4 injured as Negros Oriental welcomes new year

Florence Baesa 01/02/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — The new year ushered in peacefully in Negros Oriental province as authorities recorded four firecracker-related injuries and zero deaths from stray bullets. Last year, January 1, 2019, there were two firecracker-related injuries…

2 men in police, PDEA drug watchlists shot dead in Dumaguete City

Florence Baesa 12/24/2019

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — Shandy Sanon and Godwin Jarvis Solamillo will not live to celebrate Christmas this year with their families as they were shot dead by two unidentified assailants around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, December…

P510-K worth of illegal drugs, firearms seized from suspected hitmen in Sibulan town

Florence Baesa 12/22/2019

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — Two drug personalities were arrested by police in possession of P510,000 worth of illegal drugs in a buy-bust operation conducted on Saturday, December 21, in the town of Sibulan. The suspects, Rayan…

IN PHOTOS: Norman Castillo and P6.8-M worth of illegal drugs in red envelopes

Florence Baesa 12/22/2019

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — It is three days before Christmas and the joint forces of drug enforcement authorities in Dumaguete City and Negros Oriental have their eyes set on arresting individuals involved in the illegal drug…

Army’s 302nd IB intensifies security patrols as CPP anniversary draws near

Florence Baesa 12/15/2019

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — Colonel Noel Baluyan, commander of the 302nd Infantry Brigade, has ordered two of its battalions and all Citizen’s Armed Forces Geographical Units (Cafgu) here to intensify its security patrols and continue its combat operations…

American national dies in Dumaguete apartment 

Florence Baesa 12/13/2019

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — He asked for water at 6 a.m. on Friday, December 13.  But after he took a sip from the glass, 72-year-old Earl Lee Schaefer suddenly felt dizzy, coughed intensely and clutched his…

High-value target arrested with P2-M worth of illegal drugs in Bais City

Florence Baesa 12/04/2019

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — A 43-year-old high value target (HVT) at the provincial level was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Okiot, Bais City at 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. The joint personnel of…

1 suspected NPA killed, another wounded in Negros firefight

Florence Baesa 11/22/2019

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental – A suspected member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed while another member was wounded and captured during an encounter between an alleged group of rebels and government troops  in Sitio…

Radio blocktimer shot dead by riding-in-tandem gunmen

Florence Baesa 11/07/2019

(First update) DUMAGUETE CITY — Radio block timer Dindo Generoso was shot dead by riding in-tandem gunmen around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 7, in Barangay Piapi here. A report sent by Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilfredo Alarcon, officer-in-charge…

P2-M shabu seized from two suspects in Dumaguete City

Florence Baesa 11/03/2019

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — At least P2 million worth of shabu (crystal meth) was seized from two regional high value targets (HVT) during an anti-drug operation in Purok Tugas, Barangay Taclobo, Dumaguete City shortly before noon…

Shooting incident in Bayawan, NegOr on All Souls Day

Florence Baesa 11/02/2019

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — A 26-year old man was wounded in a shooting incident at Mabini Street in Bayawan City on Saturday night,  November 2, 2019, amid the All Souls Day observance in the city. The…

High value target nabbed with P10.2-M shabu in Negros Oriental

Florence Baesa 10/29/2019

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — Over P10 million of shabu (crystal meth) was seized from an ex-convict during an anti-drug operation in Sitio Gilungsuran, Barangay Siapo, San Jose, Negros Oriental on Monday night,  October 28,2019. Police Colonel…

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