DRUG BUST. Police seized a total of PHP374,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust in Purok Mainuswagon, Barangay 30 on Tuesday night (March 22, 2022). Two suspects, tagged as high-value individuals, were arrested during the operation. (Photo courtesy of Bacolod City Police Office) BACOLOD CITY - Anti-drug operatives of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) have confiscated PHP1.02 million worth of suspected shabu from five individuals in separate buy-bust operations in the past week, police records on Wednesday showed. On Tuesday night, two suspects, tagged as high-value individuals, were arrested by personnel of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) in Purok Mainuswagon, Barangay 30. They were identified as Zenaida Samudio, 47, resident of the same village, and Erlinda Ubas, 65, of Purok Cheriza 1, Barangay 30, who are now detained at Police Station 6. At around 11:05 p.m., the suspects sold PHP2,000 worth of the prohibited substance to an undercover policeman. They also yielded 1
NO FARE HIKE. Department of Transportation Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan assures commuters a fare hike for the Light Rail Transit-1, LRT-2, Metro Rail Transit-3, and the Philippine National Railway is not being considered, in his interview in a Laging Handa briefing on Thursday (March 17, 2022). He said the railway sector will maintain its current fare rates and focus on ensuring the riding public's adherence to minimum health protocols. (Screengrab) MANILA -The Department of Transportation (DOTr) assured commuters on Thursday that the government has no plans of imposing a fare hike for the Light Rail Transit-1, LRT-2, Metro Rail Transit-3, and the Philippine National Railway, amid the series of increasing fuel prices. In a Laging Handa public briefing, DOTr Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan said Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has given specific instructions not to increase railway fares as the public faces simultaneous price increases on commo
NO FARE HIKE. Department of Transportation Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan assures commuters a fare hike for the Light Rail Transit-1, LRT-2, Metro Rail Transit-3, and the Philippine National Railway is not being considered, in his interview in a Laging Handa briefing on Thursday (March 17, 2022). He said the railway sector will maintain its current fare rates and focus on ensuring the riding public's adherence to minimum health protocols. (Screengrab) MANILA -The Department of Transportation (DOTr) assured commuters on Thursday that the government has no plans of imposing a fare hike for the Light Rail Transit-1, LRT-2, Metro Rail Transit-3, and the Philippine National Railway, amid the series of increasing fuel prices. In a Laging Handa public briefing, DOTr Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan said Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has given specific instructions not to increase railway fares as the public faces simultaneous price increases on commo
DEADLY FIRE. A 92-year-old woman was charred to death in a fire that razed two houses in Barangay Blancia, Molave, Zamboanga del Sur on Friday (March 11, 2022). Police estimated damage to property at PHP200,000. (Photo courtesy of Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Police Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - A 92-year-old woman was trapped and charred to death in a fire incident that gutted down two semi-concrete houses in Zamboanga del Sur on Friday. The Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Police Office confirmed Saturday that Severina Baco was killed in the fire that broke out around 3:30 p.m. in Purok Makiangayon, Barangay Blancia in Molave town. Her charred remains were recovered from the house of her 66-year-old son-in-law, Nelson Fuentes. "It is still under investigation," said Senior Fire Office 1 Sherwin Yunting in a phone interview, also on Saturday The fire started at the residence of Fuentes and spread to the adjacent house owned by Gerlie Umpad, 40. The responding firemen declared the fir
DRUGS SEIZED. Operatives of the Bacolod City Police Office City Drug Enforcement Unit seize PHP768,400 worth of suspected shabu from a couple in Gardenville Subdivision, Barangay Tangub on Tuesday afternoon (March 8, 2022). The suspects were identified as Roberto Dingcong and Jenny Babes Montealto.(Photo courtesy of Bacolod City Police Office) BACOLOD CITY - Some PHP1.025 million worth of suspected shabu were seized by police operatives in a series of buy-busts in this provincial capital and the neighboring Silay City in the past two days. A report of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Police Office said suspect Jojemar Lopez, 29, yielded PHP136,000 worth of the prohibited substance during operation at Buenavista Subdivision, Barangay Guinhalaran, Silay City on Tuesday night. The poseur buyer met with Lopez, who sold him PHP1,600 worth of shabu. Also found in his possession were seven plastic sachets containing 20 grams worth PHP136,000. In Bacolod on the same day, suspect Rogelio