The Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured the people of Negros Occidental that the May 12 midterm elections must not be affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. In an ambush interview in La Carlota City on Thursday, May 1, Comelec chairman George Garcia told reporters that every registered voter in the province should be able …
Monthly Archives: May 2025
Comelec to deploy ballots early to remote areas in NegOr
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Oriental will be deploying early to remote areas the official ballots to be used in the May 12 elections to ensure no voter is disenfranchised. Lawyer Eddie Aba, Comelec-Negros Oriental election supervisor, said yesterday the official ballots are normally brought to the polling precincts on the day of …
Land conflict eyed in Murcia family slay
By JEN BAYLON A land dispute is seen as a possible motive behind the brutal killing of three family members at Barangay Buenavista in Negros Occidental’s Murcia town on Thursday night, May 1. “The family owns property, and we are looking into possible motives for the killings,” Murcia police chief Major Sherwin Fernandez said. The municipal …
NPA rebel killed in NegOr clash; dozens flee homes
A suspected member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in an armed clash with government troops in Barangay Humay-humay, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Thursday, May 1, prompting dozens of families to flee their homes. Lt. Colonel Evelio Ilanga, commander of the Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion, said the encounter occurred around 12:10 p.m. …
Army exec calls for unity vs. NPA youth recruitment in urban areas
The top official of the Philippine Army’s 302nd Infantry Brigade (IBde) in Negros Island enjoined parents and those engaging the youth to support the campaign against the recruitment of students to join the armed struggle. 302IBde commander, Brigadier General Joey Escanillas, issued the call yesterday in the wake of the April 27 encounter between government …
NegOr commits P10-M for P20-per-kg rice program
The Department of Agriculture in the Negros Island Region (DA-NIR) is preparing to implement the government’s P20 per kilo rice program in Negros Oriental. Alejandro Rafal, DA-NIR assistant director for operations and extension, said yesterday that Negros Oriental provincial government committed P10 million as a counterpart subsidy for the initiative. “We had a meeting recently …
NIR rules One La Salle Football Cup
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Buglas Filipinas, representing the Negros Island Region (NIR), prevailed over the Dumaguete Futbolitos FC, 1-0, to rule the Born 2008 Category of the 4th University of St. La Salle Football Cup in Bacolod City. Most Valuable Player awardee Gavriel Animathea Lomugdang converted a 30-yard free-kick from a foul inside the …
Negrense Bugna dominates in PPS-Aklan tourney
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Kathryn Bugna mirrored her dominant performance in Iloilo City recently by pulling off another three-title sweep in the PPS-Aklan National Junior Tennis Championships held at the Kalibo courts in Aklan. The Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City phenom dropped just three games in four matches en route to the girls’ 14-and-under …
Harden, Clippers force Game 7 vs. Nuggets
James Harden recorded 28 points, eight assists and six rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers remained alive in their first-round series with the Denver Nuggets, winning 111-105 in Inglewood, California yesterday (Philippine time). Kawhi Leonard added 27 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and Norman Powell scored 24 points as the Clippers evened the Western …
Brunson brilliance carries Knicks past Pistons
Jalen Brunson scored 40 points, including a game-winning three-pointer with 4.3 seconds remaining, as the New York Knicks fought back to defeat the Detroit Pistons, 116-113, and seal a 4-2 series victory in the NBA playoffs yesterday (Philippine time). Detroit, bidding to become only the 14th team in NBA history to recover from a 3-1 …