BACOLOD CITY – An alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a series of clashes with government forces in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Friday, July 7. The military has yet to identify the slain rebel as of posting time. Based on the report of the...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government revoked the business permit and closed a junk shop on Mabini St., Barangay 25 here on Thursday, July 6, after the establishment yielded P14.7-million worth of stolen batteries owned by two telecommunications companies on June 29. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo...
BACOLOD CITY – A juvenile hawksbill sea turtle rescued after it accidentally swallowed a large fishing hook last month was released back to the sea in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, July 4. On June 7, a fisherman from Barangay Manta-angan, E.B. Magalona, caught the young sea turtle...
BACOLOD CITY – Two casual government employees assigned as watchmen in an elementary school were arrested after they were found possessing 13 grams of suspected shabu worth P88,400 during a buy-bust operation in Barangay 3, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 6. THIRTEEN grams of...
BACOLOD CITY – The man found dead beside a sugarcane field in Barangay Tortosa, Manapla, Negros Occidental on July 1 has been identified. Police Major Jaynick Bermudez, Manapla police chief, said the victim was identified by his live-in partner as Reynald Quiatchon, 30, of Barangay Taculing here....
BACOLOD CITY – A male teenager who was hit by a stray bullet during a fiesta shooting incident in Barangay Alimango, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on July 1 passed away in a private hospital here on Monday, July 3. Police Major John Ganzon, Escalante police chief, said that Jeban Sayon,...
BACOLOD CITY – A woman died while her brother-in-law was injured after they were electrocuted in a public transport terminal in Barangay Suba, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Sunday, July 2. A WOMAN was electrocuted after she accidentally touched a steel post with a live wire in a public...
BACOLOD CITY – A fisherman found a dead bottlenose dolphin near the Carbin Reef at the Sagay Marine Reserve, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, July 3. A BOTTLENOSE dolphin was found dead near the Carbin Reef at Sagay Marine Reserve, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, July 3. (Photo...
BACOLOD CITY - A 66-year-old man was shot dead by an unidentified assailant outside his house in Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, July 1. Police identified the victim as Romulo Villarico. San Carlos police chief Police Lt. Col. Jesus Mesahon Jr. said that someone...
BACOLOD CITY - An unidentified man was found dead with bullet wounds in the head beside a sugarcane field in Bangga Ibus, Barangay Tortosa, Manapla, Negros Occidental on Saturday, July 1. AN unidentified man was found lifeless beside a sugarcane field in Barangay Tortosa, Manapla, Negros Occidental...
BACOLOD CITY - A policeman and two civilians, including a teenager, were wounded after they were shot by a member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu) in a fiesta in Barangay Alimango, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, July 1. A POLICEMAN is treated in a private...
BACOLOD CITY – Lt. Col. Arnel Calaoagan took over the reins of the Philippine Army 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) as its new commander in Negros Occidental on Thursday, June 29. MAJOR Gen. Marion Sison, 3rd ID commander, hands over a ceremonial flag to incoming 79th IB commander Lt. Col. Arnel...
