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  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Security measures in Negros Oriental have been beefed up following the massacre in the province’s Pamplona town which claimed the lives of nine individuals, including Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo on March 4. In a press conference in Dumaguete City over the weekend, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Bacolod City was urged to continue its probe into the illegal operations of the Small Town Lottery (STL) in Negros Occidental. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson supports the NBI’s decision to file illegal gambling charges against barangay captains Noli Villarosa of Bacolod’s Barangay …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson appealed to Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia to allow shipments of pork and pork products from Negros bound for Eastern Visayas to pass through Cebu province. Lacson said he had received a call from Rey dela Rama, one of the local hog raisers group …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Negros Oriental seized several firearms and explosives in a series of raid on the houses owned by 3rd district Congressman Arnolfo Teves early yesterday morning. Based on initial information released by CIDG-Negros Oriental, they conducted the raid as part of Oplan: …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga One of the suspects in the murder of Governor Roel Degamo claimed yesterday that it was Negros Oriental 3rd district Congressman Arnolfo Teves, Jr. as the one who ordered the killings. In an interview with GMA News, one of the suspects, Joric Garrido Labrador, claimed that he was initially …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City’s Barangay Tangub chief Noli Villarosa dares the officials of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the city to resign if illegal gambling charges filed against him are proven false in court. In a press conference yesterday, Villarosa again denied involvement in the illegal Small Town Lottery (STL) …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Bacolod City filed charges yesterday against three barangay captains for alleged involvement in illegal gambling activities. NBI-Bacolod chief Atty. Renoir Baldovino said they have filed cases against village chiefs Noli Villarosa of Bacolod’s Barangay Tangub, and Joel Alibango of Barangay 5 and …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) confirmed that the man wanted by the United States-Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly molesting two girls in Los Angeles, California was a resident of Negros Occidental’s Bago City. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Captain Judesses Catalogo said operatives from the Bago City Police …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two of the four suspects, who have been arrested and charged in the murder of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo and eight individuals, were placed under a witness protection program by the Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday afternoon. Special Investigation Task Group Degamo spokesperson, Police Lt. Colonel Gerard Ace …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The remains of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo will be brought to Negros Oriental Provincial Capitol today to allow the public to pay their respects. Grace Agabon, Negros Oriental Public Information Officer, in an interview with Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, said Degamo’s remains will lie in state at the capitol building …