Police probe grenade attack on Bacolod car rental shop

By Glazyl M. Jopson

BACOLOD CITY — The Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said a full investigation is underway after a grenade explosion hit a car rental shop in Purok Villa, Barangay Tangub early Tuesday.

Police Capt. Greeky Cayao, chief of Police Station 8, said two unidentified men on a motorcycle were seen on closed-circuit television throwing hand grenades into the shop owner’s garage around 2:30 a.m., damaging parked vehicles.

He said the owner was inside the premises when the attack happened, but no injuries were reported.

Cayao said investigators are looking at business-related or personal motives.

PRO-NIR said two unexploded grenades were recovered at the scene and secured by the Bacolod City Explosives and Canine Unit for proper disposal.

Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, PRO-NIR director, condemned the attack as a cowardly act that threatens public safety and disturbs community peace.

“We are mobilizing all necessary resources to identify and arrest the perpetrators,” Ibay said.

He ordered the Bacolod City Police Office to intensify intelligence and visibility operations with barangay officials and other law enforcement agencies to prevent similar incidents.

The regional office urged the public to stay calm, remain alert, and report suspicious persons or activities to the nearest police station to help bring those responsible to justice.