By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A village councilman died on the spot after he was gunned down by alleged robbers inside his home at Barangay Dancalan in Negros Occidental’s Ilog town early yesterday morning, May 25. Police identified the fatality as 60-year-old Joselito Magallanes. Ilog police chief, Major Joseph Partidas, said a burglary incident took …
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3 suspects nabbed, P1.5-M ‘shabu’ seized in 2 Negros cities
Anti-drug teams have arrested three suspects and seized a total of P1.5 million worth of suspected shabu in three separate buy-busts on Wednesday, May 24, in Bacolod City and in the northern city of San Carlos in Negros Occidental, the police reported yesterday. At around 7:50 p.m., Ma. Theresa Mendoza, 45 years old, was arrested …
Decapitated baby found in Valladolid
By Mae Singuay A decapitated newly-born baby boy was found on the seashore of Barangay Tabao Proper in Negros Occidental’s Valladolid town on Tuesday night, May 23. According to police, the baby’s remains were found by children at the time. Police said the remains were not yet in a state of decomposition and his umbilical cord was still …
4 yield ‘shabu’
By Mae Singuay Four individuals were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation inside a videoke bar at Barangay Balintawak in Negros Occidental’s Escalante City on Tuesday afternoon, May 23. Police arrested 40-year-old Victorino Canillo of Toboso town; 49-year-old Jocelyn Mendoza of Don Salvador Benedicto town; and 20-year-old Roy Comawas and 46-year-old Rutchie Agohayon, both residents …
EBM steps up blue crab conservation efforts
The municipality of E.B. Magalona, considered the “Blue Crab Capital of Negros Occidental,” has issued a reminder against harvesting undersized and gravid blue swimming crabs for the protection and conservation of these marine species. Mayor Marvin Malacon said on Tuesday, May 23, he has asked village officials and officers of fisherfolk associations to strengthen the …
Top 4 drug suspect in La Carlota nabbed
By Mae Singuay The Top 4 drug personality in Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City was arrested by a law enforcement team on Monday night, May 22. The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Reynaldo dela Cruz Jr., was apprehended in a drug buy-bust operation in his residence in the city’s Barangay 2. An estimated eight grams of suspected …
Victorias City probes molasses spill, foul odor in sugar refinery
The Victorias City Council in Negros Occidental will conduct a legislative inquiry on Wednesday, May 24, on the foul smell caused by the molasses spill incident involving Victorias Milling Company (VMC), the country’s largest refined sugar producer. The investigation has been set up even as Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez called for an emergency meeting on …
Sacked ex-town treasurer may reappeal dismissal
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The former treasurer of Negros Occidental’s Isabela town, sacked for alleged grave misconduct, serious dishonesty and malversation of public funds, may reappeal her dismissal before the Civil Service Commission (CSC). Provincial legal officer Atty. Alberto Nellas, Jr. said yesterday, since the incident involved missing municipal funds, it will be up to the …
Drinking buddy shot dead
By Mae Singuay A man was shot to death by his drinking buddy at Barangay Ayungon in Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City on Sunday night, May 21. The victim, 44-year-old Hernani Aginda, a resident of the city’s Barangay Batuan, was allegedly shot by 62-year-old Edgardo Molines, a retired Army officer. The initial investigation revealed they …
Another NPA killed, weapons seized in southern Negros clash
Another New People’s Army (NPA) member was killed in a clash with troops of the Philippine Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion (15IB) in the southern town of Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Sunday afternoon, May 21. The fatality, who was the 10th NPA member to have died during the series of encounters on Negros Island over the …