Guilty verdicts handed down by a Manila court mark the first convictions tied to evidence from the 2023 Pamplona attack that killed former Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo.

Courts have convicted three men linked to the 2023 Pamplona massacre for illegal possession of firearms and explosives, with two sentenced to reclusion perpetua.

Three men from the Bangsamoro Special Geographic Area were taken into custody after highway patrol officers found 10 unlicensed firearms hidden across three vehicles in Midsayap, Cotabato.

Authorities in Negros Oriental formed a dedicated investigative task group after an American man and his Filipina wife were fatally shot inside their Dumaguete home in what police classify as robbery with homicide.

Two elderly victims — a foreign national and his Filipina wife — were killed by gunmen inside their Barangay Bajumpandan residence in the second such fatal attack on a foreigner in the Dumaguete area within two months.

Seven Negros Oriental police commanders were removed from their posts after outside units arrested six illegal gambling suspects across the province on August 28.

Two people died, including the suspected student gunman, after a shooting erupted inside Ateneo de Zamboanga University early Tuesday morning, August 18, 2026.

Authorities intercepted a motorized banca carrying 525 master cases of untaxed cigarettes worth ₱21 million off Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, resulting in the arrest of seven men from Zamboanga City.

Philippine police arrested a 45-year-old American in Dumaguete City on a Sacramento County parole violation warrant, with custody now held by local authorities pending coordination.

Fourteen agencies jointly intercepted 263 master cases of untaxed cigarettes worth over ₱15 million in Dumaguete City, leading to three arrests on August 5, 2026.

Charges filed before the anti-graft body follow a July 8 raid that uncovered an alleged illegal online cockfighting operation on a property tied to a sitting provincial official.

Robbery-with-homicide complaints were lodged against two suspects on July 17 in the death of American marine biologist Kent Edward Carpenter, with all four identified suspects now held by police.

Authorities apprehended a 34-year-old Chinese woman — CALABARZON’s top most wanted — in Barangay Looc, Dumaguete City, following a multi-agency intelligence operation on July 17, 2026.

Authorities arrested two suspects and accepted a third’s surrender within hours after the July 12 robbery-homicide death of renowned American marine biologist Kent Edward Carpenter in Sibulan, Negros Oriental.

Forensic findings and inconsistencies in the surviving partner’s account have led Sibulan police to tag her and her brother as persons of interest in the killing of American scientist Kent Carpenter.

Three unidentified gunmen fatally shot American marine biologist Kent Edward Carpenter, 73, inside his Sibulan residence on July 12; the PNP has since formed a dedicated task group to hunt the suspects.

Three unidentified gunmen fatally shot renowned US marine biologist Kent Edward Carpenter, 73, inside his Sibulan residence late Sunday night, July 12, with no motive yet established.