Rappler's latest stories on Negros Oriental
At least 5 NPA rebels killed in Negros Oriental clash
A suspect in the killing of 4 police officers in a 2019 ambush is killed in the encounter
10 killed in Negros Island shootings in 6 days
The killings occur from June 12 to 17
7 shot dead in Negros Oriental in 9 days
The first casualty was radio reporter Cornelio Pepino, also known as 'Rex Cornelio,' who was killed on May 5 at the national highway in Barangay Daro, Dumaguete City
Negros Oriental declares state of calamity, closes borders
This declaration effectively imposes a blockade on the whole Negros Island as both provinces here shut their borders
Negros Oriental councilor dies of coronavirus
'Patient 39', a 64-year-old councilor, was immuno-compromised and has had a kidney transplant
Negros Oriental cops to enforce quarantine of students during class suspension
The governor of Negros Oriental issues the order a day after it reports the province's first confirmed case of COVID-19
Confirmed coronavirus case in Negros Oriental is a councilor
The patient is a councilor from Tayasan town who travelled to Manila on February 26 to attend the convention of the Philippine Councilors League
Negros Oriental reports first coronavirus-positive case
(UPDATED) The patient, who is from Dumaguete City, has just returned from a convention in Metro Manila, where he also visited the Greenhills Mall
At least 4 killed in clashes with suspected NPA members in Bohol, Negros
At least 3 suspected NPA members and 1 soldier are killed in separate clashes in Bohol and Negros Oriental from February 28 to February 29
Negros Oriental police arrest father, 2 sons in connection with killing of cops
The suspects are identified as brothers Jelly Ebedo and Gelie Ebedo and their father Belly Ebedo. They are suspects in the ambush of 4 police officers last July
Negros Oriental suspends classes in public schools amid coronavirus threat
Classes in all levels in public schools are suspended from February 5 to 7. Private schools may suspend classes at their own discretion.
Negros Oriental to put travelers from China in 14-day quarantine amid coronavirus threat
Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo's order comes after the health department revealed that the Philippines' first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus has a travel history to Dumaguete City
Motorcycle-riding gunmen kill cop in Negros Oriental
Police Executive Master Sergeant Roldan Esmajer was on his way to the San Jose Municipal Police Station when he was attacked by the suspects
Couple killed in 2nd reported shooting in Negros Oriental
Felix and Avelina Garganian are killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Bayawan City
Riding-in-tandem gunmen attack lawyer in Dumaguete
(UPDATED) 74-year-old lawyer Ray Moncada is in critical condition
Police order crackdown vs illegal firearms in Negros Oriental
The order is prompted by the killing of a barangay captain and a teenager in Bayawan City by unidentified assailants who used an unregistered gun
Balancing fisheries production and protection in Tañon Strait
What drives Ybarra Laruga to protect Tañon Strait, apart from the need to support his family, is his memory of a time of abundance
MAP Negros killings since July 2016
Many reports say that the methods of killings usually involve gunmen barging into homes, riding-in-tandem shooting at close range, and masked men trailing people
Central Visayas police chief wants 2,000 more cops for Negros Oriental
Brigadier General Debold Sinas tells a Senate panel that he first made this suggestion to Malacañang when he was asked for proposals to stem the killings in the province
Negros Oriental bloodshed: State-sponsored or insurgency-related?
The 4 Catholic bishops in Negros Island have ordered all parishes to toll the church bells at 8 every evening, until the killings stop
Senate hearing on Negros killings
In a span of 10 days in July, the island saw 21 people dead at the hands of gunmen. Watch the start of the Senate probe live on Rappler on August 26.
