BACOLOD CITY – Six police officers from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (PPO) were reassigned to the Antique PPO effective Saturday, Sept. 10.
Lt. Judesses Catalogo, spokesperson of the Negros Occidental police, said on Monday, Sept. 12, that the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Western
REBELS' FIREARMS.Some of the firearms recovered by military and police troops after their encounter with CPP-NPA rebels in Barangay Santol, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Wednesday (July 6, 2022). The four slain rebels were behind the ambush of personnel of the Binalbagan Municipal Police Station in February, the Philippine Army said on Thursday (July 7, 2022).(Photos courtesy of 303rd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY -The four Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebels killed during an encounter with joint military and police forces in southern Negros Occidental on Wednesday were behind the ambush of personnel of the Binalbagan Municipal Police Station in February. This was confirmed by the Philippine Army's 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) on Thursday after identifying the fatalities, who all belonged to the NPA's Central Negros 2 - Komiteng Rehiyon Negros. They were Roel "Berio" Sagon, 30, leader of Squad 3, a resi
REJECTED. Agrarian reform beneficiaries in Barangay Pilar, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental burn the New People's Army flag to signify the withdrawal of their support from the communist-terrorist group during a condemnation rally held at the village covered court on March 23, 2022. Their organizations were formerly allied with militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas.(Photo courtesy of 62nd Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - Residents from three villages in southern Negros Occidental were the latest to denounce the atrocities and human rights violations allegedly committed by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in rites held in their respective communities in the past week. The condemnation took place during the local peace engagements and rallies facilitated by the Philippine Army 's 62nd and 94th Infantry Battalions (IB), and the Philippine National Police (PNP). In Hinigaran town, some 200 farmers in Barangay Pil
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN They appeared to be not taking lessons from previous incidents. This was after two policemen responding to a shooting incident in