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By JEN BAYLON The newly-installed chief of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Bacolod City vowed to focus on addressing the backlog of cases, including the discovery of body parts in front of the agency’s district office earlier this year. NBI-Bacolod chief Manuel Fayre, Jr. said yesterday he is committed to tackling the backlog …

The Senate has finally approved the bill granting the Negros Electric and Power Corporation (NEPC) a franchise to operate as a new distribution utility in central Negros through a joint venture agreement with the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco). House Bill 9805, which grants a franchise to NEPC to maintain electric power distribution in key areas …

By JEN BAYLON  The Sugar Council emphasized the need for a logical, transparent and consultative importation program following the suggestion of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to import sugar to address the looming supply shortage due to the El Niño phenomenon. In its letter to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., the Sugar Council urged the Department of Agriculture to …

Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) director, Brigadier General Jack Wanky directed the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) to enhance the conduct of its investigation into the recent series of killings by alleged New People’s Army (NPA) in the province. Wanky, during his visit to NOCPPO headquarters in Bacolod City yesterday, said the provincial police should consider …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said the provincial government’s bulk water supply project will proceed amid opposition from several groups over the proposal to tap the Malogo River in Silay City as a water source. “Of course, we will do everything possible to make it happen, especially for our bidding for the …

  By JEN BAYLON The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) will recommend the declaration of Stable Internal Peace and Security (SIPS) status in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. “The 3rd Infantry Division is now coordinating with the Office of the President to determine the availability of the President to declare …

  By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has agreed to cooperate with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Negros Occidental in its investigation into the killings of eight individuals by alleged New People’s Army (NPA) members. NOCPPO spokesperson Police Captain Judesses Catalogo said they will work closely with CHR-NegOcc to ensure …

By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is hopeful that sugar producers in the province could recover from the effects of the ongoing El Niño phenomenon on their crops. This, after the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) reported that the drought damage to sugar and molasses in Western Visayas was at P215,700,114, with Negros Occidental …

By JEN BAYLON The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Negros Occidental will investigate the murder of eight individuals by alleged New People’s Army (NPA) members over speculations that they were military agents. “This could be a violation of the right to life allegedly committed by non-state actors,” CHR-Negros Occidental head Vincent Parra said. Parra said part …

BY JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) will immunize more than 20,000 children during its catch-up vaccination campaign to prevent the spread of pertussis. PHO head Dr. Girlie Pinongan said the provincial government procured around 10,000 vials of pentavalent vaccines for children five years old and below who have not received the vaccine. …