4 of 11 Negros Oriental killings ‘solved’ – Albayalde
A special task force is being formed to monitor the investigation of other killings in Negros Oriental
Methodist Church: Militarization has turned Negros into 'howling wilderness'
'The deployment of additional troops complicated the already worsening human rights situation in the areas,' says the United Methodist Church
Only 3 cases filed so far vs suspects in Negros Oriental shootings
Murder charges have been filed in 3 of 11 cases currently being handled by Central Visayas' police office
Rappler's Bacolod correspondent tailed by 'suspicious' man
The man, who was aboard a motorcycle, followed journalist Marchel Espina for almost 18 kilometers
Robredo questions martial law as solution to Negros killings
Vice President Leni Robredo urges authorities to find the suspects behind the killings in Negros Oriental instead
Groups seek unity, action to help end killings in Negros Island
Human rights advocates and progressive groups stress the importance of standing in solidarity with victims of extrajudicial killings and other human rights violations in Negros Island
Monitoring coronavirus: What rulings say about NPA and martial law
(UPDATED) Justice Benjamin Caguioa once warned that if the NPA conflict is upheld as basis to declare martial law, the Philippines may be trapped in a perpetual state of miitary rule
PNP sees no need for martial law in Negros: 'It's under control'
The Philippine National Police says all its units in Negros Island 'remain on full alert and vigilant to thwart and prevent occurrence of crimes and killings'
Kin of slain lawyer in Negros Oriental condemns red-tagging
'Anthony or any member of our family is not a communist sympathizer as portrayed by the people who want to harm and kill us,' says the lawyer's sister Andrea Trinidad
Armed men who ‘observed’ killing of cops in Negros Oriental arrested in Cebu
Police officials say the suspects arrested were present when 4 police officers were executed by alleged communist rebels in Ayungon town Negros Oriental
Duterte to use emergency powers to stop Negros violence
President Rodrigo Duterte raises the reward money for the capture of killers of 4 policemen and vows to 'replicate the atrocious acts' allegedly perpetrated by communist rebels
Negros Oriental police chief sacked amid back-to-back killings
Just between July 18 to 26, a total of 15 persons, including 4 policemen and a school principal, were killed in separate shooting incidents
2 suspects in Negros Oriental police slaying arrested
The two are arrested at a checkpoint in Ayungon town as part of a weeklong joint operation by the police and military
Death comes unprovoked upon Negros Island
Masked men wearing 'police' shirts killed her husband two days after Christmas last year. ‘It was nothing to them. It was like killing a pig or a stray dog,’ Cedine Isugan says.
Central Visayas police identify 3 motives in killing of Negros Oriental lawyer
Amid the rising number of killings on Negros Island, Central Visayas' police director asks investigators to refrain from linking all killings to the communist front
Councilor, ex-mayor, 3 others killed in Negros Oriental
All of the victims were killed inside their homes, say police. The latest killings bring the number of fatalities in the province to 20 since July 18.
NPA did not torture slain Negros Oriental cops – NDF
In a statement on the NDF website, the communist rebels say the ambush is 'a legitimate act of war'
15 shot dead in Negros Oriental in 1 week
July 25 was the bloodiest with 7 kills in a single day
Duterte orders probe into murder of lawyer in Negros Oriental
Malacañang condemns the killing of lawyer Anthony Trinidad
School principal, 2 others killed in Negros Oriental home invasions
Arthur Bayawa and Ardale Bayawa are shot and killed in their sleep, while Romeo Alipan is killed 45 minutes later in two separate home invasions
Lawyer killed in Negros Oriental ambush
Lawyer Anthony Trinidad, who was shot dead while on his way from a court hearing, is reportedly on the hit list of an anti-communist group
Village chief tagged in cops' ambush in Negros Oriental dies
(UPDATED) Police say Barangay Mabato Chief Sunny Caldera died a day after he supposedly drank pesticide
Duterte orders charges filed vs suspects in Negros Oriental police ambush
The police are currently looking for one person of interest and 11 other suspects allegedly involved in the ambush
4 Negros Oriental cops were set up for ambush, says regional police chief
(UPDATED) Central Visayas police chief Brigadier General Debold Sinas says the victims, who were intelligence officers, were set up by a contact with links to the New People's Army
4 policemen killed in Negros Oriental ambush
(UPDATED) The cops in Ayungon town are on board two motorcycles when they are waylaid and fired upon by an undetermined number of suspects
Human rights advocate shot dead in Negros Oriental
Police have yet to establish the motive in the killing of 43-year-old Romano Baldoza, a former Negros Oriental coordinator of the human rights group Karapatan
7,000 religious sector, youth members form 'human chain' for coal-free Negros
San Carlos Diocese pastoral director Fr. Edwin Laude says the protest against the building of a coal-fired power plant was the 'cause of everybody'
Filipino-Canadians demand justice for slain farmers in Negros
The protest outside the Philippine Consulate in Toronto also calls for end to Canadian military aid to the Philippines
Rights groups question warrants issued by Cebu judge vs Negros 14
After a fact-finding mission, rights groups question why the search warrant was issued by a court in another province when there are regional trial courts in Negros Oriental
