3 dead, 1 wounded in Negros Oriental town shooting

Inquirer.net - Oct 16, 2026

BACOLOD CITY—Three men were killed and another was wounded in a shooting incident early Friday (Oct. 16) in a remote area of Santa Catalina town in Negros Oriental. The Santa Catalina Municipal Police Station (MPS) reported that the shooting took place around 5:30 a.m. in Sitio Cang-alaw, Barangay Buenavista. READ: Cops hunt killers of American

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