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 …
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2 suspects in woman’s shooting face murder raps
By CESAR JOLITO III Murder charges were formally filed against two suspects involved in the fatal shooting of a woman who was gunned down on June 6 near the vicinity of the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) after visiting her live-in partner, who is facing a drug-related case. The victim was identified as 41-year-old Ma. …
Missing man recovered from irrigation canal
By CESAR JOLITO III A 53-year-old man was found dead after an overnight search operation in an irrigation canal at Barangay Caridad in Negros Occidental’s Bago City. The victim, a resident of Purok Langka in the village, was recovered at around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, June 15, following a joint search and retrieval operation conducted …
Cadiz City honors centenarian
By CESAR JOLITO III Cadiz City has added another name to its growing list of celebrated centenarians as 101-year-old Maria Lumampao-Magbanua, fondly known as Lola Maria, was recognized for her remarkable longevity and lifetime of resilience. Born on January 20, 1925, Lola Maria recently reached her 101st year, joining the ranks of the city’s oldest …
Over P1-M ‘shabu’ seized
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA An estimated P1.428 million worth of suspected shabu was seized in a drug buy-bust operation in Bacolod City’s Barangay 27 on Monday, June 15. The operation also led to the arrest of 52-year-old “Mary Rose,” a resident of Purok Star Apple 2 in the village. Police Colonel Eugene Rebadomia, Bacolod City …
Garbage hauler intensifies deodorizer spraying
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Bacolod Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO) officer-in-charge Allyn Luv Dignadice said yesterday that garbage hauler International Solid Waste Integrated Management Specialists Inc. (I-SWIMS) has intensified its deodorizer spraying operations to eliminate foul odor emanating from the landfill in Barangay Felisa. This development came after Barangay Felisa Captain Francisco Hilado called …
NPA claims killings of 2 ‘intel assets’
By CESAR JOLITO III Two separate units of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Occidental have issued statements claiming responsibility for the recent killings of two men in the towns of Binalbagan and Calatrava, whom they alleged were intelligence assets of government forces. The Romeo Nanta Command – NPA (RNC-NPA) South Central Negros Guerrilla …
Body found inside Sagay home
By CESAR JOLITO III A 53-year-old male fishpond overseer was found dead inside his residence at Barangay Old Sagay in Negros Occidental’s Sagay City on Sunday afternoon, June 14. Based on an initial police report, the body was found at around 5:50 p.m. after a concerned citizen alerted authorities about a foul odor coming from …
LTO-NIR probes fatal road crash; bus firm suspends driver
The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) is investigating the fatal road crash involving a bus in Silay City, Negros Occidental on June 1. In a statement yesterday, the agency said operator Vallacar Transit Inc. has suspended the bus driver and the company’s report on the incident will form part of the investigation. “The LTO-NIR’s …
Conservation plan readied for NegOr’s cultural treasure
Efforts are underway to finalize a Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for the St. Augustine of Hippo Parish Church in Bacong, Negros Oriental, the only government-declared National Cultural Treasure on Negros Island. Msgr. Julius Perpetuo Heruela, head of the Commission on Church Cultural Heritage of the Diocese of Dumaguete, said Monday that the CMP will guide …