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Karen De Guzman

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762155740569cropped-G4z36jBaEAARu6x.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The efforts led to the discovery of the victim’s remains in a remote area where the suspect allegedly hid the body. <em>Brig Gen. Tom Ibay/Facebook via Karen de Guzman, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — A police officer assigned to the Bacolod City Police Office voluntarily surrendered to authorities after admitting that he killed a missing single mother in Bago City, Negros Occidental.</p><p>According to police reports, an abandoned vehicle with visible bloodstains was found along Sitio So-ol, Barangay Gargato, Hinigaran, on October 29.</p><p>The vehicle was later confirmed to be owned by a 42-year-old woman who had been reported missing.</p><p>On November 1, the prime suspect, a police staff sergeant, turned himself in and confessed his involvement in the victim’s disappearance.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1985234133887696949&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-11-03T07%3A32%3A10.893839%3A125d4120-ddcf-4b9b-ab5f-4eca25b9ab19%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=32da860863079e438779d154c2568af9c879562b&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:506px;height:622px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1985234133887696949"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>“Base doon sa statement na binigay niya na confession, sila ay nag-uusap sa nasabing sasakyan at noong siya ay nagselos, nag-init ang ulo kaya accidentally sabi niya ito ay kanyang nabaril,” said Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño, spokesperson of the Philippine National Police (PNP).</p><p>Tuaño added that, according to the suspect’s own admission, the victim was his girlfriend.</p><p>Following his confession, operatives from the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) and the Special Investigation Team conducted search and recovery operations in Hinigaran.</p><p>The efforts led to the discovery of the victim’s remains in a remote area where the suspect allegedly hid the body.</p><p>“He was the one who pinpointed or nagturo kung saan dinala ang cadaver o bangkay ng kanyang biktima,” acting PNP chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. confirmed.</p><p>The suspect is now facing a charge of murder.</p><p>Nartatez assured the public of a transparent and impartial investigation, stressing that the PNP will not tolerate any wrongdoing within its ranks.</p><p>“We assure you na walang cover-up. Hindi natin itatago ito. That’s why we have readily inquested the subject PNP personnel. We have the necessary pieces of evidence to convict even though siya ay nag-confess in front of witnesses,” Nartatez said.</p><p>He also extended his condolences to the victim’s family and vowed that the PNP will exhaust all legal means to ensure justice is served.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TwcpO6wP9Vw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1_OJDBNLmVc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Authorities discovered the victim’s remains in a remote area where the suspect allegedly hid the body.</p>

Authorities discovered the victim’s remains in a remote area where the suspect allegedly hid the body.

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Cop admits killing single mom reported missing in Negros Occidental

Karen De Guzman,

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Published Nov 03, 2025 03:48 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 03, 2025 03:57 PM PHT

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