The Dumangas municipal police and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) retrieved five bodies off the coast of the town’s Barangay Bacay on Saturday. The five were part of a group of seven teenagers on a swimming excursion. Authorities identified the five as Ken Segura, Voltaire Jade Derutas, Stephen Lopez, Carlo Lopez, and Roger Derutas. According to …
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Spectator shot during Silay City dance
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A spectator at a dance event was rushed to the hospital early yesterday morning, after being shot in the leg at Sitio Pulo Lonoy, Barangay Hawaiian, Silay City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the victim as 25-year-old John Michael Loriega, a resident of Antonio Luna Street in Barangay Mambulac in the …
PDEA-6, San Carlos City police arrest suspected drug dealer
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region VI (PDEA-6), in cooperation with San Carlos City police, successfully arrested a suspected drug dealer in Barangay 5, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Thursday afternoon. Police identified the suspect as 43-year-old Hazel Seria, a resident of Purok Big Tibuco, Barangay 1 in the said city. …
Police monitoring for NPA-SParU activity in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo yesterday revealed, following the breakdown of peace talks between the government and the Com munist Party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front (CPP-NDF), there are concerns surrounding a potential resurgence of the New People’s Army (NPA) Special Partisan Unit (SParU), …
Bata furniture shop robbed
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A furniture shop was reportedly robbed by three unidentified individuals yesterday morning at Marapara Heights in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City. Police identified the victim as 51-year-old Greg Cuaycong, a resident of the said barangay. Police Station 3 (PS3) commander, Police Senior Inspector Jun Ray Batadlan, said the three armed robbers …
Criminal raps filed against eight suspects following hostile takeover attempt
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) filed criminal charges against eight alleged guards of Taiwan-national Han Suan Chang, following their attempt at a hostile takeover of a bar at the Goldenfields Commercial Complex in Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City, earlier this week. In an e-mail released by BCPO spokesperson, Police Senior …
BJMP carries out surprise prison shakedown at Bago City jail facility
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Members of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) carried out a surprise shakedown, or ‘greyhound’ operation, at the Bago City District Jail, early yesterday morning. Jail Officer 2 (JO2) Rey Umadhay said the operation was a success, as they found no drugs in the prison cells. However, they …
Local Comelec Officer: Filipinos only move when the deadline arrives
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After voter registration for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, which were moved from October 23, 2017 to May 14, 2018, came to a close yesterday, Bacolod City Commission on Elections (Comelec) elections officer, Atty. Mavil Majarucon-Sia, remarked on the hundreds who were lined up on the last day. With …
Candoni man gunned down by riding-in-tandem
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man was shot and killed yesterday afternoon by riding-in-tandem suspects in front of Quirico G. Manzano Memorial National High School in Candoni, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as 39-year-old Jerzon Tamises, a resident of the said town. An initial investigation by Candoni municipal police said Tamises was in …
SP extends congratulations to local ‘topnotchers’
By Paulo Loreto Lim A pair of resolutions passed by the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) during their regular session yesterday extended congratulations to local graduates who were among the “Top 10” in their respective board and licensure examinations. Among those included were “topnotchers” John Cyril Claur of the University of St. La Salle (USLS), …