Marchel P. Espina

Jerry Gasendo was killed at the Araneta highway in Barangay Tangub.*BCPO photoA businessman and artist was shot to death by unidentified riding-in-tandem suspects at the Araneta highway in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City, on Wednesday, November 2.Killed was 53-year-old Jerry Gasendo of Lizares Extension, Barangay 40.Maj. Joery Puerto, Police Station 8 chief, said the victim was tailed by the two suspects on board a motorcycle. When they reached in front of EC Gas, they shot the victim several times.He said the victim fell to the ground and sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the head.He was brought to Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital but was declared dead on arrival.The suspects fled after the incident.Recovered from the scene were two fired ...

Ambulance workers at the scene of the crime.*Cadiz PNP photoA businessman allegedly killed a security guard because of a traffic altercation at Villena Street, Barangay Zone 2, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, on Thursday, October 27.Killed was 57-year-old Arnold Belocura.Lt. Col. Gil John Despi, Cadiz City police chief, said the victim who was on board a bicycle was allegedly hit by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) driven by the suspect identified as Mark Besa, 40.This resulted to a heated argument after the victim confronted the suspect, the police said.Despi said the suspect got irked after the victim reportedly cursed him.Besa then shot the victim who was hit in the armpit. He was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.The police recovered a .45 caliber pistol...

The recovered items from the drug bust in Kabankalan City on Friday, October 28.*Kabankalan PNP photoTwo suspects were arrested during a drug buy-bust operation at Prk. Dondonay, Brgy. Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Friday, October 28.Nabbed were Ivan Lazarito, 36, the subject of the buy-bust operation, and 18-year-old Zedrich Bohol, who was tagged by the police as street-level individual.When they were arrested, Lazarito yielded a .45 caliber pistol loaded with 10 ammunition, while recovered from Bohol were 22 grams of suspected shabu worth P149,600.They also yielded the P3,500 buy-bust money and drug paraphernalia.The suspects are now in the custody of the Kabankalan police, facing charges for possession of illegal drugs and a firearm.*

The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas intensifies its information campaign on African swine fever.*DA-6 photoThe Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas and the Bureau of Animal Industry, along with the provincial and local government units are holding a regionwide African Swine Fever (ASF) Information Caravan this week.The IEC teams discussed ASF-related topics such as biosecurity measures, frequently asked questions about ASF, hog insurance, and the national situationer on ASF.The regionwide caravan kicked off with a motorcade in Iloilo City on Monday, October 24, with LGU representatives, ASF Regional Task Force members, private company representatives, backyard hog raisers, and hog raisers associations joined the activity.The information team will a...

Search for the missing fisherman in Hinoba-an still on.*Search and rescue operations for a missing fisherman in Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental, was still ongoing Thursday, October 27, Hinoba-an Mayor Daph Reliquias said.Maximino Hingaray, 69, of Barangay Alim, left his house to go fishing on Monday, October 24, , and has not returned home.His boat was found by a group of fishermen the following day, October 25.Capt. Ramel Bustamante, Hinoba-an town police chief, said the heavy downpour and current brought by Tropical Storm Paeng has been a challenge for the rescuers.*

The drug recovery from a police buy-bust operation at Brgy. Taculing, Bacolod City, Thursday, October 27.*RPDEU 6 photoAn alleged high-value drug suspect was arrested in a police buy-bust operation at Sharina Heights, Brgy. Taculing, Bacolod City, on Thursday, October 27, that led to the recovery of P680,000 worth of suspected shabu.Nabbed was 40-year-old Mary Nessa Ong, alias "Tata," and a street sweeper. She was said to be in the list of 10 priority high-value individuals of the Bacolod City police.She sold three sachets of suspected shabu worth P30,000 to a police poseur buyer.Upon arrest, she yielded 100 grams of suspected shabu worth P680,000, a pouch, three cellphones, and P1,100 in cash proceeds.She was previously arrested for drugs in 2016, but was released two ...

The Bacolod City government will implement temporary road closures and traffic re-routing during the Undas from November 1 to 2.The proposed traffic management plan submitted by Maj. Junji Liba, officer-in-charge of the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office, was approved by the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod during their regular session Wednesday, October 26.Liba said that an appropriate systematic traffic management system aims to reduce traffic congestion during the celebration of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day.From 6 a.m. of November 1 to 6 p.m. of November 2, there will be a road closure at the Burgos Public Cemetery along Burgos Street, from Lopez-Jaena to Ylac Streets.The re-routing from 6 a.m. of November 1 to 6 p.m. of November 2 will affect the routes of Home...

The drug recoveries from a buy-bust in Victorias City.*NOCPPO photoMayor Javier Miguel “Javi” Benitez said on Wednesday, October 26, that the proliferation of illegal drugs in Victorias City will not be tolerated, the guilty must be penalized.The mayor issued the statement following the arrest of a couple in Victorias City from whom P1.3 million worth of suspected shabu was recovered during a buy-bust operation at Yapquiña Subdivision in Brgy. 3 on Tuesday, October 25, the police said.Nabbed was Denmark Liscano, 26, who was said to be a high-value individual, and Marijo Acuña, 37.They allegedly sold two plastic sachets of drugs worth P25,000 to a police poseur buyer.Upon their arrest, they yielded 200 grams of shabu worth P1.360 million, an improvised homemade shotgun w...

Cabug residents have sought the intervention of the Sangguniang Panlungsod on their opposition to the construction of the DITO Telecommunity cell tower.*SP photoResidents of Purok Torrecampo, Barangay Cabug, Bacolod City, have sought the intervention and assistance of the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod on their petition against the construction of the DITO Telecommunity cell tower in their village.The matter, which was referred to Councilor Jason Villarosa, chair of SP committee on information and communication technology, was tackled during the regular session Wednesday, October 26.Villarosa said that the committee report will be submitted to the City Legal Office for its opinion.In the committee report, Villarosa said the residents’ main and principal concern is th...

The area where the dead barangay tanod was found.*Sagay PNP photoA barangay tanod in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, was found dead at a sugar plantation in Purok Nangka in Barangay Bulanon on Sunday, October 23.The fatality was identified as Sigfredo Alsado, 58, who was also a farmworker.Police said the victim left his house on Saturday, October 22, to work at the sugarcane plantation, and failed to return home.His body was later discovered by his son.Police said the victim may have succumbed to suffocation coming from the smoke of burnt sugarcane leaves.Police said there were no signs of foul play in his death.*