Marchel P. Espina

The two suspects who were involved in a police shootout during a drug bust at Malaspina Street in Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City, on Monday, April 26, were said to be “big drug distributors.”The suspects identified as Xiever Louis “Alyas Boss” Rosales of Barangay Bata and his live-in partner, Hilda Trujillo, of Barangay Banago sold four sachets of suspected shabu worth P44,500 to a police poseur buyer.When the poseur buyer declared that he was a police officer, Rosales allegedly fired at the policemen, who retaliated.The shootout led to the death of Trujillo, while Rosales was injured after sustaining gunshot wounds.In a statement, the Police Regional Office-6 said the suspects are “considered as one of the big drug distributors based on the illegal drugs recovered durin...

One of the most wanted persons in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, was arrested at Goldcrest Subdivision in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City, on Monday, April 26.Police identified the suspect as 26-year-old Jesuhua “Jeje” Pico, who is also considered by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 12 as a high-value individual.Pico was arrested by combined operatives of the Regional Intelligence Division 6, Bacolod City Police Station 3, and Isulan Municipal Police Station Tracker Team by virtue of an arrest warrant for the sale of illegal drugs, issued by Regional Trial Court Judge Lorenzo Balo of Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on October 2, 2020, a police report said.The police said they received reports that the suspect was sighted in the area last week, which led them to conduct surveillance for hi...

A woman was killed while her companion was wounded after they allegedly resisted arrest in a drug buy-bust operation at Malaspina Street, Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City, Monday morning, April 26.It was the second shooting incident in the city in a day.High-value individuals Xiever Louis “Alyas Boss” Rosales and Hilda Trujillo were the subject of a drug bust operation conducted by Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit-6 operatives, the police reported.The suspects were about to sell four sachets of suspected shabu worth P44,500 to a police poseur buyer when they realized it was a police operation.One of the suspects fired his gun at the police that prompted them to shoot back, which led to the death of Trujillo while Rosales landed in a hospital after sustaining gunshot w...

BCPO photoA former inmate was shot dead by still unidentified suspects in Barangay 13, Bacolod City, Monday, April 26.Police identified the fatality as 52-year-old Benvienido Gellanga of Barangay Singcang-Airport.Based on the initial police investigation, the suspect suffered bullet wounds in the different parts of his body after he was shot multiple times by unidentified riding-in-tandem suspects along Luzuriaga Street, which was 600 meters away from a police station.The victim was jailed for homicide in 2012 and was released from prison in 2018, the police said.The police have yet to establish the motive for the killing.*

Photo from Brgy. Mandalagan FB pageOfficials of Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City, said Saturday, April 24, that they did not allow the setting up of community pantries in their village because of the increasing COVID-19 cases in the area.A statement from the Barangay Mandalagan Council members said “we sincerely welcome the establishment of community pantries in our humble barangay. We truly commend and appreciate these acts of kindness and generosity from our beloved constituents especially now that we are in a very challenging situation. It is our pride and honor that we can be able to embody and epitomize the real essence of Bayanihan in Barangay Mandalagan.”However, because of the increasing number of active COVID-19 cases in the barangay, they have decided to impose a mor...