Marchel P. Espina
Former Negros Oriental police director new chief PNP
The former director of the Negros Oriental police is now the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief.Lt. Gen. Dionardo Carlos will replace Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, who will formally relinquish the top PNP post on Friday, November 12, ahead of his 56th birthday and compulsory retirement date on November 13 after serving 38 years in the uniformed services.Carlos will formally assume command as the 27th chief PNP on Friday. He was the 4th in command under Eleazar as the chief of the PNP Directorial Staff.Carlos, an alumnus of the Philippine Military Academy “Maringal” Class 1988, has also served a well-rounded career in all his designations to key positions in the PNP, including director for Integrated Police Operations (DIPO) in the Visayas.He also served as chief of the PNP Pu...
Former Bacolod top cop now PRO-6 director
PRO-6 photoThe former top cop of Bacolod City is now the director of the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas.Brig. Gen. Flynn Dongbo replaced Brig. Gen. Rolando Miranda as head of the police regional office, with the turnover of command led by Philippine National Police chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar at Camp General Martin Teofilo Delgado in Iloilo City on Wednesday, November 10.Miranda, who had served PRO-6 since December 2020, retired from the service Wednesday.Both Miranda and Dongbo were classmates at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class 1990.Prior to Dongbo’s new assignment in the region, he was the director and deputy director of the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) and the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM), ...
Alleged drug suspect killed in front of house
Victorias PNP photoA suspected drug personality, who was talking to his friend in front of his house, was shot to death by unidentified motorcycle-riding suspects in Brgy. 20, Victorias City, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday, November 9.Killed was Hilarion “Tintoy” Castro, 53, who was identified by the police as a street-level drug personality.The victim was talking to his friend when the two unidentified suspects on board a motorcycle arrived and shot him several times, a police report showed.The victim was immediately rushed to the Kaayong Lawas Medical Foundation Inc. in Victorias City but was declared dead on arrival.Recovered from the crime scene were three fired empty shells and one dud bullet of a .45 caliber pistol.The police are still investigating the case.*...
Motorcycle theft foiled after suspects fall in ditch
Police Station 7 photoTwo suspects almost got away with stealing a motorcycle in Barangay Vista Alegre, Bacolod City, early Tuesday, November 9, but they fell in a ditch.The two unidentified men had just shot their victim, Ronald Sison, 42, in the thigh and were escaping on his motorcycle, with his P1,500 in cash and cellphone, a police report said.However, the motorcycle they were on fell in a ditch and they fled on foot, while the victim was rushed to a hospital.The police are still investigating the case.*
2 Bacolod grads ace chemical technician board exam
Two graduates of Bacolod City schools aced the 2021 Chemical Technician Licensure Examination.John Carlo Coniendo of the University of St La Salle placed 5th in the exam with a rating of 89.50 percent, while Jelmar Santibanez of Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod finished in 7th place with an 88.50 percent grade.Topping the list was Mary Dorothy Dinampo of Cebu Institute of Technology-University with a grade of 92 percent.They were among the 1,074 of the 1,322 who passed the Chemical Technician Licensure Examination given by the Board of Chemistry in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, San Fernando, Tacloban and Zamboanga in October, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Friday, November 5.From December 6 to 16, regi...
2 killed in multiple vehicle collision
Murcia PNP photoA motorcycle driver and his passenger were killed after they figured in a multiple vehicle collision at the national highway in Purok Manman Ko, Barangay Pandanon Silos, Murcia, Negros Occidental, on Saturday, November 6.Killed were motorcycle driver Julieto Cañete, 47, of Barangay Rizal and Jimmy Gadiane of Barangay Prosperidad in San Carlos City.The victims, both construction workers, were thrown off the motorcycle due to the impact of the accident. They were rushed to the Murcia Health Unit where they were declared dead on arrival.The motorcycle of the victims was hit by a delivery van loaded with freezers of ice cream head on after it encountered mechanical trouble, a police report said.This, after the delivery van driven by Micheal Cabugwason, 33, o...
Army brings home bodies of 2 soldiers slain in Moises Padilla
303rd IB photoThe Philippine Army's 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion and 12th Infantry Battalion accorded military honors to Corporal Biencent John Trero and Private Cesar Ian Eleuterio on the arrival of their cadavers at the Bacolod-Silay Airport and Roxas City Airport via an NC212i aircraft of the Philippine Air Force from Cebu City on Saturday, November 6.Trero and Eleuterio were killed during an encounter with New People’s Army rebels in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, on November 3.The cadaver of Trero was transported to his family in Barangay To-uy, Himamaylan City, while Eleuterio was brought to his residence in Brgy. Jaena Norte, Jamindan, Capiz.Four other soldiers were also wounded in the encounter. They are now recuperating at a hospital in Cebu City."We...
2 soldiers killed, 4 injured; 800 Moises Padilla residents flee
EMERGENCY MEETING. Moises Padilla Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo holds an emergency meeting with officers of the 62nd Infantry Battalion and members of the Retooled Community Support Program team Thursday, November 4, following an encounter between state troopers and rebels at Barangay Quintin Remo.*Moises Padilla LGU photoTwo soldiers were killed and four others were injured in an encounter with New People’s Army rebels in Sitio Tiyos, Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, November 3.Four rebels were also allegedly wounded or killed in the encounter between the Army’s 62nd Infantry (Unifier) Battalion, 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion and 33ed Division Reconnaissance soldiers and about 25 NPA fighters, Capt. Kim Apitong, 3rd Division Public Affa...
Woman kills sister, injures brother
Kabankalan PNP photoA woman said to be suffering from mental illness hacked her sister dead and wounded her brother in Brgy. Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday, November 2.Killed was 72-year-old Elisa Tabujara, while injured was her brother, Herman Nabaja, 55.Both victims were hacked by their sister, 58-year-old Estelita Lastimoso, who attacked them with a bolo “without any provocation,” a police report said Thursday, November 4.Tabujara succumbed to injuries on her head, shoulder, and back, while Nabaja sustained injuries on his head and arm.Their families brought them to the Kabankalan City District Hospital where Tabujara was declared dead on arrival.The suspect has allegedly been suffering from a mental disorder for almost five years and is und...