Marchel P. Espina

The recovered drugs in Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City, Thursday, September 1.*Police Station 7 photoA man who sold a sachet of suspected shabu worth P500 was arrested in a buy-bust operation Thursday, September 1, at a subdivision in Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City.Nabbed was Zandro “Andoy” Velasco, 50, of Regent Pearl Homes Subdivision. He was said to be a street-level drug individual.During his arrest, he yielded 20 grams of suspected shabu worth P136,000, the buy-bust money, a pouch, and P3,420 in cash.He is now in the custody of Police Station 7 and is facing drug charges.*

The firearm and drugs recovered from the raid.*La Carlota PNP photoA man was arrested with a firearm and drugs during a police operation at Brgy. La Granja, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, Wednesday, August 31.Nabbed was Kene Mañoso, 41.The policemen were acting on a search warrant for illegal possession of firearms issued by La Carlota Regional Trial Court Judge Cyclamen Jison Fernandez on August 25.Mañoso yielded a .45 caliber pistol with two magazines and 16 ammunition, 30 grams of shabu worth P204,000, a weighing scale, and drug paraphernalia, the police said.The police are still verifying the reports that the suspect was allegedly involved in gun-running activities and illegal drugs.He is now in police custody and is facing charges for illegal possession of...

The provincial police join the kick off ceremony of the National Crime Prevention Week held nationwide on Thursday, September 1.*NOCPPO photoA total of 164 suspects were apprehended by the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) in the Philippine National Police’s 24-hour simultaneous implementation of warrants of arrest for wanted persons on Tuesday, August 30.This operation was conducted by all units of the police as part of the peace and security framework of PNP chief, Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr., called “Malasakit, Kaayusan, Kapayapaan Tungo sa Kaunlaran.”Of the arrested suspects in the province, eight of them were tagged as most wanted persons who belong to the Top 10 while 156 were other wanted persons.The 31 city and municipal police stations, two provincial...

The Bacolod City council is asking BACIWA-PrimeWater to explain their poor water services.*SP photoThe Sangguniang Panlungsod is asking the Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA)-PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp. (PrimeWater) to explain their poor services.The resolution requesting BACIWA-PrimeWater branch manager Farah Jenny Monteclaro through general manager Mona Dia Jardin to provide the SP a written explanation on their poor water services, was approved during the SP regular session Wednesday, August 31.The resolution was authored by Bacolod City Councilor Kalaw Puentevella, chairman of SP committee on energy and public utilities.It has come to the attention of the members of the SP that numerous resident-consumers of Bacolod City are complaining that the water provided by ...

Softdrink bottles scattered on the road after the truck fell on its side.*Bago PNP photoTwo people were injured after a truck loaded with softdrinks fell on the highway in Barangay Taloc, Bago City, Wednesday morning, August 31.Softdrink bottles also scattered on the road.Lt. Col. Joem Malong, Bago police chief, said mechanical failure caused the driver to lose control of the truck.His two passengers suffered minor injuries, while the driver was unscathed.*

Former governor Roel Degamo.*Roel Degamo FB photoThe Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to resolve the poll complaint of former Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo in the last election.In its 17-page ruling on August 16, which was shared to the public by the former governor on Tuesday, August 30, the high court approved the petition for mandamus filed by Degamo against the failure of the poll body to stop the candidacy of a nuisance candidate in the gubernatorial race of the province.The SC asked COMELEC why it did not take action to disqualify Ruel Degamo when its 2nd Division has already declared him as a nuisance candidate.Then Bayawan City Mayor Pryde Henry Teves was elected as the new governor after he garnered 296,897 votes against D...

The payloader that hit the two motorcycles in San Carlos City on Tuesday, August 30.*San Carlos PNP photoOne person was killed and two others were injured when a payloader crashed into the motorcycles they were riding on at Brgy. Rizal, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Tuesday, August 30.Killed was motorcycle driver Jodel Locsin, 24, while injured was his rider, Carlo Dinglasa 24, and another motorcycle driver, Renante Canopin, 40.The motorcycles were hit by the payloader driven by 59-year-old Fortunato Sayson, who lost control of the vehicle because of a mechanical problem.The victims were brought to the San Carlos City Hospital, but Locsin was declared dead on arrival.The suspect is detained at the custodial facility of the San Carlos police.*

The victim’s body at the scene of the accident.*Kabankalan PNP photoA woman died after she fell from her motorcycle at Zone 4, Brgy. Hilamonan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Monday, August 29.The victim was identified as 27-year-old Riza Mae Buerom of Hilamonan.Lt. Col. Raymond Cruz, Kabankalan police chief, said it was initially reported that the victim was shot as residents heard what sounded like gunfire and found her bloodied body on the pavement.However, the initial medical examination showed that she died from a head injury and had no bullet wound, he said.But the body of the victim will still be subjected to an autopsy to confirm that there was no gunshot wound, the police said.*

The elderly was buried at the Kabankalan City public cemetery.*Aksyon Radyo Bacolod photoThe corpse of a 67-year-old woman who was buried Sunday, August 28, was removed from her coffin at the public cemetery in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental.It was the caretaker of the cemetery who discovered the body of the elderly woman with no clothes on, Monday morning, August 29.Lt. Col. Raymond Cruz, city police chief, said it is possible that the incident happened Sunday night or early Monday morning.One of the possible motives is that the suspects may have been looking for valuables on the body of the corpse, but the family said that there were none in the coffin, the police said.It was not yet clear if the elderly woman was raped, the police said.An investigation is ong...