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A 63-year-old woman died after she was beaten several times with a wooden stick in Brgy. Locotan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, on Sunday, Oct. 25.Police identified the victim only as alias “Letty,” a housewife and resident of Sitio Banman in the barangay.The suspect was identified as alias “Jerry,” 45, unemployed and also a resident of the area.Initial investigation showed that the suspect went to a nearby store and asked for a cigarette.Police said the store owner refused, prompting the suspect to allegedly enter the store and take a cigarette and a bottle of liquor while holding a wooden stick.The store owner reportedly went outside to avoid the suspect, who then chased her but failed to catch up.Police said the suspect later saw Letty seated on a nearby ch...

Mayor Greg Gasataya at the meeting Monday.*BCCO photoMayor Greg Gasataya presided over the final coordination meeting Monday, October 26, to put in place  preparations for  a safe and orderly Undas 2026 in Bacolod City.The meeting brought together city department heads, national government agencies, private cemetery administrators, and barangay officials from Granada and Handumanan to coordinate measures for public safety, traffic management, security, and emergency response, a press release from the  Bacolod City Communications Office said.The City Government, in coordination with concerned agencies, is preparing for the expected influx of cemetery visitors. Cemetery visiting hours will be from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. from October 30 to November 2.Liquor and gambli...

A 64-year-old man tagged by police as a high-value individual was arrested and about 66.77 grams of suspected shabu worth P454,036 were seized during a buy-bust operation in Brgy. 6, Bacolod City, on Sunday, Oct. 25.Police identified the suspect as alias “Rodel,” married, a college graduate, and a “kargador” residing in Brgy. 6.The operation was conducted at around 11:10 a.m. by the Special Operations Unit-Negros Island Region of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group, with support from Bacolod City Police Station 2 and the PDEA Regional Special Enforcement Team-NIR.Police said the suspect was arrested after a drug transaction was completed during the buy-bust operation.Authorities recovered six containers of suspected shabu, consisting of five heat-sealed sachets and one knot-tied...

A 31-year-old local government job order worker was arrested and about 57.19 grams of suspected shabu worth P388,892 were seized during a buy-bust operation in Escalante City, Negros Occidental, on Saturday morning, Oct. 24.Police identified the suspect only as alias “Romulo,” a resident of Purok Malinawon, Brgy. Balintawak.The Escalante City Police Station conducted the operation at around 8:20 a.m. in Brgy. Balintawak.Police said the suspect allegedly handed a sachet of suspected shabu to a poseur-buyer in exchange for buy-bust money.Authorities recovered 10 heat-sealed sachets containing suspected shabu, including the buy-bust item, with an estimated total weight of 57.19 grams.Also recovered were P6,500 in buy-bust money, consisting of a genuine P100 bill and P6,400...

As thousands of Negrenses travel across the region to honor their departed loved ones for Undas, the traditional observance of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day on  November 1 and 2,  the Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) has issued a  reminder to all deployed field enforcers to maintain the highest standards of courtesy, professionalism, and respectful public service.The directive was issued under the agency's "Oplan Biyaheng Ayos–Undas 2026" operations on Sunday, October 25,  which aims to ensure smooth, safe, and efficient transportation during the peak holiday travel period.LTO-NIR Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Regional Director Jeck D. Conlu, in an LTO-NIR Facebook post, stressed the critical role of law enforcement personnel in serving t...