By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A tricycle driver was shot to death by a still unidentified assailant near a shopping mall in Bacolod City’s Reclamation Area on Tuesday night, July 18. Police identified the fatality as 28-year-old Joenil Pahilanga, a resident of Purok Cabugwason in the city’s Barangay Mansilingan. Police Station 1 commander, Major Elmer Bonilla, said Pahilanga …
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P3-M drugs seized in 24-hr series of ops in Iloilo City
A series of drug buy-bust operations conducted by various law enforcement agencies in Iloilo City on Tuesday, July 18, resulted in the confiscation of about 450 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P3.06 million. Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) spokesperson, Major Shella Mae Sangrines, in an interview yesterday, said the series …
Victorias City to host first remote rabies lab in Negros
Victorias City in Negros Occidental will host the first remote rabies laboratory in Negros Island under the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) Japan and Philippines One Health Rabies (JAPOHR) project to help eradicate the viral disease in the Philippines. The facility, which is seen to operate in August in the city’s veterinary hospital, will use …
3.6kg psychedelic mushrooms seized
Anti-drug operatives of the Bacolod City Police Office seized a total of 3.61 kilograms of psychedelic or magic mushrooms valued at P361,000 from three suspects during a buy-bust in Barangay Cabug on Monday night, July 17. The suspects were identified as siblings, 35-year-old Diane Tuazon Tolmo, 26-year-old Franz Jovi Eleccion Tolmo, and their companion Fierre Milabo Santillana, no …
Negrense cop faces raps for hurting 2 minors
A personnel of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) is facing a criminal complaint for physical injury related to the violation of Republic Act 7610 or the “Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act” for allegedly hurting two minors in Bacolod City, as shown in a viral video. The respondent, Staff …
Salesman dead in road mishap
A salesman was dead on the spot after his tricycle crashed into a bus at Barangay Cabacungan’s Sitio Cambagting in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town on Sunday, July 16. The victim was identified as 42-year-old Anthony Paulan, a resident of the town’s Barangay Guinpana-an. The bus, driven by 38-year-old Alberto Recomo of Barangay Linuthangan in …
Rider sideswiped dead
A rider died after his motorcycle had been sideswiped by a sports utility vehicle in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mansilingan on Sunday morning, July 16. Police Captain Andy Ofalia, Police Station 7 chief, said 27-year-old Ruel Basa Jr., a resident of Negros Occidental’s Valladolid town, succumbed to wounds on different parts of his body. He was …
DILG tells NegOr LGUs to maximize use of dev’t funds
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the provincial and local government units (LGUs) in Negros Oriental to maximize the use of their respective development funds. DILG provincial director Farah Gentuya said 20 percent development funds of these LGUs for 2022 have been underutilized. “Many of the LGUs have reported under-utilization of …
NegOr guv assures uninterrupted service during calamities
The Negros Oriental provincial government assured of its continuous service in times of disasters and other calamities. Adrian Sedillo, executive director of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said the provincial leadership made the assurance during the opening of the five-day Public Service Continuity Plan (PSCP) seminar-workshop at the Negros Oriental Convention Center …
Farmer shot dead
A farmer was shot to death by a still unidentified individual at Barangay Camalobalo in Negros Occidental’s Hinigaran town on Friday afternoon, July 14. Ryan John Gelisanga, 39 years old, a resident of the village’s Sitio Nasuli, went to get his carabao in a sugarcane field where he was shot, town police said. His stepdaughter told police that she …