Marchel P. Espina

The former rebel who surrendered to authorities.*A suspected member of the New People’s Army surrendered to authorities in Brgy. Locotan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, on September 26.Lt. Col. Joel Garcia, Regional Mobile Force Battalion 6 commander, identified the surrenderer as Edgar Millares, 58. He was a former member of the Squad 1, Nissan Platoon, Southwest Front Kometing Region Negros Cebu-Bohol-Siquijor.Millares also surrendered his 12-gauage homemade shotgun with two bullets, Garcia said.The police will continue to implement the government's program for those who want to surrender to the government to achieve peace and development, he said.*

The man who was gunned down in Sagay City on Thursday.*Sagay PNP photoA man was killed while a woman was hit by a stray bullet in Brgy. Poblacion 2, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, Thursday night, September 29.Killed was Jomarie Matarong, 38, while Marilyn Mangulabnan, 56, suffered injuries.Matarong was on his way home on board his motorcycle when he was shot by a motorcycle-riding suspect who was tailing him, the police said.When he fell to the ground, he was shot again by the suspect’s companion who was already on the side of the road. Both fled together.Matarong was declared dead on arrival, while the woman is now in good condition.Recovered from the scene were six cartridges of a .45 caliber pistol and three deformed bullets.Police said the victim who was inc...

motorcycle accident in Sagay City on Wednesday, September 28.*Sagay PNP photoA motorcycle driver died after he was ran over by a truck at the highway in Barangay Old Sagay, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, Wednesday, September 28.Killed was Kayne Ray Taleda, 22, while injured was his companion.Taleda, and another motorcycle driven by John Danly Baraga were tailing a truck when Baraga tried to overtake it but failed, a police report said Friuday.Taleda’s motorcycle then hit Baraga causing them to fall on the pavement, but Taleda was ran over by the truck.Taleda’s rider was injured while Baraga was unscathed.*

The remains of the man who went missing.*Cauayan PNP photoThe remains of a man who went missing in July was found in Barangay Inayawan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday, September 27.The bones belonged to 31-year-old Mark Anthony Cordova.His skull was found on Friday, September 23.Maj. Gary Allan Resuma, Cauayan police chief, said they have not yet determined who is responsible for the killing of the victim because he had no enemies according to his family.The police said it is possible there was foul play in his death because his body was hidden.*

The scene of the accident in San Carlos City on Wednesday, September 28.*San Carlos PNP photoA motorcycle driver was killed after he was hit by a police patrol car at Barangay Punaw, San Carlos City, Wednesday, September 28.Killed was Roy Valiente, 35, of Escalante City,Lt. Col. Jesus Mesajon, San Carlos City Police Station chief, said the police were on their way to the police station after patrolling the area when their vehicle overtook the tricycle it was tailing.The driver may not have noticed that there was an incoming motorcycle that caused the collision,Mesajon said.The patrol car driver hit the brakes, but the vehicle swerved and fell into the canal, he added.The victim was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.The driver of the patrol car, 37-year-ol...

The drug recovery from the bust at Brgy. 29, Bacolod City, Wednesday, September 28.*BCPO photoTwo persons, including a street-level individual, were arrested in separate drug buy-bust operations in Bacolod City in the last two days.Arrested at Purok Cadena De Amor, Brgy. 29 on Wednesday, September 28, was Marciano “Nonoy” Marchan, 51, of the barangay.He yielded 15 grams of suspected shabu worth P102,00 during the bust.Also recovered from him were the P300 buy-bust money and the P200 cash proceeds.In a related development, alleged street-level suspect Deolito Gonzaga was arrested in a bust operation at Prk. Kabugwason, Brgy. Mansilingan, on Tuesday, September 27.Confiscated from him were six grams of suspected shabu worth P40,800, the P500 marked money, a pouch, and ...

Seventeen former rebels received financial assistance, food packs and hygiene kits at the city hall of Himamaylan, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, September 27.Ten others also received educational assistance from the Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict and Himamaylan City government.Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, lauded the former rebels for making the right decision to return to the folds of the law.He said they were just victims of the propaganda lies and deceptive recruitment of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army- National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF).The financial and educational assistance extended by the local government unit is solid proof that the Himamaylan is sincere in its com...

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Western Visayas announced Tuesday, September 27, that the Magsaysay Bridge in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic starting Wednesday, September 28, until further notice.It said that the DPWH Negros Occidental 2nd District Engineering Office will conduct rehabilitation and major repairs on the bridge to provide better connectivity.During the rehabilitation, sudden traffic congestion may be experienced in the area, it added.Motorists and the riding public are advised to take the newly completed two-lane Magsaysay Parallel Bridge, which will be utilized as a two-way passage.DPWH personnel will also be deployed in the area for traffic management, while equipment will be on stand-by ...

The items recovered from the alleged snatchers after their arrest on Monday, September 26.*Police Station 1 photoTwo alleged snatchers were arrested Monday, September 26, after they were cornered by Police Station 1 operatives in Barangay 12, Bacolod City.Nabbed were Regie Lamprea and Jhay Garcia.Maj. Ramel Sarona, Police Station 1 chief, said intelligence operatives had been monitoring the two suspects for several days because of complaints against them.Items recovered from the suspects include identification cards, cellphones and bags that were believed to have been stolen.Also seized from them were three sachets of suspected shabu, a tooter, gun replica and five bullets of a .45 caliber pistol.Charges for illegal possession of drugs, firearms, and theft will be f...