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Oct62026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

P340,000 suspected shabu seized in Bacolod buy-bust

Police classified alias "Jerick" as a high-value individual, although he was not listed in the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council records.*/BCPO photoPolice arrested a 33-year-old man and seized about 50 grams of suspected shabu worth an estimated P340,000 in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 39, Bacolod City, early Monday morning, Oct. 5.The Bacolod City Police Office identified the suspect only as alias “Jerick,” a resident of Brgy. Cabug.Police classified him as a high-value individual, although he was not listed in the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council records.The operation was conducted at around 1 a.m. by personnel of Police Station 1 where they recovered one sachet of suspected shabu used in the transaction, another knot-tied plastic bag containing suspected shabu, and s...

Oct52026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Force multiplier shot dead while plowing field in Binalbagan

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A 55-year-old force multiplier was shot dead while plowing a field in a mountainous area of Brgy. Santol, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, Monday morning, Oct. 5.Binalbagan police chief Maj. Joey Mara identified the victim only as alias “Jolito,” a resident of the said barangay.Mara said the victim was working in a field at Sitio Kapaklan at around 7 a.m. when he was shot by still unidentified assailants.The victim died at the scene.Mara said police have yet to determine how many assailants were involved and are still waiting for the results of the crime scene investigation.Authorities are also examining the victim’s background as part of the investigation.Mara said the victim had no record at the Binalbagan Police Station.Police have yet to establish the motive f...

Oct52026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Rape cases filed vs suspects in separate attacks on minors in E.B. Magalona, Bago

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Rape cases have been filed against two suspects in separate incidents involving minors in E.B. Magalona and Bago City, Negros Occidental, police said Monday, Oct. 5.Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office spokesperson Capt. Judesses Catalogo said both minors reportedly sustained physical injuries in the separate incidents.Police are withholding details that could identify the victims because they are minors and alleged victims of sexual abuse.In E.B. Magalona, police said the victim, an elementary school pupil, was on the way home around noon when an adult male suspect approached the child and allegedly introduced himself as someone who knew the victim’s father.The suspect, who reportedly worked as a pedicab driver like the victim’s father, allegedly offered to bring the...

Oct52026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Motorcycle rider dies after hitting concrete wall in Hinoba-an

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A 29-year-old motorcycle rider died after his motorcycle went off the roadway and crashed into a concrete wall in Brgy. 2, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental, early Sunday morning, Oct. 4.Police identified the victim only as alias “Carlo,” a resident of the municipality.The incident happened at about 4 a.m. along the national highway in Purok 5.Police said the victim had been drinking alcoholic beverages with friends at an establishment in Brgy. 1 beginning around midnight before deciding to go home on his motorcycle.Upon reaching the area, the rider allegedly overshot the roadway and collided with a concrete wall.He sustained an injury to his left chest and was brought by the Hinoba-an Rescue Team to the Hinoba-an District Hospital, where he was declared dead by the attendin...

Oct52026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Farmer shot dead in Cauayan

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A 59-year-old farmer was shot dead by unidentified armed men while he was about to feed his pigs at the rear portion of his house in Brgy. Yao-yao, Cauayan, Negros Occidental, Sunday morning, Oct. 4.Police identified the victim only as alias “Natoy,” a widower and resident of Purok 1 in the barangay.The shooting happened at about 5:40 a.m., according to the Cauayan Municipal Police Station.Police said the victim was preparing to feed his pigs when the assailants fired several shots at him using still unidentified firearms.He sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene.The incident was reported to police at about 9:55 a.m. by a concerned citizen.Personnel of the Cauayan police, including intelligence and alert teams, proceeded to the area to investigate. ...

Oct22026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

P7.82 million suspected shabu seized in Dumaguete buy-bust

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Police seized about 1.15 kilograms of suspected shabu worth P7.82 million and arrested a 35-year-old man in a buy-bust operation in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, on Friday morning, Oct. 2.The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region identified the suspect only as alias “John,” single, tagged a high-value individual, and a resident of Brgy. Batinguel of the said city.The operation was conducted at about 11:19 a.m. in Purok Santol, Barangay Balugo, by personnel of the Dumaguete City Police Station’s City Drug Enforcement Unit.Police said the operation stemmed from information provided by a confidential informant alleging that the suspect had been involved in the distribution of illegal drugs in several barangays in Dumaguete City.Authorities then conducted surveillance ...

Oct22026 by Mary Judaline PartlowNo Comments

Negros Oriental cops seize P27.6-M shabu in 9 months

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Police in Negros Oriental seized nearly PHP27.6 million worth of suspected shabu in the first nine months of 2026, an official said Thursday.Capt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson for the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO), said the seizures resulted from sustained anti-illegal drug operations across the province from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30.“The campaign against illegal drugs is one of the four focus points of NOrPPO and we have sustained police operations across the province without compromising other anti-crime activities,” Polinar told the Philippine News Agency in an interview.NOrPPO records showed that police conducted 460 anti-drug operations during the period, resulting in the arrest of 44 high-value individuals and 425 street-level individuals.Police confisc...

Oct22026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Farmer killed, another wounded in Sipalay stabbing

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A 61-year-old farmer was killed while another man was wounded after they were stabbed inside a house in Brgy. Camindangan, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on Thursday night, Oct. 1.Police identified the fatality as alias Molong, 61, while the injured victim was identified as alias Ar-ar, 35, both farmers and residents of Purok Bawug in the barangay.The suspect was identified as alias Rene, 57, also a resident of Brgy. Camindangan.Police said the two victims were inside their house at around 9 p.m. when the suspect allegedly entered and stabbed them.Molong was hit on the left side of his chest, while Ar-ar sustained a stab wound on the left side of his abdomen.Both were brought to the Merceditas J. Montilla District Hospital, where Molong was declared dead.Ar-ar was...

Oct22026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Laborer electrocuted while repairing solar panel post in La Castellana

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A 37-year-old laborer died after being electrocuted while helping repair a solar panel post in Brgy. Cabacungan, La Castellana, Negros Occidental, on Thursday morning, Oct. 1.Police identified the victim as alias Doroy, a resident of Brgy. Cabacungan.The incident happened at around 9:30 a.m. in Purok 4 while the victim and a barangay electrician were conducting repairs on the solar panel post.Initial police investigation showed that Doroy climbed the post and allegedly came into contact with an exposed electrical wire.He suffered an electric shock and was rescued by emergency personnel.The victim was brought to the La Castellana Rural Health Unit, where he was declared dead.La Castellana police received the report at around 11:30 a.m. and proceeded to the health fac...

Oct12026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

P102,000 shabu seized in Kabankalan buy-bust

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A 28-year-old man was arrested after police seized an estimated P102,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 30.Police identified the suspect as alias Jee, a resident of Brgy. Tan-awan, Kabankalan City.The operation was conducted at around 3:13 p.m. in Purok 6, Brgy. 1 by personnel of the Kabankalan Component City Police Station.Police said the suspect allegedly sold a sachet of suspected shabu to a poseur buyer during the operation.Authorities recovered a total of 11 sachets containing suspected shabu with an estimated weight of 15 grams and a standard drug price of P102,000.Police also recovered P1,105 in cash, including the marked buy-bust money, and other non-drug evidence.The ...