By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, Colonel Benedict Arevalo, described the situation in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental as “peaceful and manageable” after it was placed under control of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). “So far, [things are] peaceful and very manageable with the deployment of a sizeable number of …
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30 arrested for vote buying in Negros Occidental
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police arrested 30 suspects between Sunday and yesterday, along with confiscating P139,000 in cash, after they were caught in a vote buying scheme in two Negros Occidental towns. Lieutenant Col. Adrian Acolador, who leads Task Force Molai, an acronym made up of Moises Padilla, La Castellana, and Isabela, 28 …
2019 Midterm Elections
1.8M Negros Occidental voters expected to cast ballots today By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to provincial elections supervisor, Atty. Salud Milagros Villanueva, there are approximately 1.8 million registered voters in Negros Occidental, noting, it is the fourth-largest voting population in the Philippines. She added, there are a total of 2,353 clustered precincts …
2019 Midterm Elections
Local Comelec: We are praying for smooth elections After final testing was conducted on the vote counting machines and voter registration verification machines expected to be used during today’s midterm elections, Bacolod City Commission on Elections (Comelec) supervisor, Atty. Ann Janette Lamban, said they are praying for the smooth conduct of elections. “We are praying …
2019 Midterm Elections
Reports of vote buying surface in Bacolod City By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following reports of rampant vote buying and vote selling in Iloilo last week, information recently provided to Watchmen Daily Journal suggest similar activity is taking place in Bacolod City. A resident of the city’s Barangay 39 allegedly received P1,000 to …
One dead, one seriously injured after Cadiz City grenade explosion
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga One person was confirmed dead, while his live-in partner was left in critical condition, after a grenade explosion Friday night at Purok Paradise in Barangay Cabahug, Cadiz City. Police identified the fatality as Boyet Celiz, while the injured was identified as 22-year-old Leslie Prudente. Cadiz City police chief, Police …
2019 Midterm Elections
Politicians discouraged from vote buying, selling By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After receiving reports of rampant vote buying and vote selling in Iloilo a few days before Monday’s midterm elections, Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Brigadier General John Bulalacao, warned politicians in the region to not challenge his mandate and stop the …
San Carlos City District Hospital opens dialysis center
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The San Carlos City District Hospital opened a new kidney dialysis center yesterday morning. Hospital chief, Dr. Archilles Ponferrada, said it is the first 10-chair dialysis center in the Negros Occidental first congressional district. He said the dialysis center project was a public-private partnership between the city hospital …
Moises Padilla mayor details talk with Duterte
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Incumbent Moises Padilla Mayor Magdaleno Peña yesterday detailed what transpired during his meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte when the latter visited the municipality earlier this week. According to Peña, they briefly discussed the recent killings in the town, along with retired military members who were earlier murdered by the …
Random drug testing planned for Negros Occidental provincial employees
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the recent arrest of a Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol employee after a buy-bust operation in Bacolod City earlier this month, the Negros Occidental provincial government announced plans to conduct random drug testing on their workers later this year. Acting Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator, Dr. Lucille Gelvolea, said the …