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Bayan USA said one of the 19 killed in Toboso, Negros Occidental, on April 19  was a 40- year-old human rights advocate from California.Killed was Filipino-American Lyle Prijoles, Bayan USA said.“Bayan USA and Filipinos across the United States extend our deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of Lyle, and join them in righteous fury at his unjust murder,” Bayan Muna USA said.“Having studied Journalism and Asian-American Studies, Lyle strove to take his education beyond the classroom, and use it to listen to and uplift the stories of marginalized communities who had the courage to stand for their rights,” it added. After graduating, his advocacy work eventually brought him back home to the Philippines on several occasions to learn directly from communitie...

The subject of a drug buy-bust who killed a police operative in Bacolod City left behind a string of criminal cases filed in the past 15 years.The suspect Ronelo Panuncial, 32, died at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital on Saturday, April 11.Panuncial shot M/Sgt. Romulo Galvez Jr., 43, a member of the BCPO Police Station 9 Drug Enforcement Team, as he tried to evade arrest just outside a motel in Barangay Singcang-Airport on April 9.Galvez succumbed to a gunshot wound to the thigh at Bacolod Adventist Medical Center past midnight on April 10.“The suspect has a history of repeated criminal involvement,” the police said on Monday.Six cases took place in Barangay Sum-ag here.On June 7, 2011, he was involved in a direct assault incident, and on...

https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-list/2026/04/01/dumaguete-looc-buy-bust-2-march31-2026-norppo-photo-.jpgPolice in Negros Oriental are intensifying efforts in anticipation of the rise in illegal drug activities in the summer months, an official said on Wednesday, April 1.Capt. Stephen Jaynard Polinar, spokesperson for the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO), said that illegal drug activity tends to rise in the coming months, especially with the influx of tourists during Holy Week and the summer.“For the past years, we have noticed a trend of the upsurge in illegal drug activity during the Holy Week and the summer months due to the influx of tourists,” he said.Polinar said the anti-illegal drug campaign was strengthened through the conduct of checkpoints, i...

The Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO NIR) has activated a comprehensive Ligtas Summer Vacation (SUMVAC) deployment from March 29 to May 31, mobilizing over 1,000 personnel across the region to ensure a safe and secure environment for both residents and visitors during the peak vacation season. The deployment will be augmented by personnel from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Airport Police, and other uniformed services, alongside active participation from community advocacy groups, a PRO NIR press statement said Wednesday, April 1.PRO NIR personnel will be strategically stationed in high-priority areas, including places of worship, major thoroughfares, transportation hubs and terminals, c...