By JEN BAYLON The Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) will be deploying additional personnel to augment the existing police forces in Negros Oriental, guaranteeing a safe and secure electoral process in the May 12 midterm elections. During the NIR Regional Joint Security Coordinating Center meeting on Monday, April 28, Lionel Marco Castillano, …
Monthly Archives: April 2025
Three separate and distinct benefits of a medically repatriated seafarer
By Dennis Gorecho The employer is liable for three separate and distinct kinds of liabilities for any work-related illness or injury that the seafarer may have suffered during the term of the contract. The medically repatriated Filipino seafarer is entitled to medical treatment at cost to the employer, apart from sickness allowance and disability benefits. …
Beyond red robes
By Herman M. Lagon In a time when the world once again looks to the Sistine Chapel for divine smoke signals — this time following Pope Francis’ passing last week — the name of Cardinal Luis Antonio “Chito” Tagle quietly echoes through the marble halls of the Vatican and the hearts of many Filipino faithful. …
La Castellana pushes for more permanent solution for Kanlaon evacuees
The local government of La Castellana has been urging the national government to provide a more permanent solution for Negrenses displaced by the rumbling Kanlaon Volcano, saying that some evacuees have been residing in schools for about an entire year. Since the eruptions of Kanlaon in June, September and December last year, La Castellana has …
2 suspects yield P1.8-M ‘shabu’ in Bacolod buy-bust
Two individuals yielded P1.836 million in suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mansilingan in Bacolod City on Monday night, April 28. In a report on Tuesday, the Bacolod City Police Office City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) identified the suspects as alias “Toto,” 40 years old, and his companion, alias “Totong,” 48 years old, …
559 W. Visayas police officers participate in absentee voting
A total of 559 police officers from Western Visayas are eligible for local absentee voting, which began on Monday, April 28. Lt. Colonel Arnel Solis, spokesperson for the Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6), said the casting of votes will be until Wednesday, April 30, at the regional headquarters in Camp Delgado in Iloilo City, with one …
Price tagging of consumer products in NegOcc public markets pushed
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (PAFC) are pushing for compliance with the price tag requirement for consumer products in public markets in Negros Occidental. PAFC Resolution 03-2025 seeks to institutionalize the mandatory price tagging of agricultural and fishery commodities in all public markets within Negros Occidental. …
Over 2-K uniformed personnel to be deployed in NegOr polling centers
Over 2,000 uniformed personnel are expected to be deployed in polling centers in the province on May 12, 2025. According to Police Captain Benjamin Fuentes of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Negros Oriental, the Police Provincial Office is committed to providing 1,102 of its personnel to be deployed at the polling centers. The PNP’s …
DepEd W. Visayas gears up for polls with over 38-K personnel
The Department of Education (DepEd) in Western Visayas is ready, especially its teaching and non-teaching personnel, who will serve on the electoral board in the upcoming 2025 midterm elections. DepEd regional information officer Hernani Escullar, Jr. said on April 24, that around 2,801 schools and 7,337 classrooms will be used as polling centers across the …
Bacolod falters to Pampanga in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tubo Slashers failed to sustain their strong start to suffer a 100-91 defeat to the Pampanga Giant Lanterns in the 2025 MPBL Season at the Orion Sports Complex in Bataan on Monday night, April 28. Despite establishing a 19-33 lead after the opening quarter, the Tubo Slashers were unable …