BACOLOD CITY – Thirty-eight former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) from Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental received P270,000 financial and educational assistance on Valentine’s Day. MAYOR Raymund Tongson Jr. (center) leads the distribution of financial and educational aid to 38 former...
BACOLOD CITY – Sixty-two soldiers from the 79th Infantry Battalion assigned to Negros Occidental have been promoted to the next higher rank. Lt. Col. Arnel Calaoagan, 79th IB commander, led the donning and pinning of ranks of 59 enlisted personnel and three officers in a ceremony at their...
BACOLOD CITY – Bago City in Negros Occidental is celebrating its 58th charter anniversary this month. MAYOR Nicholas Yulo (right) and Vice Mayor Ramon Torres (second from right), with Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson (second from left) and fourth district board member Andrew Martin Torres, lead the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old man was shot dead by his younger brother during a drinking spree in Purok Sunshine, Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, February 11. A POLICE officer gathers details about a shooting incident in which a man was shot dead by his younger...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested two minors wanted for rape in Isabela, Negros Occidental on Friday, February 9. Police Capt. Ar-jay Dangarang, Isabela police chief, said the two suspects aged 17 were nabbed in Barangay 4. Their arrest warrants were issued by the Regional Trial Court Branch 63...
BACOLOD CITY – The husband of a barangay councilor was shot dead in Sitio Banquerohan, Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, February 13. POLICE secure the area where the husband of a barangay councilor was gunned down in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental on...
BACOLOD CITY – Police caught three suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Hacienda San Lucas, Barangay Hilamonan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Monday, February 12. POLICE seized P4-million worth of suspected shabu from three drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – A businessman was gunned down in Barangay IV-Poblacion, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, February 10. A 46-year-old businessman was shot dead in Barangay IV-Poblacion, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, February 10. (Photo courtesy of Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – Four suspected drug pushers, including the No. 9 personality on the drugs watchlist, were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 5, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, February 10. Police withheld the names of the suspects aged 24 to 29. FOUR suspected drug...
BACOLOD CITY – Police apprehended two wanted persons in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, February 7. A 19-year-old man, tagged as the ninth most wanted person in the province and third MWP on the city level for rape, was arrested in Barangay 3. Warrant of arrest was issued by...
BACOLOD CITY – Thirty-four passengers were injured after a Ceres Bus fell on its side in Sitio Bandihan, Barangay Salong, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Friday morning, February 9. THIRTY-FOUR passengers injured when a Ceres Bus fell on its side in Barangay Salong, Kabankalan...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel wanted for frustrated murder was arrested by government forces in Sitio Sais, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, February 6. Elmer Quillano, alias Digoy and Onie of Barangay Buenavista, was the finance and logistics...
