The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) has accounted for 1,528 uniformed personnel to augment the security preparations in the region for the May 12 midterm elections. PRO-6 director Brigadier General Jack Wanky said the augmentation force will be deployed to the Iloilo Police Provincial Office and the Antique Police Provincial Office. In his …
Monthly Archives: May 2025
Comelec chief to voters: Prepare ‘kodigo,’ behave while voting
With less than a week before the May 12 midterm elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) urged voters yesterday to start listing down the names of the candidates they will be supporting on election day. “Let’s make our ‘kodigo’ now. It’s difficult to think of the 12 candidates for senator, one party-list group, as well …
Comelec: Voting pushed in Negros despite rebel clashes
Elections in Negros Island’s insurgency-affected areas will proceed as scheduled on May 12 despite recent clashes between government forces and rebels, an official said Monday, May 5. Comelec-Negros Island Region Director Lionel Marco Castillano said the Philippine Army and police have intensified operations to prevent New People’s Army (NPA) disruptions. “The encounters in Kabankalan and …
Siquijor election security tightened over political rivalries
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reinforced security in Siquijor province ahead of the May 12 polls due to escalating political tensions. Comelec-Negros Island Region Director Lionel Marco Castillano said while private armed groups are uncommon in Siquijor, the agency deployed additional soldiers as a precaution. “This is to assure the people of Siquijor that …
Comelec: Soldiers may serve as last-resort poll workers
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officers may be called in to serve as Special Electoral Board (SEB) members during the May 12 elections if no other security forces are available, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. In Resolution No. 11135, the Comelec en banc authorized AFP members to act as SEB members as a …
Bejoy, Braza nab silver medals in SG
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Bernalyn Bejoy and Ilonggo Alfrence Braza took home a silver medal each in the 85th Singapore Open Track and Field Championships held recently at the Singapore Sports Hub. The Bacolod City-native Bejoy settled for a silver medal in the women’s 800-meter run with 2:10.91, clocking behind Thailand’s Benny Nontanam (2:10.49). …
Negrense Nietes faces younger foe on May 20
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense boxer Donnie Nietes is set to face Japanese fighter Jun Ikegawa in a non-title fight at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan on May 20. This is the second time the Negros Occidental’s Murcia-native Nietes is competing this year following his unanimous decision win over Miller Alapormina on April 10. …
Gordon’s late 3-pointer gives Nuggets Game 1 win vs. Thunder
Aaron Gordon hit a three-pointer in the closing seconds to score 22 points and lift the Denver Nuggets to a 121-119 road victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of their second-round Western Conference playoff series. “I never felt like anybody wavered,” Nuggets interim coach David Adelman said. “That doesn’t mean you’re going …
Brunson sparks Knicks in comeback win over Celtics
Jalen Brunson scored 29 points as the New York Knicks overturned a 20-point deficit to stun the Boston Celtics, 108-105, in overtime in their opening NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series clash yesterday (Philippine time). Brunson — the 40-point hero of New York’s series-clinching win over Detroit last week — was once again in superb form …
Final scheme: Kanlaon IDPs to be transported back home to vote in May polls
By JEN BAYLON Preparations are now finalized to ensure that internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the recent eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Occidental can exercise their right to vote in the upcoming May 12 midterm elections. Donato Sermeno III, Office of Civil Defense in Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) regional director, said the coordination …