Bacolod: Police launch manhunt for gunman in Negros radio blocktimer’s killing

Manhunt on for Negros radio announcer's killers

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan PROTECTOR. Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. delivers his keynote address during the 46th PNP Academy Grand Alumni Homecoming at Camp General Mariano N. Castañeda in Silang, Cavite on March 14, 2026). In a statement Monday (March 23), Nartatez said tracker teams have been mobilized to hunt down the killers of Negros Occidental radio broadcaster Julito Diamante Calo. (Photo courtesy of P…

Bacolod: Police launch manhunt for gunman in Negros radio blocktimer’s killing

BACOLOD CITY — The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region has ordered an intensified regionwide manhunt and investigation following the killing of a radio personality in Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on March 20. The investigation showed that 49-year-old Julio Calo was standing outside his house when he was shot by an unidentified person on board a white sport utility vehicle on Friday afternoon. Police Maj. Romulo Gepil…