By Neska Centina The Supreme Court recently upheld the decision of a lower court and denied a petition filed by members of Magbinuligay Kita sa Kauswagan (MKK), the political group supporting former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella, calling for a recount of the 2016 Bacolod City mayoral election. In their decision, the court noted …
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Local labor groups push to stop Boracay closure
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Various labor groups in Negros Occidental called on other progressive groups to oppose the proposed 60-day closure of Boracay, amid the ongoing pollution problem plaguing the island. General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) Secretary-General Wennie Sancho said they forwarded a copy of a resolution, passed earlier this month, urging …
DILG considering charges against municipal officials over Boracay pollution situation
DOLE offering assistance, preparing job fair for displaced workers By Paulo Loreto Lim Department of the Interior and Local Government-Region VI (DILG-6) director, Atty. Anthony Nuyda, recently revealed the DILG is considering filing charges against local government officials found to be responsible for environmental violations at resort destination Boracay, which President Rodrigo Duterte …
Despite outbreak declaration, local DOH says measles cases are ‘minimal’
By Paulo Loreto Lim Following news of a measles outbreak in Negros Oriental, Department of Health (DOH) provincial chief, Dr. Socrates Villamor, called the number of cases “minimal.” He explained, the local DOH is currently looking at 21 cases across the province; however, with an ongoing national campaign seeking to declare the country “measles-free,” …
DOH monitoring measles outbreak in Negros Oriental
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Health (DOH) in Negros Oriental yesterday confirmed there is measles outbreak in the province. In a radio interview, DOH Undersecretary Eric Domingo said they are currently monitoring cases in the province. Among the towns and cities affected by the outbreak are Bacong, Dumaguete City, Mabinay, San …
15IB returns to Negros Oriental
By Paulo Loreto Lim The Philippine Army 15th Infantry Battalion (15IB) was recently redeployed to Negros Oriental after it had earlier been assigned to Mindanao. Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo led the welcome ceremony, where he expressed his optimism the 15IB would sustain the province as being “conflict-manageable and development-ready.” The new military deployment …
Negros Occidental resorts are in compliance with environmental law – Marañon
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to the ongoing pollution situation at resort destination Boracay, Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. yesterday affirmed resorts in Negros Occidental are in compliance with environmental law. He said a majority of local establishments have sewage treatment facilities and the local Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office …
Governor calls for NIR re-establishment
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. yesterday urged local residents across Negros to lobby for the re-establishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR), which had been created during the administration of former President Benigno S. Aquino III and later revoked by President Rodrigo Duterte. “Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental …
Barangay Banago officials urge BCPO to ‘seal off’ purok
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Barangay Banago officials yesterday forwarded a resolution to the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), urging law enforcement to ‘seal off’ Purok Sibucao, where wanted local drug lord Ramie Poja previously resided. Barangay Captain Arnel Benjamin said a number of Poja’s neighbors are actively protecting the alleged drug lord, although …
Tricycle-truck collision kills mother, injures one in Sagay City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A mother was killed, while another was injured, after a truck collided with the tricycle they were riding in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, Monday afternoon. Police identified the fatality as 42-year-old Josephine Gayola, a resident of Barangay Bandila, Toboso; while the injured was identified as 50-year-old Mila Casova, also …