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By Paulo Loreto Lim The Iloilo City government, led by acting Mayor Jose Espinosa III, recently turned over rewards in the amount of P500,000 for informants and P300,000 for police, following last month’s termination of Western Visayas drug lord Richard ‘Buang’ Prevendido. “We are appealing for the cooperation of everyone for the anti-drug campaign,” said …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three people were arrested following a joint buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO) in Barangay Manipis, Tanjay City in Negros Oriental, Wednesday afternoon. Police identified the three suspects as 24-year-old Kevin Roy Miraflor, 23-year-old Mark Aguilar, and 19-year-old …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Press Club, in partnership with Hustisya Natin, a judicial watchdog group, will be holding a media training on monitoring the judiciary today at the Grand Regal Hotel. According to Club President Renato ‘Aksyon Boy’ Duran, the seminar is aimed at enhancing accountability and integrity of the Philippine justice …

By Paulo Loreto Lim In a statement released by the three former aides to Senior Police Officer 1 (SPO1) Joshua Barile, who currently faces charges of murder, weapons possession, and illegal drugs, they reiterated claims made in affidavits submitted towards the end of last month, linking the police officer to the New People’s Army (NPA) …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc junked a motion for reconsideration filed by former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella, following a poll protest filed after his loss to current Mayor Evelio Leonardia last May. The ruling found the motion failed to present enough evidence warranting the reversal of the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, Jr., lauded the members of the Cauayan Municipal Police Station after five of their officers escaped an ambush by suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) earlier this week. “They didn’t fall back and instead fought off …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday lauded the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), following the recent arrest of Alex ‘Rondoy’ Barredo, leader of the notorious Rondoy robbery group. Referring to the arrest as “good news,” the mayor believes it will lead to a drop in robbery incidents in the city. …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) halted all preparations for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections yesterday after President Rodrigo Duterte signed RA 10952, postponing the elections. Based on a report by GMA News, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the poll body welcomed the signing, which rescheduled the elections from …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Land Transportation Office-Region VI (LTO-6) Director Roland Ramos recently met with Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, Jr., to discuss a proposal to deputize Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel to augment LTO officials during operations. “That is a good move and [we] will give …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A pedicab driver was found dead inside a hut at Menlo Village Phase IV, Barangay Zone 12-A, Talisay City, Tuesday morning. Police identified the fatality as 37-year-old Romeo Isog, a resident of Barangay Matab-ang in the said city. An investigation by Talisay City police said Isog was found by a …