More than 200 personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the Negros Island Region (NIR) underwent random drug testing yesterday, with six personnel testing positive in the initial screening, the agency said. Commodore Christopher Auro, commander of the Coast Guard District Southern Visayas, said the activity is in line with the PCG’s Zero Drug …
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Statutory rape suspect held
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA A 19-year-old man wanted for 25 counts of acts of lasciviousness and statutory rape was arrested at Barangay Tapon Norte in Negros Oriental’s San Jose town on Tuesday, June 16. Negros Island Region’s (NIR) No. 9 most wanted person, alias “Chris,” a resident of Barangay Siapo’s Purok Avocado in the town, …
P8.2-M ‘shabu’ seized in NegOr
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Negros Oriental seized more than P8.2 million worth of suspected shabu in separate anti-illegal drug operations across the province during the first half of 2026. PDEA-Negros Oriental Provincial chief Elmer Ebona said the accomplishments resulted from both independent operations and joint operations with the Philippine National Police (PNP). …
NegOr PNP strengthens inter-agency collab for safer communities
The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NORPPO) is strengthening collaboration with other law enforcement agencies through the “SAFE NIR” flagship initiative of the Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region. NORPPO spokesperson Police Captain Stephen Jaynard Polinar said during an online press conference that the program, anchored on the Dial 911 emergency hotline, “will …