Negros Oriental

The number 1 most wanted person at the municipal level and number 2 at the provincial level in Negros Oriental was arrested in Brgy. Linantayan, Basay, on Monday, Sept. 1.The suspect is facing a charge for statutory rape under the Revised Penal Code, the police said.The case is non-bailable and the warrant of arrest was issued by the Regional Trial Court Branch 63 judge in Bayawan City.The operation was carried out by the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office through its Provincial Intelligence Unit and Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit.Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office director, Col. Ronan Claravall, said the arrest underscores their continuing efforts to protect the vulnerable and hold criminals accountable.*

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.*President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has condemned the shooting of a 58-year-old engineer and contractor while on his way to a quarry site in Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental, Malacañang said on Friday, August 29.“It is only right to investigate that so we can find out the root cause. And we condemn these acts of violence, as stated by the President),” Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said in a press briefing.The victim, identified as Angelito Mendoza, was shot by unidentified assailants while en route to a quarry site in Barangay San Francisco on Wednesday morning, according to reports.Authorities have already identified persons of interest but declined to disclose their identities, pending the results of the ongoing investigation.The in...

The Philippine Coast Guard-Southern Visayas ink an agreement with Barangay Campuyo in Manjuyod, Negros Oriental on Thursday for the use of a lot to establish a sub-station.*The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has secured agreements with two municipalities in Negros Oriental for the establishment of new sub-stations.Lt. Abigail Marionne Enopia, Coast Guard-Negros Oriental Station commander, said on Friday, August 22, that the municipality of Vallehermoso already signed a 25-year memorandum of agreement (MOA) while it was a 20-year agreement with Manjuyod town.“After so many years of continued efforts to seek the support of the local government units (LGUs) in Negros Oriental, we finally got a breakthrough and we hope that other towns and cities will follow suit,” Enopia said.S...