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PNP-IMEG photoA police investigator in Bacolod City was arrested in an entrapment operation at Barangay Estefania on Sunday, May 1, after he sold an unlicensed firearm.Nabbed by the Philippine National Police-Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group was Staff Sgt. Gerwin Catolico, 36, of Bacolod Police Station 2.Catolico was targeted by the IMEG following his alleged involvement in the illegal arms trade in Negros Occidental and neighboring areas.Recovered from the operation was the unlicensed .45 caliber pistol, two magazines containing ammunition and P12,000 in marked money.He was arrested for violation of Republic Act 10591, or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act, and the Comelec gun ban, the police said.Catolico detained at the custodial f...

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte lead in latest Pulse Asia survey.*The victory of Ferdinand “BBM” Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte in Negros will be a victory for all Negrenses, former Murcia mayor Esteban “Sonny” Coscolluela said Monday, May 2.“We must remember that Liza Araneta Marcos is from Negros, she is daughter of Manolet Araneta who grew up in Barangay Poblacion, Bago. We will have a person in Malacañang whose heart will definitely be for Negros,” Coscolluela, Marcos’ spokesman in Negros, said.“It is to the benefit of Negros Occidental that Liza Araneta will be with her husband in Malacañang,” Coscolluela said.They are very confident Marcos Jr. and Duterte will win in Negros Occidental on May 9, he said.Their confidence is based on scientific surveys and actual...

Leni Robredo will join a gathering at Bantayan Park in Bago City on Tuesday, May 3.*It’s all systems go.Supporters in Negros Occidental will converge at various gatherings on May 3, Tuesday, to give Vice President Leni Robredo and her team both a rousing welcome reception and a Negrense-style send-off on the eve of the 2022 elections, a press release from former governor Rafael Coscolluela said Monday, May 2.Robredo will be welcomed by thousands of leaders and supporters from the 4th and 5th districts of Negros Occidental as well as other followers at the Bantayan Park in Bago City, the press release said.The gates open at 3 p.m., organizers said.Robredo promised to visit Bago City on her next sortie, following the inadvertent rerouting of her party on their way back to...

The Commission on Elections has already distributed the vote counting machines (VCMs) and ballots for the May 9 polls to the towns and cities of Negros Occidental, Roberto Salazar, acting provincial elections supervisor, said Monday, May 2.The final Joint Provincial Security Coordinating Council meeting of the Comelec, Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines before the May 9 polls will be held Tuesday, he said.Representatives of the Philippine Coast Guard and the Provincial Health Office have also been invited to the meeting, he said.Quick reaction teams are ready for deployment during the polls, Salazar said.He reminded voters to report vote buying incidents to the PNP because that is a public crime and those caught in the act can be arrested.Sal...

Cadiz PNP photoTwo minors, aged 11 and 16 years old, died after they figured in a vehicular accident at the highway in Barangay Mabini, Cadiz City, on Saturday, April 30.The motorcycle driver, a 13-year-old, sustained injuries.Lt. Gina Fernandez, Cadiz City police station deputy chief, said the victims onboard a motorcycle came from choir practice when they met the accident.The motorcycle driver tried to overtake a truck but failed.This caused the driver to lose control of the wayward motorcycle, which then fell on the road.The 11-year-old died on the spot after he hit his head on the road, while the two were taken to the hospital, but the 16-year-old was also pronounced dead.*

PNA file photoPresident Rodrigo Duterte had declared Tuesday, May 3, a regular holiday throughout the Philippines in observance of Eid’l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan.The holiday was declared to give the Filipino people the full opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in observance of Eid'l Fitr, Proclamation 1356 said.In order to bring the cultural and religious significance of Eid’l Fitr to the fore of national consciousness, it is necessary to declare a holiday, it added.Duterte, in his message to the Filipino-Muslim Community, said “It is my hope that your spirits are truly refreshed and your strength for the coming days is fully renewed. May this event inspire you to remain models not only of the Islamic faith, but also of goodwill and...