set to come back to the Visayas for the 2024 edition, this time in the City of...
BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, who has been married to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for almost 30 years, shared secrets to a lasting marriage to 2,023 couples who tied the knot in a mass ceremony here on Saturday afternoon, March 11. FIRST Lady Liza Marcos speaks at...
BACOLOD CITY - Police operatives arrested two drug personalities who yielded 75 grams of shabu worth P510,000 during a buy-bust operation in the suspects’ rented house in Barangay Mandalagan here on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) identified the subject as Rowena Ponce,...