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BACOLOD CITY A man was beheaded by his drinking buddy due to jealousy at Sition Sangke, Barangay Bacuyangan, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental on Thursday. Police identified the victim as Rene Caño, 34, of Barangay Bacuyangan. Maj. John Ganzon, Hinoba-an town police chief, said that Caño and the sus
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Education Negros Occidental strongly condemns all forms of violence, especially in schools, following the killing
The crime scene where a school principal, a teacher and her husband died being cordoned by police probers in Brgy. Pook, Hinobaan, Negros Occidental. PNP photo
BACOLOD CITY - The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Negros Occidental is mourning the campus shooting in the southern town of Hinoba-an that claimed the lives of a school principal, a female teacher, and her husband. "(The division) is deeply saddened by the tragic shooting incident that happened at Bilbao Uybico National High School yesterday (April 12) morning," the DepEd-Negros Occidental said in a statement on Wednesday. Based on the initial police investigation, principal Warren Escosar, 56, who was armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, fired at teacher Almarisa Arroy and husband Christopher, both 35, when they arrived around 8 a.m. According to witnesses, Christopher was hit first and his wife tried to seek shelter inside a classroom, but the suspect followed and shot her as well. Escosar then went to his vehicle and killed himself using a .45 caliber pistol. Classes were ongoing during the incident, terrifying other teachers and students over what they have