By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) and a local planters’ group welcomed the appointment of Francisco Tiu Laurel as the new secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA). Manuel Lamata, United Sugar Producers Federation (Unifed) president, said they warmly welcomed Laurel as DA secretary. Lamata said they are looking forward to working with him. …
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No tossing coins; Comelec implements draw lots for BSKE candidates in tie rankings
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga and Mae Singuay Candidates who got tie results in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in Negros Occidental were decided by drawing lots and not by tossing coins, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Comelec-NegOcc elections supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria said drawing lots, used as a basis to break tie rankings and …
‘Prove yourselves’; Lacson tells BSKE 2023 winners: Fulfill your pledges
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson reminded the winning candidates of the recent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) to fulfill the pledges they made to their constituents during the campaign period. Lacson said the winners of the polls should serve as proof that their constituents trust them. He also reminded those who …
‘File formal complaints’; Comelec-NegOcc receives ‘verbal’ reports on vote buying during BSKE
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Just a few hours after the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) started, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental received numerous reports on alleged vote buying incidents in the province yesterday. Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria, Comelec-NegOcc elections supervisor, said most reports and complaints they received were verbal. However, the concerned citizens reported that …
‘Cast your votes’; Comelec: 2.6-M Negrenses expected to vote during BSKE
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 2.6 million Negrenses are expected to vote during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) today. Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria, elections supervisor of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental, said 2,014,726 regular voters and 660,686 SK voters will cast their votes at 5,704 clustered precincts in 662 villages …
Deployed for BSKE; 1,043 security personnel to oversee brgy, SK polls in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga More than 1,000 personnel from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will secure the conduct of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in the city on Monday, October 30. At least 1,043 security personnel were dispatched to guard polling precincts and to conduct checkpoints to deter criminal activity during the polls. BCPO …
No curfew imposed; Comelec assures no curfew will be imposed in NegOcc for BSKE
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental assured residents that they would not be imposing a province-wide curfew ahead of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) on Monday, October 30. This came after a curfew was imposed in neighboring Negros Oriental, which will start on Saturday, October 28 …
Still under ASF threat; DA urges Negrense hog raisers to be cautious as ASF threat remains
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Agriculture (DA) urged hog raisers in Negros Occidental to be cautious in proceeding with hog repopulation as the province is still under the threat of African swine fever (ASF). In a radio interview, DA Undersecretary Zamzamin Ampatuan said local hog raisers are advised not to be complacent, …
New swine deaths; PVO logs swine mortalities anew amid pre-sentinelling program
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said yesterday morning they have recorded new hog mortalities amid the ongoing hog pre-sentinelling program in the province. PVO head Dr. Placeda Lemana said they have recorded swine mortalities in the towns of Hinoba-an and La Castellana last month. However, they were unable …
‘Corruption allegations’; SP committee mulls probe into alleged corruption at BTAO
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) committee on transportation and traffic is eyeing conducting an investigation into the alleged corruption at the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO). Committee head, Councilor Al Victor Espino, in a press conference at a hotel yesterday, said they will file a resolution to investigate the corruption allegations at the BTAO. Espino told members of the media …