BACOLOD CITY – A tricycle driver was gunned down near a shopping mall on Rizal St., Barangay 12 here on Tuesday, July 18. The victim was identified as Joenel Pahilanga, 29, of Kabugwason, Barangay Mansilingan, this city. Police Major Elmer Bonilla, head of Police Station 1, said the victim...
BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – The Philippine men’s and women’s tchoukball teams, all based in this city, placed third in their respective divisions in the 2023 Southeast Asia Tchoukball Championships at the ActiveSG Pasir Ris Sport Centre in Singapore. THE Bacolod-based Philippine men’s and women’s...
BACOLOD CITY – Police seized 3.610 kilograms of the hallucinogenic magic mushroom worth P361,000 from three persons, including a couple, in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Cabug here on Monday, July 17. Arrested were Diane Tolmo, 35, her live-in partner Fierre Santillana, and Tolmo’s brother...
BACOLOD CITY – A man died when the motorcycle he was driving rammed a car in Barangay Mansilingan here on Sunday, July 16. Police identified the fatality as Ruel Basa Jr., 27, of Valladolid, Negros Occidental. Police Capt. Andy Ofalia, head of Police Station 7, said that Basa’s motorcycle...
BACOLOD CITY – Tchoukball athletes from this city will represent the country in the Southeast Asia Tchoukball Championship 2023 in Singapore from July 17 to 18. The Bacolod-based Tchoukball Philippine Team met Mayor Alfredo “Albee” Benitez before they flew to Singapore. The team initially...
BACOLOD CITY – Two suspected drug pushers were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Purok Kagaykay, Barangay 2 here on Friday, July 14. Police Capt. Paul Vincent Pendon, head of Police Station 2, identified the subjects as Arnold Mendoza, 45, a high-value individual, and Rex Sarcepuedes, 20, a...
BACOLOD CITY – Authorities rescued four children, including twins, who were allegedly sexually exploited by their parents in Barangay Taculing here on Friday, July 14. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/LEWD_COUPLE_46ca6b67a8/LEWD_COUPLE_46ca6b67a8.jfif) THE ...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is once again vying for the Best City Police Office citation in the country. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez, along with Abang-Lingkod party-list Rep. Stephen Paduano, graced the validation and evaluation of the BCPO at its...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested two persons for allegedly using fake money to pay their purchases in a “sari-sari” (community convenience) store in Barangay Alijis here on Tuesday, July 11. POLICE arrested two persons for using fake money to pay cigarettes in a ‘sari-sari' store in Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 (Western Visayas) said two police officers have tested positive for illegal drugs. In a media interview during his visit to the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) on Thursday, July 13, Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, PRO-6 director, said they...
BACOLOD CITY – A 45-year-old drug pusher is back in jail after he was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Purok Riverside, Barangay Bata here on Thursday, July 13. Police identified the suspect as Hansel Magbanua, 45, of Barangay 2, this city. Operatives of the City Drug Enforcement Unit...
BACOLOD CITY – Sixteen persons were injured and 29 houses were destroyed in a fire in Purok Magnolia, Barangay 7 here on Thursday, July 6. TWENTY-NINE houses were destroyed in a fire in Barangay 7, Bacolod City late Thursday night, July 6. (Photo courtesy of Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade) The...
