Rebel Suspect Arrested in Himamaylan: 30-year-old Rey Vincies De Leon, also known as Art, a wanted member of the dismantled Central Negros 2's SDG Platoon, was apprehended for frustrated murder. Joint operatives of the Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion and Himamaylan Component City Police Station made the arrest on January 21, 2024. De Leon, a resident of Sitio Cantupa, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, is now in the custody of the Himamaylan police. Major General Marion Sison emphasized that the apprehension is a significant step towards declaring Negros Island insurgency-free.
Former Sugar Regulatory Administration chief Hermenegildo Serafica was found guilty of indirect contempt by Himamaylan Regional Trial Court Branch 55 Judge Walter Zorilla for the issuance of SRA Memorandum Circular 11, Series of 2021-2022, in violation of the writ of preliminary injunction the latter had issued.
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Former Sugar Regulatory Administrator Hermenegildo Serafica was found guilty of indirect contempt by Himamaylan Regional Trial Court