Tag: Negros Occidental news

Oct122026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

P238,000 suspected shabu seized in Bacolod buy-bust

Police arrested a 46-year-old man and seized about 35 grams of suspected shabu worth P238,000 during a buy-bust operation in Brgy. Vista Alegre, Bacolod City, on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 10.The Bacolod City Police Office identified the suspect only as alias “Rigor,” unemployed and a resident of Progreso Village 1 in the barangay.Personnel of Police Station 7 conducted the operation at around 2:32 p.m.Police recovered 17 sachets of suspected shabu, including the buy-bust item, with an estimated total weight of 35 grams.The confiscated substance had a standard drug price of P238,000, police said.Also recovered were a P500 bill used as buy-bust money, P300 in cash and a green box.The suspect and the seized items were brought into police custody for documentation and pr...

Oct122026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

2 men arrested for alleged wire theft at Bacolod resort

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Two men were arrested after they were allegedly caught stealing electrical wires inside a resort in Brgy. Taculing, Bacolod City, Sunday afternoon, Oct. 11.The Bacolod City Police Office identified the suspects only as aliases “Bogoy,” 36, of Barangay Taculing, and “Jan-Jan,” 37, of Brgy. Mansilingan.Police said the incident happened at around 1:30 p.m. at Forest Park Water Garden Resort in St. Francis Village.Initial investigation showed that a resort representative allegedly caught the two men in the act of taking electrical wires from the property and reported the incident to authorities.Personnel of Police Station 6 led by Capt. Glenn Montaño responded and arrested the suspects.Police recovered the allegedly stolen electrical wires and a gun replica from the suspect...

Oct122026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

No. 7 provincial most wanted person arrested in Bacolod

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Police arrested the No. 7 provincial-level most wanted person for robbery in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, Sunday evening, Oct. 11.The Bacolod City Police Office identified the accused only by the aliases “Alex,” “Rigor” and “Archomides,” 46, single, unemployed, and a resident of Brgy. Vista Alegre.Personnel of Police Station 7 arrested the accused at about 7:20 p.m.The arrest was made by virtue of a warrant for robbery under Criminal Case No. 26-64686 issued by a Regional Trial Court in Bacolod City on Sept. 16.The court set bail at P100,000 for the accused’s temporary liberty.Following the arrest, the accused was brought to Police Station 7 for proper disposition and further legal proceedings.BCPO said the operation forms part of its continuing campaign to loca...

Oct122026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

3 arrested, P27,200 suspected shabu seized in Bacolod buy-bust

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Three persons were arrested and about four grams of suspected shabu worth P27,200 were seized during a buy-bust operation in Brgy. 2, Bacolod City, Monday, Oct. 12.The Bacolod City Police Office identified the suspects only as aliases “Gina,” 37; “Lito,” 27; and “Bogart,” 31.Police said all three were unemployed and residents of different barangays in Bacolod City.The operation was conducted at about 1:22 a.m. by the Police Station 2 Drug Enforcement Team.Operatives recovered one heat-sealed sachet of suspected shabu used as the buy-bust item and six additional sachets allegedly found in the suspects’ possession.Police also recovered a brown coin purse and a P500 bill used as buy-bust money.The confiscated suspected shabu had an estimated total weight of four grams ...

Oct122026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

P802,000 worth of cellphones stolen from Kabankalan gadget store

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EMPTY DISPLAY. Empty cellphone boxes line the display case of RF Chein Gadgets in Kabankalan City after assorted phones worth about P802,000 were allegedly stolen from the store on Oct. 11. Police said the establishment was forcibly entered after the padlock of the roll-up door and the sliding door were damaged.*/Reychelle Faith Macabales Abelida photoAn unidentified person allegedly stole assorted cellular phones worth about P802,000 from a gadget store in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, early Sunday morning, Oct. 11, police said.The incident happened at RF Chein Gadgets along Zayco-Aquilles Avenue in Brgy. 3 at around 3 a.m.Police said a security guard conducting a roving inspection later saw an unidentified person leaving the store while carrying a bag.The guard repo...

Oct112026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

NPA claims Binalbagan killing, disarming of man in Escalante

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The New People’s Army has claimed responsibility for the killing of a force multiplier in Binalbagan and the alleged disarming of a man it accused of involvement in illegal drugs in Escalante City, Negros Occidental.In separate statements dated Oct. 9, the Romeo Nanta Command-NPA South Central Negros Guerrilla Front claimed responsibility for the Oct. 5 killing of a man in Sitio Capaklan, Brgy. Santol, Binalbagan.The group identified the victim as Dioleto Arnado and alleged that he had been acting as an asset of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and the Armed Forces of the Philippines.These allegations have not been independently verified.Binalbagan police earlier reported that a 55-year-old force multiplier identified only as alias “Jolito” was shot dead while...

Oct112026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Alminaza: Visayas power crisis needs accountability, not blame over coal opposition

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San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza said opposition to coal and liquefied natural gas projects should not be blamed for the Visayas power crisis, calling instead for greater scrutiny of repeated plant outages, electricity costs and government energy planning.In a statement on Oct. 9, Alminaza said reliable electricity should be treated as an essential public service and called for transparency in power ownership, contracts and regulation.The bishop issued the statement following the Oct. 3 joint congressional hearing in Bacolod City on the recurring power problems affecting the Visayas.The House committees on Energy, Visayas Development and Legislative Franchises convened the hearing to examine generation and transmission problems, recurring supply interruptions and their impact...

Oct112026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Kanlaon eruption sends 5 to 6 km plume with ashfall, sulfur odor reported in Negros Occidental

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Sped-up camera footages of ash emission from Kanlaon Volcano shows that it generated a grayish plume that rose 600 meters above the summit crater before drifting general west, early morning of Oct. 11.*/Screengrab from PHILVOLCSA moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano sent a volcanic plume as high as six kilometers above the summit, with ashfall, sulfur odor, booming sounds and ground shaking reported in parts of Negros Occidental on Saturday, Oct. 10.The eruption occurred from about 12:46 p.m. to 12:48 p.m., according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The plume drifted north-northeast.The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region said initial reports from Bago City indicated a visible volcanic cloud, booming sounds and ground sha...

Oct92026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Suspect arrested after fatal shooting in Talisay City

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Police arrested a 50-year-old man following a fatal shooting inside a residence in Brgy. Concepcion, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, early Friday morning, Oct. 9.The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region identified the suspect only as alias “Bongbong,” a widower and resident of Zone 3, Brgy. Concepcion.The shooting happened at about 4:30 a.m.Police said they received a report from a concerned citizen at around 5 a.m. and immediately proceeded to the area.Responding officers found the suspect still inside the victim’s residence and, after negotiations, convinced him to surrender voluntarily.Police subsequently entered the house and found the victim lying on the floor with visible wounds.Initial investigation showed that the victim’s brother-in-law, who was at ...

Oct92026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

CLMMRH cites hospital operations reforms after national DOH recognition

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Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital highlighted its continuing reforms in hospital operations and management during the Integrated Hospital Operations and Management Program Conference 2026 held in Cebu City from Sept. 21 to 25.In a press release on Oct. 9, the Bacolod-based regional hospital represented the Negros Island Region at the conference, which carried the theme, “Transforming Hospital System through Quality, Equity, and Innovation.”CLMMRH had earlier been recognized by the Department of Health as the second-highest-rated Integrated Hospital Operations Management Standard Compliance awardee for 2025.The recognition was based on the hospital’s compliance with standards covering quality, patient safety and systematic hospital management.John Michael...