By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA A motorcycle driver died while three others were injured in a multiple vehicular accident along Araneta Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay Sum-ag on Sunday, May 31. The fatality was identified as Joshua Gil Suarez, a resident of Barangay Tabun-ac in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town. Injured were 69-year-old Alfredo Chua, Jr. and …
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Man with epilepsy ‘drowns’
By CESAR JOLITO III A 51-year-old man was declared dead on arrival at a local infirmary after he was found floating in a river at Barangay Bi-ao in Negros Occidental’s Binalbagan town on Sunday afternoon, May 31. Police identified the victim only by his alias “Mark,” a resident of the barangay. Binalbagan police said village …
P600-K ‘shabu’ seized in Dumaguete
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA An estimated P680,800 worth of suspected shabu was seized in a drug bust operation at Barangay Cadawinonan in Negros Oriental’s Dumaguete City yesterday. The operation also led to the arrest of 50-year-old alias “Jun-Jun,” a resident of Purok Yellow Tops Zone 3 in Barangay Candau-ay in the city. The suspect was …
Brother-in-law arrested over shotgun firing at house
By CESAR JOLITO III A 57-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly fired an improvised shotgun at the residence of his sister-in-law at Barangay Magballo in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City on Sunday night, May 31. Police identified the suspect only by the alias “Danny,” a resident of the area. The victim, alias 51-year-old “Joy,” 51, …
Over P2-M ‘shabu’ seized
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA An estimated P2.176 million worth of suspected shabu was seized in a drug-bust operation at Purok Tahong in Bacolod City’s Barangay 2 yesterday. The operation also led to the arrest of 19-year-old “Nash,” a resident of the said village. The suspect was arrested by operatives of the City Drug Enforcement Unit …
Laborer stabbed dead; suspect at large
By CESAR JOLITO III A 41-year-old laborer was killed in a stabbing incident at Barangay Cabadiangan in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City on Saturday afternoon, May 30. “Archie,” a resident of the area, was declared dead on arrival at the Governor Valeriano M. Gatuslao Memorial Hospital after sustaining multiple stab wounds. Himamaylan police said “Archie” was …
Man found dead with gunshot wound
By CESAR JOLITO III The remains of a 35-year-old man were discovered with a gunshot wound in a remote area of Negros Occidental’s Toboso town on Saturday morning, May 30. The victim, identified as “Roel,” was found dead at around 6:00 a.m. along the roadside in Sitio Hayangon in Barangay Magticol. He was a resident …
591 TNVS, delivery drivers get P2.95-M cash relief
By CESAR JOLITO III A total of 591 transport network vehicle service (TNVS) and service delivery drivers in Negros Oriental and Siquijor have each received P5,000 in cash assistance under the government’s Cash Relief Assistance (CRA) program, as part of efforts to cushion the impact of rising fuel prices and operational costs. The payout, amounting …
Coast Guard NIR backs drug-free workplace campaign
More than 1,000 personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the Negros Island Region (NIR) have pledged their commitment to the agency’s “Zero Drug Tolerance Policy” during simultaneous ceremonies held nationwide. Commodore Christopher Auro, Coast Guard District Southern Visayas commander, led the oath-taking and signing of the affidavit of undertaking and pledge of commitment …
Suspect in election day shooting held
By CESAR JOLITO III The Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) arrested the region’s No. 1 Most Wanted Person allegedly involved in an election-related shooting incident during a manhunt operation at Barangay Rizal in Negros Occidental’s Silay City on Thursday, May 28. The suspect, identified by police as 43-year-old alias “Clar,” is …